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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Help me here. I know a cult when I see it....but....

1. Does Scientology allow for a beliefe in a supreme being or diety, God?

2. Does Scientology forbid faith in God?

3. What does Scientology teach about religion or “other religions”

4. By what definition do they claim themselves as religious?


5 posted on 03/16/2013 8:14:02 PM PDT by Tenacious 1 ("The British are Coming (to confiscate weapons)" - Paul Revere (We know how that ended))
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To: Tenacious 1
So you have questions about Scientology...
10 posted on 03/16/2013 8:31:14 PM PDT by null and void (If the government is so worried about civil disturbance, why are they working so hard to disturb us?)
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To: Tenacious 1
By what definition do they claim themselves as religious?

Tax exemption. The only "pure" motive of that brainwashing cult.

15 posted on 03/16/2013 8:50:08 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Liberalism: knowing you're better than everyone else because of your humility. -- Daniel Greenfield)
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To: Tenacious 1
4. By what definition do they claim themselves as religious?

One story that I heard about them finally getting the IRS label, is that John Travolta told Bill Clinton that he'd go easy on the BC character in some movie if he'd convince the IRS to give them the religion tax id...

Around the same time, give or take, Germany bestowed the "Cult" classification on the organization.

32 posted on 03/17/2013 6:15:57 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Tenacious 1
By what definition do they claim themselves as religious?

Scientology attempts to deal with man's fundamental spiritual nature. As such it is no less a religion than Buddhism.

The more interesting question is why does the US government decide what is and what isn't a religion?

37 posted on 03/17/2013 10:29:32 AM PDT by null and void (If the government is so worried about civil disturbance, why are they working so hard to disturb us?)
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