{"id":990,"date":"2011-12-22T09:13:07","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T17:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/scientologybeliefs\/?p=990"},"modified":"2017-10-24T05:14:15","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T12:14:15","slug":"in-what-way-does-scientology-differ-from-other-religions-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/scientologybeliefs\/2011\/12\/in-what-way-does-scientology-differ-from-other-religions-3\/","title":{"rendered":"In What Way Does Scientology Differ From Other Religions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>While Scientology shares much in common with other religions as regards basic religious concepts and a mandate to improve society, the most valuable asset Scientology offers is an actual technology for achieving greater spiritual awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, while many religions promise salvation in the hereafter, Scientology offers certainty of eternal salvation now.<\/p>\n<p>Then, too, Scientology makes it possible for\u00a0<em>any<\/em> religion to attain its goals and is therefore a religion of religions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Scientology shares much in common with other religions as regards basic religious concepts and a mandate to improve society, the most valuable asset Scientology offers is an actual technology for achieving greater spiritual awareness. 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