The word Scientology is taken from the Latin scio, which means "knowing, in the fullest sense of the word," and the Greek word logos, meaning "study of." It literally means knowing how to know. Scientology is a twenty-first-century religion. It comprises a vast body of knowledge extending from certain 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 … [Read more...]
Where Did it Go? And What do I Do Next?
August 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Free online course on how to organize anything in your life: Anybody recognizes that if things were better organized, people would be better off. We have all had experiences with bureaucratic red tape, impersonal government agencies or careless commercial enterprises. The problem of poor organization is serious and costs trillions in waste, inefficiency and lowered productivity. On a more individual level, organization is a key—and often missing—factor in personal success. It is also a … [Read more...]
Scientology Community Activities
July 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Possessed of technology, techniques and practical solutions and a desire to help, Scientologists around the world are involved in programs to improve society. Among the humanitarian and community outreach programs Churches of Scientology sponsor are a global network of literacy and learning centers; worldwide drug education, prevention and rehabilitation; equally far-ranging human rights initiatives; and the Scientology Volunteer Minister program to help when help is needed fast, as … [Read more...]
Bay Area Scientologists Rededicate Ideal Church of Los Gatos
July 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On Saturday, July 28, fifteen hundred Scientologists from across the San Francisco Bay Area gathered to rededicate the Church of Scientology Los Gatos. The ribbon cutting marked the transformation of the Ideal Church of Scientology (Ideal Org) to better accommodate its ever-growing congregation and to extend Church social betterment and humanitarian programs to all communities along the Santa Cruz Mountains and southwestern San Jose. Ms. Erin Banks, Public Affairs Representative for the … [Read more...]
AIFM at new Scientology Ribbon Cutting
July 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Saturday, June 23, 2012, was a historic day, for here in Phoenix, the birth place of Scientology, where a new “Church of Scientology Ideal Organization of Phoenix” opened. Dr. Paul Eppinger, Executive Director of Arizona Interfaith Movement (AIFM) was one of several community leaders that included Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, and Mesa Justice of the Peace Mark Anderson, who spoke on this special occasion. Some of the main points Dr. Paul shared were: • The special joy of celebrating … [Read more...]
Integrity: Making the Right Decision
July 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What causes people to withdraw from participation in life? A carefree child grows reserved and wary as a teenager. A successful career woman who leaves one personal relationship after the other suffers from lack of self-esteem. A retired man looks back at his life with regret over the choices he made. There is a reason for these all-too-common scenarios. They don’t “just happen,” nor are they subject to fate. L. Ron Hubbard amassed a body of research which squarely … [Read more...]
Overcoming Injuries
July 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In time for the Olympics, a simple and very fast way to get back in the game--Scientology assists. On the Scientology website, with this video and free online course, it takes a few hours to learn the essentials of how to give assists to people who are injured, ill or traumatized. The course is: Assists for Illnesses and Injuries. People sometimes get hurt in the business of living. The human body is subject to disease, injuries and various mishaps of accidental or intentional … [Read more...]
Scientology beliefs on raising children
July 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
How to raise a happy, healthy child is not something most parents are taught. In fact, many just stumble through the entire process, albeit with the best intentions. Consequently, it is all too common to find an unhappy state of affairs in families, with constant friction between parents and children. It is not a natural state of affairs. In fact, it can be avoided entirely. L. Ron Hubbard developed many methods to bring out the best in a child—and its parents. In this course, … [Read more...]
Scientology and other faiths
July 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Church of Scientology is a strong advocate of the interfaith approach on issues important to all religions. Scientologists work with representatives of many religions to support and encourage interreligious dialogue, religious freedom, constitutional law and respect for religion in society. Scientologists have fought actively for religious freedom in Europe. In France, several thousand Scientologists proclaimed a “Declaration of Religious Freedom” which was subsequently accepted by … [Read more...]
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