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Filed under: Europe, United KingdomEnglish Heritage has rejected an application to put up a plaque at the former home of L. Ron Hubbard.The American science fiction writer, who became a controversial figure when he founded Scientology, was based at 37 Fitzroy Street in London's West End from 1957 to 1959. The Hubbard Foundation had applied to English Heritage for a blue plaque to mark the building. Blue plaques are recognizable to anyone who's...
- Scientology plans Printer's Row church (chicagotribune.com)
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The Thetan Level of Printer's Row is about skyrocket: the Church of Scientology will move its Illinois HQ into new digs at 650 S. Clark St. next year. The Church is in the midst of renovations to the seven-story, 50,212 square foot building which, according to the Tribune, "will accommodate worship, courses, spiritual counseling known as auditing, community outreach and church administration." The Church seems to have outgrown its current...
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Opening of restored 1914 building set for next year
Convicted of fraud in France, impugned by former celebrity members and accused of coercing estranged practitioners to stay against their will, the Church of Scientology has encountered a fair share of bad publicity in recent months.
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The Brumby Government has banned a group linked to the Church of Scientology from Victoria's public schools after it sponsored an art prize.
The Government acted after learning from the Herald Sun that thousands of dollars of taxpayers' money was used to back a school art prize run by the Scientology-sponsored Youth for Human Rights. It follows a similar move by the Government of New South Wales last week.
Victorian public authority South...
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- Former Member Tells Post About Scientology Experience (gothamist.com)
A scientologist doctor, who gave evidence on the suicide of a church member she treated, is promoting a controversial educational resource in New Zealand schools.Dr Helen Smith gave evidence this year to a coroner's inquiry after...
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- Liberty League, Polaris Media Group and The Church of Scientology (mlmblog.typepad.com)
Head of Scientologist “Narconon” center sentenced in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan: new section
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Things That Make No Sense: Scientology and the Electoral CollegeThe Perpetual PostHowever, if I want people to sit rapt and stare at me, all I have to do is offer to explain what the hell Scientology is about. I was going to do that here, ...
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- Global-Warming-ism – Worse Than Scientology? (marketrant.blogspot.com)
Linked from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_beliefs_and_practices
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In November 12, 1952, Hubbard explained in lecture "Precision Knowledge: Necessity to know terminology and law” the need to have precise terminology that can't be confused with other words or definitions. He gave emphasis on avoidance of words that have many definitions and compared the language of Scientology with the language of Math and other precise doctrines.
Scientology and Dianetics place a heavy emphasis on understanding word definitions. Hubbard wrote a book entitled How to Use a Dictionary, in which he defined the methods of correcting "misunderstoods" (a Scientology term referring to a "misunderstood word or symbol"). It is believed in Scientology that complete understanding of a subject matter requires first complete understanding of the words of that subject matter. Hubbard also assembled the Technical Dictionary, a lexicon of hundreds of words, terms, and definitions that are used by Scientologists. Hubbard created his own definitions for many existing English words, such as "clear" and "static." He also coined many terms that are variants on standard English words, such as "enturbulate" and "havingness."
Critics of Scientology have accused Hubbard of "loading the language" and using Scientology terms to keep Scientologists from interacting with information sources outside of Scientology (see cult for additional information).
Common Scientology terms include:
* theta --life force; spirit
* thetan -- you, as distinct from your mind or your body; a spiritual being similar to the immortal soul in Christianity or Jiva in Hinduism
* enturbulate--to upset
* entheta--enturbulated theta
* static--a Thetan in its natural state, prior to having immersed itself in a universe by assuming a point of view; cf. the Hindu concept of Atman in contrast to the dynamics. Compare also to the physics terms of a static (point of rest) and Dynamic (element in action or motion or change)
* SP (Suppressive Person)-- A person whose means of advance is through the opposition or suppression of others. The definition is asserted to include anyone who actively opposes Scientology.
* PTS (Potential Trouble Source)--a person who is under the influence of an SP and so may become a source of trouble to those around them. E.g. "Wanda is PTS to Jim" means that because she is in contact with Jim (a bad influence), Wanda is having trouble in her life that may spill over to threaten others.
* reality--The common reality around us, also the group agreement of what is true. As seen in the sentence "My sense of reality is that birds fly and fish swim"
* (reactive) bank-- the sum of experiences (such as engrams, etc) whose main common component is pain and unconsciousness that influence a Thetan's thinking and behavior
* Clear (noun) --(after the clear key on adding machines) a person whose reactive bank does not insert erroneous data into one's analytical thinking. Usually refers a person who is clear with regard to survival for Self.
* clear (verb) -- To clarify one's understanding with regard to a particular concept or term or symbol, leading to conceptual understanding of the same. This permits the person to rephrase the term or concept in words other than the original, without loss of the clarity when communicating with someone not educated in the subject.
* Fair Game -- A status assigned to those whom the Church of Scientology has officially declared to be SP. One who had been declared "fair game" "may be deprived of property or injured by any means ... May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed." The issue has been canceled in 1968, but in fact the policy letter that "cancelled" it specified that no policies on handling critics were changing, only the practice of using the term as "it causes bad public relations". As late as 1985 Church attorneys were arguing in court that retributive action against "enemies of Scientology", often termed "fair game" by critics, was actually a Constitutionally-protected "core practice" of Scientology.
* psychiatrist -- the Scientology definition of a "psychiatrist" was officially declared by Hubbard to be "an anti-social enemy of the people".
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In November 12, 1952, Hubbard explained in lecture "Precision Knowledge: Necessity to know terminology and law” the need to have precise terminology that can't be confused with other words or definitions. He gave emphasis on avoidance of words that have many definitions and compared the language of Scientology with the language of Math and other precise doctrines.
Scientology and Dianetics place a heavy emphasis on understanding word definitions. Hubbard wrote a book entitled How to Use a Dictionary, in which he defined the methods of correcting "misunderstoods" (a Scientology term referring to a "misunderstood word or symbol"). It is believed in Scientology that complete understanding of a subject matter requires first complete understanding of the words of that subject matter. Hubbard also assembled the Technical Dictionary, a lexicon of hundreds of words, terms, and definitions that are used by Scientologists. Hubbard created his own definitions for many existing English words, such as "clear" and "static." He also coined many terms that are variants on standard English words, such as "enturbulate" and "havingness."
Critics of Scientology have accused Hubbard of "loading the language" and using Scientology terms to keep Scientologists from interacting with information sources outside of Scientology (see cult for additional information).
Common Scientology terms include:
* theta --life force; spirit
* thetan -- you, as distinct from your mind or your body; a spiritual being similar to the immortal soul in Christianity or Jiva in Hinduism
* enturbulate--to upset
* entheta--enturbulated theta
* static--a Thetan in its natural state, prior to having immersed itself in a universe by assuming a point of view; cf. the Hindu concept of Atman in contrast to the dynamics. Compare also to the physics terms of a static (point of rest) and Dynamic (element in action or motion or change)
* SP (Suppressive Person)-- A person whose means of advance is through the opposition or suppression of others. The definition is asserted to include anyone who actively opposes Scientology.
* PTS (Potential Trouble Source)--a person who is under the influence of an SP and so may become a source of trouble to those around them. E.g. "Wanda is PTS to Jim" means that because she is in contact with Jim (a bad influence), Wanda is having trouble in her life that may spill over to threaten others.
* reality--The common reality around us, also the group agreement of what is true. As seen in the sentence "My sense of reality is that birds fly and fish swim"
* (reactive) bank-- the sum of experiences (such as engrams, etc) whose main common component is pain and unconsciousness that influence a Thetan's thinking and behavior
* Clear (noun) --(after the clear key on adding machines) a person whose reactive bank does not insert erroneous data into one's analytical thinking. Usually refers a person who is clear with regard to survival for Self.
* clear (verb) -- To clarify one's understanding with regard to a particular concept or term or symbol, leading to conceptual understanding of the same. This permits the person to rephrase the term or concept in words other than the original, without loss of the clarity when communicating with someone not educated in the subject.
* Fair Game -- A status assigned to those whom the Church of Scientology has officially declared to be SP. One who had been declared "fair game" "may be deprived of property or injured by any means ... May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed." The issue has been canceled in 1968, but in fact the policy letter that "cancelled" it specified that no policies on handling critics were changing, only the practice of using the term as "it causes bad public relations". As late as 1985 Church attorneys were arguing in court that retributive action against "enemies of Scientology", often termed "fair game" by critics, was actually a Constitutionally-protected "core practice" of Scientology.
* psychiatrist -- the Scientology definition of a "psychiatrist" was officially declared by Hubbard to be "an anti-social enemy of the people".
