Scientology by Samantha Christensen https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu A Joke en-us 2019-03-15 20:58:07 UTC 2019-03-22 18:57:43 UTC hello@padlet.com When, Where, Why. samchris732 https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341934601 - New religion started by an author (L. Ron Hubbard) in the United States in 1950.
- Based on the ideas of Dianetics for Hubbard’s book, he carried on the same ideas into the religion.

- The religion was introduced at a time when the US was vulnerable.

-People were interested in the idea of new religion and relieving their concerns.

-Hubbard was intrigued with pursuing acting so many people view the religion as a Science- Fiction hoax.


]]> 2019-03-15 21:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341934601 considered holy samchris732 https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341935520 -“sacred scripture” of L. Ron Hubbard and his teachings. 
-Technical bulletins of Dianetics and psychotherapy.

]]> 2019-03-15 21:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341935520 Practices samchris732 https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341935655 -Auditing-spiritual examining that purports to delve into your past experiences and traumas in order to get to the root of what is bothering you and ultimately free you from worry.
- A secretive religion and does not express its beliefs to outsiders.
-heart of scientology is the idea of a thetan, a spiritual being not bound to a body, that floats through the universe looking for a host.
-believed that a person's character and behavior is determined by the thetan.
 

]]> 2019-03-15 21:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341935655 -L. Ron Hubbard, John Travolta, Tom Cruise samchris732 https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341936117 -L. Ron Hubbard claimed that actions that support survival are good yield pleasure; counter-survival actions are destructive and perpetuate negative status.
-  The fundamental principles of scientology are, (1) man is an immortal, alien, spiritual being called a thetan, (2) his experience extends well beyond a single lifetime, (3) his capabilities are unlimited, even if not presently realized.
- Scientologists eliminate self-destructive behaviors by cleansing their minds of bad memories called “engrams” through therapy sessions called “audits.” Specifically, founder L. Ron Hubbard defined an engram as  “a mental image picture of a moment of pain and unconsciousness.”
*View on a deity/gods:
- Scientologists believe that mental illness does not exist.
- Scientology is considered tax-exempt religion in the United States, Spain, New Zealand, Portugal, Australia, Italy, South Africa, Netherlands. 
- Scientologists believe that when a person dies, it goes to a landing station on the planet Venus where it is then redirected. 
- People consider Scientology brainwash.

]]> 2019-03-15 21:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341936117 - Tom Cruise, scientology helped cure his dyslexia. samchris732 https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341937810 - John Travolta and his wife became scientologists due to their son's death.
- Gilman Hot Springs, CA, San Diego, CA, Santa Ana, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Pasadena, CA is where all the Scientology churches are located. 
-Every Sunday the churches open up for a service/ceremony, open to everyone, also includes wedding, naming and funeral ceremonies. 


]]> 2019-03-15 21:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341937810 -Constitute “separated believers,” that is to say, bodies which, because of differences of doctrine, practices, or organization, are schism from the mainstream churches. samchris732 https://padlet.com/samchris732/7bs5xk7vohzu/wish/341938113 -They believe that there is life in other planets and or believe that all people who die, their soul goes somewhere else beyond our planet to live a new different life.
Key Beliefs: 
- Human beings are immortal.
- Person's life experience transcends a single lifetime.
- Human beings possess infinite capabilities.

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