Gregory Thomas of the Washington Post's Under God blog writes about "the opening of a Center for Scientology in the Jewish city of Tel Aviv – the first Ideal Scientology Organization in the Middle East": "The center, which inhabits a theater built in the 1930s, will function as a place of worship for Scientologists in one of the Middle East’s most popular international destinations. It will also “provide Scientology-sponsored humanitarian programs” around Tel Aviv." … [Read more...]
Ribbon Falls on Ideal Center of Scientology for the Middle East
August 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On August 21, national and city dignitaries as well as religious leaders joined Scientologists from Israel and 27 nations to celebrate the opening of the new Center of Scientology in Tel Aviv. The Center is the first Ideal Scientology Organization (Ideal Org) in the Middle East and designed to both serve the growing membership and provide Scientology-sponsored humanitarian programs throughout the region. Located on Jerusalem Boulevard in Tel Aviv’s ancient port city of Jaffa, the Center’s … [Read more...]
Children are People Too, Right?
August 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Courtesy of the Scientology Parent blog Of course we all know that children are people too, not some unknown species. As a parent, we may do very well with this concept. However, surprisingly a lot of the things some parents do in the handling of their children goes against this simple concept: Children are men and women, just like you and me. L. Ron Hubbard stated the following in an essay entitled How to Live with Children published in his book Scientology: A New Slant on … [Read more...]
What are Scientology Religious Beliefs about the Creation of the Universe?
August 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Most of the world’s religions express some view of the creation of the world. Some religious traditions, such as Hindu and Buddhist, see the universe as essentially eternal, without beginning or end. The first books of the Bible contain an account of the creation of the universe, which some Christian faiths hold to be allegorical and others regard as an expression of literal fact. Other religious traditions have other views, but each attempts to explain this ultimate question of where we came … [Read more...]
Using Scientology to teach a child to ride a bike
August 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Another interesting post from the Church of Scientology Missouri blog, posted by Lyndsay, hat shows the practical nature of the Scientology religion and its use in matters great and small. My daughter has finally decided that she wants to learn to ride a bike. Her preference to this point in her life has been to rely on daddy’s willingness to pedal like a maniac while she sits comfortably on a tag-a-long. However, something has changed and she now is pushing to learn to ride – … [Read more...]
Overcoming lethargy
August 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This posting, from the Church of Scientology Missouri blog, seemed particularly appropriate in the 100 degree plus weather we've been experiencing lately. “Lethargy” is a state of lessened awareness and activity brought about by a feeling of a lack of energy. The word originally came from a Latin word, meaning “forgetfulness.” Most people experience mild forms of lethargy, and given the explosion of the sale of energy drinks, one might hazard a guess that this is a problem for … [Read more...]
International Youth Day
August 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In 1985, the UN celebrated the first International Year of Youth. On its 10th anniversary, the General Assembly adopted the World Programme of Action for Youth, setting a policy framework and guidelines for national action and international support to improve the situation of young people. In honor of this day, celebrated on August 12, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: "Working with and for young people is one of my top priorities. Youth are a transformative force; they are creative, … [Read more...]
A Unique Contemporary Religion
August 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Scientology is a truly unique contemporary religion—the only new major religion to emerge in the twentieth century. While the hope for spiritual freedom is ancient, what Scientology is doing is new. The way it is organized is new. The technologies with which it can bring about a new state of being in Man are likewise new. Because Scientology addresses Man as a spiritual being, it stands completely apart from other fields which see Man as a product of his environment or his … [Read more...]
Scientology: A Knowledge of Life
August 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Because the fundamentals upon which Scientology rests embrace all aspects of life, certain key principles can be broadly employed to improve any condition. fundamental truths, and prime among those truths: Man is a spiritual being endowed with abilities well beyond those which he normally envisions. He is not only able to solve his own problems, accomplish his goals and gain lasting happiness, but he can achieve new states of awareness he may never have dreamed possible. In one form … [Read more...]
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