- The church of Scientology was created in 1954 by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.
- The mission of the church was to “clear” people of unhappiness.
- In his book Dianetics; The Modern Science of Mental Health, published in 1950, Hubbard maintained:
- The source of mental illness could be traced back to psychic scars called "engrams" that were rooted in early, even prenatal, experiences, and remained locked in a person's subconscious, or "reactive mind."
- To rid oneself of the reactive mind, a process known as going "Clear," which Dianetics and later Scientology, preached a regressive-therapy technique called auditing.
- In 1960, rejected and spurned by the mental health community, Hubbard decreed that most human problems could be traced back to lingering spirits of an extra terrestrial people massacred by a cruel galactic ruler named Xenu, over 75 million years ago.
- He asserted that 75 million years ago, an evil galactic warlord named Xenu banished 13.5 trillion beings to Earth, dumped them in volcanoes and blew them up.
- However, their radioactive souls, or “thetans” attached themselves to human beings, where they remain to this day, creating the root of all of our emotional problems.
- He claimed the only way to remove the thetans was through the “auditing” process.
In his 1995 address, to the International Association of Scientologists, (IAS), David Miscavige, the "ecclesiastical head" of the organization, stated that the church’s objectives, as they move toward the year 2000, was to “Place Scientology at the absolute forefront of Society.” and “…eliminate psychiatry in all its forms…. Let's get rid of psychiatry, and let's bring Scientology to every man, woman and child on this planet."
Need a Second Opinion?
Based on text by ex-Scientologist Roland Rashleigh- Berry Roland wrote: This is my personal opinion. I grant permission to anyone to reproduce this material.
This description has been tailored to people who have never been Scientologists and seek a simple and short explanation as to what it is and why it is surrounded in controversy." - The Church of Scientology is a vicious and dangerous cult that masquerades as a religion.
- Its purpose is to make money. It practices a variety of mind-control techniques on people lured into its midst to gain control over their money and their lives.
- Its aim is to take from them every penny that they have and can ever borrow and to also enslave them to further its wicked ends.
- Scientology is a confused concoction of crackpot, dangerously applied psychotherapy, oversimplified, idiotic and inapplicable rules and ideas and science-fiction drivel that is presented to its members (at the "advanced" levels) as profound spiritual truth.
What is the Citizen's Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)?
According to their website: The CCHR was founded in 1969 by the Church of Scientology as “a non-profit, public benefit organization. What Type of "Public Benefit Organization" are They? Driven by the belief that mental illness does not exist they embarked on a crusade to close mental hospitals across the country with little attention paid to what happened to the patients who were living in those hospitals. Those they could not recruit, who had no place to go, were left on their own. Once this crusade had ended they had no reason to exist! As a huge source of income and public recognition which Hubbard believed gave Scientology legitimacy, the CCHR became Hubbard’s tool to lash back at the psychiatric community that had rejected him and his ideas. - Staffed entirely by Scientologists who bring their bizarre ideology along with Hubbard’s doctrine that mental illness does not exist, they have set out on a national crusade to destroy the mental health care system.
- They incorporate a policy known as “Fair Game”. This policy was issued as church doctrine by Hubbard, as a way to attack his enemies. The idea behind "Fair Game" is that all who oppose Scientology should be "tricked, sued or lied to and destroyed."
- They are the main Scientology lobbying body providing model legislation to supportive legislators and other Scientologist's to testify about the evils of psychiatry in legislative committee hearings.
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The Perkins Family Tragedy: Ellie Perkins was a Scientologist who did not believe in Psychotropic medication. Read the details and watch CBS News 48 Hours - Scientology a Question of Faith
The Lisa McPherson Tragedy: Lisa McPherson was a Scientologist who had died three weeks after being removed from a hospital by fellow Scientologist after in-patient psychiatric care was recommended.
The Heribert Pfaff Tragedy: Heribert Pfaff died when he hit his head on a night table during an epileptic attack. His Scientology doctors had been treating him with vitamins instead of anti-convulsant medication.
These are just a few of the many stories available. For others as well as up to date detailed legitimate information about Scientology, the website Operation Clambake is the best on the web.
Other Scientology Entities
L. Ron Hubbard knew that in order for his newly created religion to grow he would need the influence of policymakers and lawmakers and that certain practices would be needed to push his ideology and especially his campaign against psychiatry. He decreed very early on a tactic called "Fair Game" which he described in the Scientology communication magazine Freedom;
“A nation or a state runs on the ability of its department heads, its governors, or any other leaders. It is easy to get posts in such areas. Don’t bother to get elected. Use any talent one has to get a place close in, go to work on the environment and make it function better. The clue in all of this is don’t seek the cooperation of the groups. Don’t ask for permission. Just enter them and start functioning.”
In 2000, Bruce Wiseman, the US President of the CCHR, became a member of the board of directors of the National Federation of Women Legislators. He is their Treasurer and the Chair of the Special Education Committee. Since then several other Scientologist's have joined him. In 2005, the NFWL held their annual conference in Phoenix where they distributed model legislation that became SB1414 schools; mental health screenings which was sponsored by Sen. Karen Johnson who is a member of the CCHR Advisory Board.
Besides the CCHR there are many other Scientology front organizations a few of these entities created by, run by and funded by the Scientologist’s for Hubbard's stated purpose of bringing Scientology to “every man, woman and child on the planet” through the practice of lies and deception are:
International Coalition for Drug Awareness
A non-profit organization devoted to destroying the ability of physicians to prescribe psychotropic medication to children through distorted facts and fabrications supported by outdated research. They tout a powdered vitamin/mineral supplement as a cure for Tourettes and suggest hyperbaric oxygen chambers and aromatherapy as alternatives to legitimate medication.
Fightforkids.com
A CCHR propaganda web site used to support their anti-psychiatry campaign. With a benign sounding name they use scare tactics and lies to further their cause, comparing SSRI anti-depressant medication to cocaine and LSD and claim that depression screening will steal a child's future. All research they quote is pre-1974.
Concerned Businessmen’s Association of America
An anti-drug program based on the writings of L. Ron Hubbard used as a way to recruit new members when they are young and impressionable. Scientology is not mentioned in any of the program materials even though they use Hubbard's teachings.
The Way to Happiness Foundation
Distributes books written by L. Ron Hubbard to public schools as Character building programs. (Scottsdale Unified School District is listed on their website as having purchased this program.)
Applied Scholastics
A Scientology phonics program based on books written by L. Ron Hubbard which decreed that learning difficulties arise when students read past words they do not understand and can be helped by simply making sure students look up words they don’t know in the dictionary. Used to recruit new members when they are young children.
Narconon
A drug detox and rehabilitation program which “exclusively utilizes technologies developed by L. Ron Hubbard.” According to their website, the treatment purports to "purge drugs and toxins from a person's system through a rigorous regimen of exercise, saunas and vitamins -- a combination intended to dislodge the poisons from fatty tissues and sweat them out." This program is being actively marketed to prisons and other state agencies under the names Criminon, Second Chance and New Life.
Sterling Management Systems
A management program marketed to health care professionals, mostly dentists, to recruit new members. Marketed through seminars, the premise is that they provide the tools to make you successful and when you are not, they convince you that through auditing you will be. Dentists across the country have been duped by this program. Many have filed suit to recover their money. Scientology is not mentioned in the program but the teachings of Hubbard are.
HealthMed
A chain of clinics run by Scientologists promoting a grueling and excessive system of saunas, exercise and vitamins designed by Hubbard to purify the body. Used as a gateway to Scientology but Scientology is not mentioned until after an individual has paid their money and gone through the process at least once. Experts denounce the regime as quackery and potentially harmful. Currently marketed to unions and public agencies as a therapeutic option for their health care benefits.
Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Education (FASE)
A non-profit organization created to “research” the effects of pollutants on the environment. Scientologists have claimed that environmental factors are often the explanation for behavioral health problems. This foundation uses their “research” to push the CCHR agenda and recruit others to Scientology and the CCHR. |
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