Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Scientology: Church of Scientology
This category in other languages: - The official site of the Church of Scientology. Offers video and audio presentations, as well as virtual tours of churches. - A concise description of the Scientology religion, its beliefs and practices. - Scientology beliefs and practices in video form. Includes "Meet a Scientologist" clips, three ads describing Scientology, biography of L. Ron Hubbard and the Church's human rights, anti-drug and volunteer ministers campaigns. - Long-term Scientologists on the history of the church and the early days. - Covers the history of Church actions to create transparency in government. International FOIA activities and results. - News room and forum, covering such issues as freedom of speech, religious tolerance, human trafficking and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Welcomes participation of guest editors, columnists, article submission and recommendations for "human rights advocate" awards. - Offers answers to commonly asked questions about this religion. - Information about the past and current activities of the Church of Scientology in Canada to support and increase human rights for all. - Description of activities of the church to promote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights including information on youth human rights education programs and actions to protect persons whose human rights are violated. [Scientology Effective Solutions Series] - Created to help bring about the new civilization envisioned by L. Ron Hubbard in 1950. Includes debates, poetry readings, interviews with prominent Scientologists discussing social issues, and their successes in life. - A collection of Dianetics and Scientology essays and descriptions of church services, including the topics of spiritual, mental and physical healing, drug rehabilitation, education and criminal rehabilitation. - Informational brochure series in PDF format about the Scientology religion and its activities. - Parenting information. Includes information on drug prevention, how to help the child study, how to deal with morals and behavior problems, and building good parent/child relationships. - Scientology introductory courses and activities where one can learn basic information on Scientology and Dianetics. - A Beliefnet interview with Rev. John Carmichael of the Church of Scientology explains why his religion frowns on talking during labor and delivery. - Testimonials from celebrities Anne Archer, Chick Corea, Isaac Hayes and Juliette Lewis and other artists. - Describes how the churches work, where they are located, what the staff are like and who can attend. - Describes each point of the ecclesiastical structure of the church. Outlines what kinds of churches deliver introductory and more advanced services. - A brief description of the history and beliefs of the Church of Scientology and its founder. - Dr. Irving Hexham examines key aspects of the Scientology religion. - A brief history and summary of the beliefs of this religion. - Online book contains the codes, axioms and creed of the church, discussions of the religious background of the religion. - An online version of the compendium first published in 1992. - An article where the Church responds to inquiries it has received concerning the application of Dianetics and Scientology principles to child birth. [Medical News Today] (April 20, 2006) - Summary of Scientology beliefs and practices, including on such issues as gay marriage, the afterlife and the supreme being. Statistics on the religion. [Article by St. Petersburg Times] (July 18, 2004)
