ELI5: Scientology and why it's so controversial

H_J_C · 3 months

watch this, explains it pretty well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPMHM3qC9w

donisaac · 3 months

tadrinth · 3 months

It's not only a cult, it's a cult that is obviously profit-oriented. But they'll sue the pants off anyone who says so, and if that doesn't work they have no qualms about breaking laws to discredit anyone who annoys them.

H1deki · 3 months

ELI5 version:

1.) Ron L. Hubbard, a Sci-Fi novelist essentially made a bet with his friend, saying : "betcha I can start a religion!" Ron won the bet.

2.) It requires the practitioners to pay large sums of money. You rank up within the church, and ranks require money. This is why you hear about people losing their life savings, and See a lot of rich, influential people joining.

3.) It is large, and secretive, with rituals that people would perceive as strange, such as placenta eating.

drinks_at_the_ackbar · 3 months

Please please PLEASE use the search function. This has been asked many times.

justheretofap · 3 months

Moneymaking scheme that has disguised itself as a religion.

Hands3 · 3 months

It's a religion about alien spirits living in your body, creates. Y a sci-fi writer in the 50's. Nuff' said!

Beatnik_Soiree · 3 months

Because it's crazy, and fake, and everyone knows it.

Wyldnfryd · 3 months

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monkeyballs2 · 3 months

It is a religion based off a sci fi book by l ron hubbard. Hubbard wants no affliation with the cult he accidentally spawned. The church is very very expensive to be a part of. They dont tell the secrets of what their beliefs are to people until they've paid up. But south park revealed the general theory in a funny episode a while back. I dont remember it exactly but it was something like this, There was a planet full of aliens and it was about to explode so they sent their spirits to planet earth in a spaceship that landed in a volcano and somehow managed to possess the human bodies making us into the wise enlightened beings we are. They dont believe in using medicine of any kind so they have been accused of child abuse when they deny their kids healthcare. And they are very into recruiting new members. Also for some reason there is a lot of successful people in hollywood in this religion, so i guess it seems that they are helping eachother out, good roles in films going to members of the cult etc. So i guess people are irritated about that.

monkeyballs2 · 3 months

It is a religion based off a sci fi book by l ron hubbard. Hubbard wants no affliation with the cult he accidentally spawned. The church is very very expensive to be a part of. They dont tell the secrets of what their beliefs are to people until they've paid up. But south park revealed the general theory in a funny episode a while back. I dont remember it exactly but it was something like this, There was a planet full of aliens and it was about to explode so they sent their spirits to planet earth in a spaceship that landed in a volcano and somehow managed to possess the human bodies making us into the wise enlightened beings we are. They dont believe in using medicine of any kind so they have been accused of child abuse when they deny their kids healthcare. And they are very into recruiting new members. Also for some reason there is a lot of successful people in hollywood in this religion, so i guess it seems that they are helping eachother out, good roles in films going to members of the cult etc. So i guess people are irritated about that.

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