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Originally Posted by enginekid
I read that Germany is in the process of banning Scientology. They say it is nothing more than a business that portrays itself as a religion. And they say becuase of this it is in contravention of their constitution. Meanwhile, Scientologists in Germany are crying religious persecution!
I know Scientologists try and recruit people by saying you can better yourself through it's methods, but they also demand payment of something like $500 a session. Accordingly only a person who pays lots of cash can ever become "enlightened" through Scientology.
Do these people believe truthfully in their hearts that what they are doing is a bonafide religion?
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now, first of all i am not biased against scientology. i am agnostic, so im not a blithering sputtering christian up in arms about "cults" and the like. however, i have read parts of dianetics (the bible of scientology) and ive researched this online as well because i was interested just like you. it was odd though. i never really identified any theology. i never grapsed the core of what they believe. i came to the same conclusion that the german govt did. this is what happens when you buy (literally buy) into a religion created by a science fiction writer. people will believe anything that they want to believe.