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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS MOST COMMONLY ASKED BY MEDIA

BASIC FACTS ABOUT SCIENTOLOGY

THE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF SCIENTOLOGY

SCIENTOLOGY IN SOCIETY

MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SCIENTOLOGY

L. RON HUBBARD

BASIC FACTS ABOUT SCIENTOLOGY

What is Scientology?

Why is Scientology a religion?

What is Dianetics?

What is auditing?

What is a thetan?

What is the mind?

What is an engram?

What is Operating Thetan or OT?

Does Scientology have Scriptures?

Are auditors governed by a code of conduct?

What is the E-Meter and how does it work?

What is training?

What is Study Technology?

What are the dynamics?

Does Scientology have a concept of God?

What is the Scientology system of ethics?

What does the Scientology cross represent?

What does the Scientology symbol represent?

Do Scientologists have church ceremonies?

Does Scientology believe in reincarnation or past lives?

What is the Scientology view on drugs?

What is the Purification Rundown?

Do Scientologists use medical doctors?

How does Scientology view marriage and the family?

How does the Church view relationships between Scientologists and family members who are not Scientologists?

Is Scientology open to anyone?

What celebrities are Scientologists?

What does Scientology have to say about other religions?

Does the Church of Scientology have a Creed? If so what is it?

THE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF SCIENTOLOGY

How are Churches of Scientology administered?

How are Churches of Scientology supported financially?

What is the purpose of Scientology religious retreats?

What is the Sea Organization?

What are Celebrity Center churches and how are they different from other Churches of Scientology?

What is the role of the Executive Director International?

What is the Watchdog Committee?

What is Golden Era Productions?

What is the Office of Special Affairs?

What is Religious Technology Center?

What is the International Association of Scientologists?

SCIENTOLOGY IN SOCIETY

What do Scientologists do for society?

Is Scientology active in black communities and countries?

Does the Church engage in interfaith affairs?

What does Scientology do to protect the environment?

Why is Scientology opposed to psychiatric abuse?

Is CCHR part of the Church of Scientology?

What is Narconon?

What is the Criminon program?

What is Applied Scholastics?

What is The Way to Happiness?

MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SCIENTOLOGY

Why do some people oppose Scientology?

Why has Scientology sometimes been considered controversial?

Wasn't there a long battle between the Church of Scientology and the IRS?

Why has the German government tried to portray Scientology as controversial?

What was the Guardian's Office and does it still exist?

Does the Church of Scientology view the press as hostile?

Why has Scientology been to court a lot of times?

What is Scientology's view of democracy?

What about the Church's involvement in privacy and Freedom of Information Act cases?

What has been the Church's role in protecting free speech and intellectual property rights on the Internet?

Does Scientology engage in brainwashing or mind control?

Is Scientology like hypnotism, meditation, psychotherapy, or other mental therapies?

Does it cost a lot to be a member of the Church and take services?

Is Scientology a secret society?

Is information divulged during auditing sessions always kept confidential?

Can Scientologists come and go as members of the Church if they wish?

Are Church staff members kept isolated in a commune, unable to speak to friends or family?

What is the Rehabilitation Project Force?

How does Scientology view anti-religious groups and deprogrammers?

Why do some people oppose Scientology?

What does the term “fair game” refer to?

What does “suppressive person” mean?

What is “disconnection?”

L. RON HUBBARD

Who is L. Ron Hubbard?

Do Scientologists worship L. Ron Hubbard?

Has his death affected the Church?

Did L. Ron Hubbard state that the way to make money was to start a religion?

Did he make a lot of money out of Scientology?

Wasn't L. Ron Hubbard mostly a science fiction writer?

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