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    Scientology was founded in the United States by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard and is now practiced in many other countries. Hubbard characterized...
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    The tax status of the Church of Scientology in the United States has been the subject of decades of controversy and litigation. Although the Church of...
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    The Church of Scientology is a group of interconnected corporate entities and other organizations devoted to the practice, administration and dissemination...
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    Scientology in the United Kingdom is practised mainly within the Church of Scientology and its related groups which go under names including "Hubbard Academy...
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    The worldwide network of Church of Scientology organizations consists of numerous entities and corporations, located in the United States as well as in...
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  • Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me is a book by Ron Miscavige and Dan Koon published in 2016 in the United States and United Kingdom...
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    The Church of Scientology maintains a wide variety of beliefs and practices. The core belief holds that a human is an immortal, spiritual being (thetan)...
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    Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It is variously defined as a...
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    inception in 1954, the Church of Scientology has been involved in a number of controversies, including its stance on psychiatry, Scientology's legitimacy...
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    Auditing, also known as processing, is the core practice of Scientology. Scientologists believe that the role of auditing is to improve a person's abilities...
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    external affairs for Scientology's Office of Special Affairs and Scientology vice president of communications, to meet with then-United States Deputy Secretary...
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    Scientology front groups are those groups named or operated in such a way as to disguise their association with the Church of Scientology (COS). COS uses...
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    Int trailers—operated by the Church of Scientology on Gold Base, a private compound near the town of Hemet in Riverside County, California. Dozens of...
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    of Scientology, carried out by Church members in more than 30 countries. It was one of the largest infiltrations of the United States government in history...
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    getting them to endorse Scientology to the public at large has been important to the Church of Scientology since its early days. The organization has had...
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  • Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath is an American documentary series that investigates the Church of Scientology through the experiences of American...
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    Scientology and its perspectives on sexual orientation are based on the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Scientology. His statements...
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    is the severance of all ties between a Scientologist and a friend, colleague, or family member deemed to be antagonistic towards Scientology. The practice...
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    enterprise or even forbid its practice. In 1993, the Church of Scientology was granted tax exempt status in the United States, its home country. Though it has...
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    executive of the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and the Sea Organization based in the United States. From 1982 to 2007, Rinder served on the board...
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  • The Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.scientology (often abbreviated a.r.s or ARS) started in 1991 to discuss the controversial beliefs of Scientology, as...
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    test subjects in the United States are considered unethical, because they are performed without the knowledge or informed consent of the test subjects...
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    Islam is the third largest religion in the United States (1%), behind Christianity (63%) and Judaism (2%), and equaling the shares of Buddhism and Hinduism...
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    attempt to get the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the Church of Scientology's tax-exempt status in the United States. Reactions from the Church of...
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    The Church of Scientology has been involved in numerous court disputes across the world. In some cases, when the Church has initiated the dispute, questions...
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    disputes concerning the Church of Scientology's attempts to suppress material critical of Scientology and the organization on the Internet, utilizing...
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  • Thumbnail for Fishman Affidavit
    case, Church of Scientology International v. Fishman and Geertz (Case No. CV 91-6426 (HLH (Tx) United States District Court for the Central District...
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    The Scientology cross is one of the principal symbols of Scientology. It is most often used to represent the Church of Scientology. The cross bears some...
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    figure in the Church of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology", a sacred and esoteric teaching. According to the "Technology", Xenu was the extraterrestrial...
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    E-meter (category Scientology beliefs and practices)
    The E-Meter (also electropsychometer and Hubbard Electrometer) is an electronic device used in Scientology that allegedly "registers emotional reactions"...
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