I was very impressed with the statement Neil DeGrasse Tyson gave The Daily Beast on his thoughts about Alex Gibney’s “Going Clear” and embarrassed that I’d never heard of him before. So I went to his website and read one of his essays and was so impressed, I wanted to share it. He is the opposite of the ivory-tower-scientist — he has engaged in life and his world view is one worth all of us embracing. Here is a video... Read more
Bridge Publications earns a Manufacturing Leadership 100 Award for 2015 for its innovative technology to speed manufacture and delivery of the books and recorded lectures of L. Ron Hubbard to Scientology Churches and individuals. Bridge Publications has earned its seventh consecutive Manufacturing Leadership 100 Award, this year in the category “Supply Chain Leadership.” Now more than ever, manufacturers must accelerate and expand innovation and the delivery of customer value while continuing to embrace core principles of quality and operational excellence.... Read more
Youth for Human Rights International launched its 12th annual tour February 28 with a Latin American Human Rights Summit in Mexico City. Youth for Human Rights World Tours have traveled 450,000 miles to promote the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In keeping with the motto of United Nations International Human Rights Day 2015, “Human Rights 365,” the Church of Scientology is proud to support Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) in its work to make every day a Human Rights... Read more
The Church of Scientology has responded to Alex Gibney’s documentary Going Clear in a letter to The Hollywood Reporter that is also featured in World Religion News Read more
“A person with many friends has achieved a great deal. My own life has been rich with friends in many, many lands. From the old Blackfoot Indian who told me stories in Montana when I was but a lad to the men I trained in the Second World War to those I worked with on the “Space Jazz” music album, these are the wealth of my life. “Making a friend is an incredible contribution to not only yourself and your... Read more
Perth Now published a great article with photos of the latest Scientology news from Australia: THE Church of Scientology plans to spend $6 million converting a Perth warehouse into its new WA headquarters. The church wants to relocate from Murray St in the CBD to a 200-person capacity HQ at the corner of Belmont Avenue and Cleaver Terrace in Rivervale. Plans include a chapel, cafe, public information centre, classrooms, film and chaplain rooms and bookstore/library, as well as parking for... Read more
CLEARWATER, Fla., March 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In celebration of National Volunteer Week (April 12 – 18, 2015), several hundred Tampa Bay volunteers will be honored for their service to the community at the historic Fort Harrison, the religious retreat of the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization. The event will take place on April 15 and is part of the nation-wide celebration for volunteerism. National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 and supported by federal, state and local... Read more
The Phoenix Business Journal posted an article today announcing the Phoenix home where Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard lived in the 1950s has been deemed a historic site by the Arizona Historical Society, and that it is also on the National Register of Historic Places. Read more
One in four Americans didn’t read a single book last year. And more than half of U.S. teens don’t read for pleasure, ever. Meanwhile, research shows that readers are better able to communicate and better equipped to deal with feelings—both their own and other people’s. Exposure to literature also breeds empathy, spurs compassion, and fuels success. So, what’s the story? Read the magazine online here. Read more
From The Way to Happiness, a nonreligious, common-sense moral code, written by L. Ron Hubbard: Tolerance is a good cornerstone on which to build human relationships. When one views the slaughter and suffering caused by religious intolerance down all the history of Man and into modern times, one can see that intolerance is a very non-survival activity. Religious tolerance does not mean one cannot express his own beliefs. It does mean that seeking to undermine or attack the religious faith and beliefs... Read more
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