Coming Out—Scientologist Takes a STAND Against Bigotry

May 5, 2017 By ScientologyBeliefs

A philanthropist decides to “come out” as a Scientologist and explains her concerns, based on the bigotry and false propaganda about her religion in the media. Republished courtesy of STAND (Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination) Ok, admittedly, that title is somewhat deceiving—I am a happily married heterosexual woman. But here’s the thing: the press has been smearing my religion with such abandon for so long now that, as a Scientologist, telling people about my religious “orientation” has felt at times like coming... Read more

STAND Blogger Puts “Modern” Media into Perspective

May 3, 2017 By ScientologyBeliefs

Republished courtesy of the STAND website If I were the devil I would strike up the band and throw a party. I’d be scrubbing my hands in glee right now as I watched my plans coming to fruition. The papers are spreading hate, political parties are spreading hate, and the television spews it at an unprecedented rate. Hate sells. Hate the Jews! Hate the rich! Hate the poor! Let’s all hate someone! Hate’s little brother Fear is also making a... Read more

A Magical Welcome Greets Miami’s New Church of Scientology

May 3, 2017 By ScientologyBeliefs

This article on the Scientology Newsroom announces the grand opening of the next Ideal Scientology Organization. The Magic City’s new Scientology Church opens its doors in honor of freedom and volunteerism in the cultural core of Miami. Miami is as much a state of mind as it is a location. The city is, for example, about 230 miles from Havana, Cuba. But today’s Miami is as intricately fused with the Cuban capital as the two sides of a coin. Miami... Read more

Religious Scholar Studies on the Scientology Religion

May 1, 2017 By ScientologyBeliefs

The mission of a news website at www.scientologyreligion.org is to promote religious tolerance of all faiths while also providing the truth about the Scientology religion. One section of the site published copies of numerous religious studies by scholars of religion and sociology of religion, experts on the subject of religion itself. The compelling and indisputable conclusion each reaches.published on this site, is that Scientology is a bonafide religion. As stated on the website: The world’s foremost experts in the fields... Read more

STAND Blogger: Prevailing Over Intolerance and Bigotry

April 29, 2017 By ScientologyBeliefs

STAND blogger Bernard Percy shares a story about a Holocaust survivor on the website of STAND (Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination.) Joe was a brilliant, hardworking man who, because he was Jewish, found himself a prisoner in a concentration camp in Poland from 1941 to 1945. It was after a Thanksgiving dinner when he and I were sitting alone on a living room couch fifty years later that he decided to tell me this remarkable story of survival that reflected who... Read more

Facing Discrimination and its Consequences

April 26, 2017 By ScientologyBeliefs

This blog, originally posted on the STAND (Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination) website so aptly covers the choices one has to make in a climate of religious discrimination. To Share or Not to Share, That is the Question When my husband and I eloped nearly 28 years ago, we had no idea what we were doing. But we were so distracted by the butterflies running amuck in our bellies that it didn’t even matter. At 18 years old, we knew... Read more

Church of Scientology cleaning up needles on Dublin’s Sheriff Street

April 26, 2017 By ScientologyBeliefs

The Journal.ie published a story on the work of Scientologists doing community cleanups in Dublin: THE CHURCH OF Scientology has been cleaning up and planting flowers around Dublin’s Sheriff Street. It is understood members of the church have made a number of visits to the inner city area, which hit the headlines last year after a number of gangland killings. In a report on one such visit, seen by TheJournal.ie, campaigns director for the church’s national affairs office, Jerry Alred said... Read more

Fake News vs. the Real Story About Scientology

April 20, 2017 By ScientologyBeliefs

A case study of discrimination and Fake News and how media deliberately skew the way they research Scientology. Blogger Siouxie Boshoff published her views on the Stand (Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination) website today that points out the ludicrous media coverage on the Church of Scientology: If I Were to Tell the Story of You Pretend for a moment that I am a journalist. You’ve become something of a big deal, a hot topic. Lots of important people are mixing it up with... Read more

Confession, Religion and Peace

April 19, 2017 By ScientologyBeliefs

This entry, courtesy of the STAND website Have you ever gotten something off your chest and felt the relief? I’m talking about an act you committed, large or small, that was eating away at you, leaving you all balled up in regret and guilt. Were you able to tell that to someone—maybe a loving parent or a trusted friend—without any serious judgment or retribution? Even if there was some blowback, can you recall that moment of relief you experienced just... Read more

The First Amendment and Freedom of Speech and Expression

April 13, 2017 By ScientologyBeliefs

This blog was originally posted on StandLeague.org THE FIRST AMENDMENT I’ve studied the Constitution of the United States more than once and I love what our founders put in place for future generations. The First Amendment is a particular favorite of mine: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the... Read more