Scientology By Jake Kucek Historical Background Founded in

Scientology By Jake Kucek

Historical Background �Founded in 1954 by L. Ron Hubbard �Since its start it has been the fastest growing religion to be established �Bases teachings off Hubbard's handbook called Dianetics: the Modern Science of Mental Health.

Members �White Shirts and Black Dress pants �Tom Cruise and John Travolta. � Members of the religion pay mass amounts of money to take the Scientologist courses

Beliefs

Dianetics �The goal of auditing is to restore existence and ability �A thetan is your mind or spirit, not your body nor your brain �Your Thetan seeks to survive through eight dynamics

8 Dynamics Self. It recognizes the need or will to survive as an individual 2. Creativity. This pertains to family, taking care of children and all else connected to family that projects oneself into the future. 3. Group survival. It involves survival in larger social groups. 4. Species. It brings awareness of the drive to survive as a common cause to the human race. 1.

8 Dynamics 5. Life forms. Survival through the survival of all life forms. 6. Physical universe. This pertains to the environment in which life is found. 7. Spiritual. The world of ideas and concepts, and consideration of the source of life is achieved in this dynamic. 8. Infinity. Hubbard says, “When the Seventh Dynamic is reached in its entirety, one will only then discover the true Eighth Dynamic. ”

Beliefs �Scientologists believe that after one dies, your thetan travels to another body, but no one will know where or when

Stereotypes �Majority of anti-scientologists feel that it isn’t a church, but is a cult. �They think it was a scam created by L Ron Hubbard to make millions of dollars �Members are often thought of as secretive and sneaky �People also think that these classes brainwash the students to retain them as followers

WOW Factors �For starters the origin of how it started �Non-belief in modern medicine, but only natural herbs �Religion created by L. Ron Hubbard’s thoughts he constructed into guidelines