tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757005563604378355.post2458207824875880599..comments2023-10-29T17:11:13.208+08:00Comments on From Hooligan to Accountant: Are Scientology and the Bible Compatible? By Philip R. RobertsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757005563604378355.post-65783949603917041892012-01-19T00:16:52.744+08:002012-01-19T00:16:52.744+08:00Although Scientology's religiosity presents a ...Although Scientology's religiosity presents a vast amount of questionable ground, saying its a "fact" that it based on satanic principles is a wild exaggeration full of the hype spewed by Hubbard's son who's credibility & motivation is just as questionable as his father.<br /><br />Yes there is a tiny little whiff of indirect correlation to itty bitty pieces of Crowley & Blavatsky style mentality, all of which were popular in pop culture to a far larger extent when Hubbard possibly mimicked it. But aside from those faint traces, there is no solid evidence of any sort Hubbard past involvement Jack Parson's way of life had any influence on what he wrote later as a new science and retooled into a religion when it suited his earnings.<br /><br />Nonetheless, there's no need in this day and age to spin a load of "it's satanic" hype to made up for the lack of real evidence that Scientology's religious nature is indeed questionable for a mountain of other legit reasons. There has been a flood of their materials unleashed for all the world to evaluate and it can easily demonstrated that Scientology's belief system is a farce in innumerable ways. Similarly, there is ample evidence that Hubbard made it all up as he went, and systematically introduced totalitarian control mechanisms to preserve the profitability of pseudoscience quackery that can seemingly cause serious damage to it's adherents over time.<br /><br />FWIW, there is currently an informal and independent study of sorts underway to catalog what Scientology *claims* it's religious doctrines teach vs. what Hubbard actually preached and promoted to his followers. Many of the discrepancies on just the basic Scientology principles are heinous as-is, as the author points out so well in the above blog post. But it apparently gets even more twisted the farther up "The Bridge" you go. <br /><br />This blog post makes a great primer, but for those who want to further evaluate Hubbard's teachings for themselves and decide if a dangerous cult or harmless new age or NRM sect - you should check out our work in progress in the "Scientology Religiosity?" series and related works collection on scribd at the following url:<br /><br />http://www.scribd.com/collections/3084764/Scientology-ReligiosityAnonLoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230190228115011502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757005563604378355.post-71119315135985168702012-01-18T08:08:27.630+08:002012-01-18T08:08:27.630+08:00He makes this claim in a late writing:
No doubt ...He makes this claim in a late writing: <br /><br />No doubt you are familiar with the Revelations (sic) section of the Bible where various events are predicted. Also mentioned is a brief period of time in which an arch-enemy of Christ, referred to as the anti-Christ, will reign and his opinions will have sway ... this anti-Christ represents the forces of Lucifer (literally, the "light-bearer" or "light-bringer"), Lucifer being a mythical representation of the forces of enlightenment.... My mission could be said to fulfill the Biblical promise represented by this brief anti-Christ period. [LRH, Student Briefing, OT VIII, Series 1] <br /><br />In this same essay, he also predicts that after his death, he will return as the anti-Christ of the Bible. He also states that the so-called "Second Coming" of Christianity will actually be an invasion of earth by a race called the Marcabians from outside the universe. But Hubbard, as the anti-Christ, will return to save us: <br /><br />I will return not as a religious leader but a political one.... I will not be known to most of you, my activities misunderstood by many, yet along with your constant effort ... I will effectively postpone and then halt a series of events designed to make happy slaves of us all. [LRH, Student Briefing, OT VIII, Series 1] <br /><br />When new people are inducted into Scientology they are often told that Scientology is non-denominational, and that there is no inherent conflict between Scientology and any religion, including Christianity. But it is common for Scientologists to be less than truthful to the public at the outset. By calming the new person's misgivings, they know that by the time the person has become fully indoctrinated into Scientology, these misgivings will no longer matter. <br /><br />I hope that it is now clear that there is no compatibility between Scientology and Christianity; in fact, as a belief system based on satanic principles, Scientology is diametrically opposed to Christianity. The truth is that you cannot be both a Christian and a Scientologist. <br /><br />The choice is up to you.Tub3dYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134640669651190300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757005563604378355.post-4216714383772318062012-01-18T08:07:45.303+08:002012-01-18T08:07:45.303+08:00And then Hubbard teaches that the goals set by Chr...And then Hubbard teaches that the goals set by Christ find their fulfillment in Scientology: <br /><br />This science [Scientology] is formed in the tradition of ten thousand years of religious philosophy and considers itself a culmination of the searches which began with the Veda, the T'ao, Buddhism, Christianity and other religions.... Scientology can demonstrate that it can attain the goals set for man by Christ, which are: Wisdom, Good Health, and Immortality. [LRH, from PABS, Book 1] <br /><br />In a curious piece of writing, Hubbard states that he has been to "heaven" three times in his past lives. Heaven, according to Hubbard, is an implant; and in one course he draws the pattern of the implant in something called a Line Plot: <br /><br />Well, I have been to heaven. <br /><br />Yes, I've been to heaven. And so have you. And you have the pattern of its implants in the ... Line Plots. It was complete with gates, angels and plaster saints and electronic implantation equipment. So there was a Heaven after all -- which is why you are on this planet and were condemned never to be free again until Scientology. <br /><br />For a long while, some people have been cross with me for my lack of cooperation in believing in a Christian Heaven, God and Christ. I have never said I didn't believe in a Big Thetan but there was certainly something very corny about Heaven et al. Now I have to apologize. There was a Heaven. Not too unlike, in cruel betrayal, the heaven of the Assassins in the 12th Century who, like everyone else, dramatized the whole track implants.... <br /><br />The symbol of the crucified Christ is very apt indeed. It's the symbol of the thetan betrayed. [LRH, Routine 3 Heaven] <br /><br />According to Hubbard's son, Hubbard considered himself to be Crowley's successor. When Crowley died in 1947, Hubbard believed that he had taken on the "mantle of the Great Beast," and that he was in fact the anti-Christ.Tub3dYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134640669651190300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757005563604378355.post-49992569236319875142012-01-18T08:06:51.675+08:002012-01-18T08:06:51.675+08:00Scientology and Christianity
Jesus answered, Watc...Scientology and Christianity<br /> Jesus answered, Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, "I am the Christ," and will deceive many. <br />Matthew 24:4-5 <br /><br />Hubbard's teachings about Christ are somewhat contradictory. In an earlier writing he states that Christ never existed but was only an idea electronically implanted in our minds during the "between lives" period (he called this implant "R6"). <br /><br />Somebody on this planet, about 600 B.C. found some pieces of "R6." <br /><br />I don't know how they found it; either by watching madmen or something. But since that time they have used it. And it became what is known as Christianity. <br /><br />The man on the cross. There was no Christ! <br /><br />The Roman Catholic Church, through watching the dramatizations of people picked up some little fragments of R6. [LRH, Routine R6EW] <br /><br />Then in a later writing he portrays Christ differently: <br /><br />For those of you whose Christian toes I may have stepped on, let me take the opportunity to disabuse you of some lovely myths. For instance, the historic Jesus was not nearly the sainted figure [he] has been made out to be. In addition to being a lover of young boys and men, he was given to uncontrollable bursts of temper and hatred.... You have only to look at the history his teachings inspired to see where it all inevitably leads. It is historic fact and yet man still clings to the ideal, so deep and insidious is the biologic implanting. [LRH, Student Briefing, OT VIII, Series 1] <br /><br />Similarly, Hubbard's overall tone when writing about Christianity in general is usually derogatory: <br /><br />The whole Christian movement is based on the victim.... They won by appealing to victims. We can win by converting victims. Christianity succeeded by making people into victims. We can succeed by making victims into people. [LRH, Technically Speaking] <br /><br />And: <br /><br />Very often you will find aberrative personalities addicted to religion, but the addiction will not be accompanied by any belief in the human spirit. Just how this paradox is accomplished -- a professed avowal of Christianity and a complete unwillingness to accept any effort to heal or help the human spirit -- is another one of the paradoxes which mark the aberrative personality. [LRH, from PABS, Book 1] <br /><br />Hubbard, in fact, believed himself to be the reincarnation of Buddha, as expressed in his poem, The Hymn of Asia: <br /><br />Everywhere you are <br />I can be addressed <br />But in your temples best <br />Address me and you address <br />Lord Buddha <br />And you then address <br />Meitreya. <br /><br />Hubbard writes that Christianity is simply an extension of Buddhism: <br /><br />And the parables of Gautama Buddha were re-expressed with some differences and additions to spread westward again as Christianity. [LRH, from PABS, Book 3]Tub3dYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134640669651190300noreply@blogger.com