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Mar 23 05:15 UTC 2006 |
"Scientology addresses the spirit not simply the body or mind and is
therefore completely apart from materialistic philosophies which hold that
man is a product of his environment or his genes."
"Scientology is a religion by its basic tenets, practice, historical
background and by the definition of the word religion itself. It is
recognized as such by courts in country after country around the world,
including the highest courts in the United States, Australia, Germany,
Sweden, Italy, Denmark and many others."
(http://www.theta.com/csla/whatis.html)
So if all those countries and their courts consider scientology a
religion, why doesn't tod?
The ultimate criterion for a religion is that it asserts the existence of
a supernatural entity. Here's what they say about that
"Most definitely. Scientology affirms the existence of a Supreme Being,
although its dogma is unique and does not include the worship of one.
Scientology believes that only through total spiritual enlightenment can
one then truly discover and understand the Supreme Being."
(http://www.scientology.org/en_US/religion/catechism/pg008.html)
So, scientology is by definition a religion.
I am, of course, not defending scientology in any way. I'm just lumping it
in with all the other cults of the supernatural.
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