Clearwater’s Cult: Scientology

“There is a cancer at the core of Scientology and that has not changed.”
That was an editorial quote from the Truth Rundown St. Petersburg Times series.
So even though the definition of a religion is a specific fundamental set of beliefs
and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons, Scientology should
not be considered a religion because Scientology is a dangerous cult designed to
scam people out of their money and break up families.

The Definition of a religion is a specific fundamental set of beliefs and

practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons. The term “Religion” can
be used when referring to the individual or group practices and goes by several
different names, such as “faith” or “belief system”. Another example that shows
the definition of a religion is a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices
generally agreed upon by a number of persons is the first amendment. The first
amendment states “Congress shall make no laws respecting the establishment of
religion.” This grants religion the legal immunity to create and establish their set of
beliefs.

Even though the definition of a religion is a specific fundamental set of beliefs

and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons, Scientology should
not be considered a religion is because Scientology is a scam designed to take
money from innocent families. Scientology is not for the financially weak with costs
ranging from 16.95$ for the Dianetics handbook, to 220,000$ required donation to
take a two-year, 16-course upper-level training program called the Saint Hill Special
Briefing Course. Another example of why Scientology should not be considered a
religion is because Scientology is a scam designed to take money from innocent
families is the cost per week to take their beginning auditing sessions on Dianetics
through the church.

The most important reason Scientology should not be considered a religion

because Scientology is a dangerous cult. According to the Scientology doctrine,
people who criticize the Church of Scientology practices or policy are criminals.
Critics of these policies, former members, or people in the church who fall out of
favor with the church are declared “Suppressive Persons” (SP). The following is an
excerpt regarding SPs from HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE POLIC LETTER-
October 18, 1967

ENEMY SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by

any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be
tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.

LRH:jp
Copyright ©1967

by L. Ron Hubbard

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Scientologists will deny that this policy exists, or they’ll claim that it was cancelled.
In reality only the term “Fair game” was cancelled due to PR reasons, the policy
itself remains unchanged and in effect. Another example of why Scientology should
not be considered a religion because Scientology is a dangerous cult is the “Lisa
McPherson Trials”. Lisa McPherson, 36-years-old, spent 17 days in a guarded room
at the church’s Fort Harrison Hotel for being in a little fender-bender. But before
she was locked in her containment cell she was taken to Morton Plant Hospital,
where doctors discussed having her committed for psychiatric evaluation under
Florida’s Baker Act. Scientologists consider psychiatry and psychiatric drugs evil.
Instead the church offers a less intrusive and more humane treatment plan. Lisa
McPherson died in the back seat of a van that was driving her to a hospital in the
next county passing 4 hospitals on their route. The coroner’s report stated Lisa was
underweight, severely dehydrated, and had bruising as well as suffering hundreds
of bug bites all over her body. This was just your average fender-bender; she did
not have to die.

So you can see that although the definition of a religion is a specific

fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of
persons, Scientology should not be considered a religion for two main reasons. First,
Religion is free. But most importantly, Scientology is a dangerous scam designed to
take money from innocent families.