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All About Scientology

All About Scientology. By Zackary Collevechio. Beginnings. Scientology was created in 1952 by L. Ron Hubbard He worked on Scientology and Dianetics for nearly 25 years before starting the first church Has more than 5,000 writings and 3,000 recorded lectures. About Scientology.

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All About Scientology

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  1. All About Scientology By Zackary Collevechio

  2. Beginnings • Scientology was created in 1952 by L. Ron Hubbard • He worked on Scientology and Dianetics for nearly 25 years before starting the first church • Has more than 5,000 writings and 3,000 recorded lectures

  3. About Scientology • It is the only major religious movement of the 20th century • It is the most rapidly spreading religions in the world • Over 12,000 churches in over 164 countries • One main God, Xenu

  4. Creation Myth • In Scientology there is no specific myth about creation. However, their belief is that 75,000,000 years ago a galactic overlord named Xenu headed to Earth with a spaceship of 75 billion people. He lined them up next to volcanoes and killed them with H-bombs. However, some survived and repopulated the planet. Xenu is still believed to live amongst us today in a physical body. Only those memebers who pay are allowed to know more.

  5. Xenu • Dictator of the Galactic Confederacy • Brought billions of humans to Earth • Considered a sacred teaching • Only revealed to large contributors of money • Still around us in spiritual form today

  6. Xenu

  7. Main Beliefs • There are three prime fundamentals of Scientology: Man is an immortal spiritual being. His experience extends well beyond a single lifetime. His capabilities are unlimited, even if not presently realized.

  8. Beliefs Continued… • Scientology isn’t about believing in something abstract • It is used more for practical problems, like trying to stop a baby from crying, or confronting a co-worker • Even though the beliefs come from science, it is not always to be taken literally • Some people strongly believe in this, while others say it is a cult that fraudulently charges customers for spiritual services • They believe that in order to learn more about the religion, they must pay large amounts of money and ‘rank up’ • In the ranking system, we are called “thetans”

  9. Destruction Myth • Scientology does not have an actual destruction myth • Nothing is ever mentioned about how the world is going to end • They only have rules about auditing and cleansing so they can unlock more information about their own religion

  10. Other Myths • Again, Scientology’s only real myth is the creation myth • There are no other writings or teachings about what happens after Xenu brings us to Earth • Everything else is open to interpretation • Scientology as a whole is trying to help people get through everyday tasks by scientifically analyzing simple things

  11. THE END

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