I.  The Church of Scientology

 

A.  Historical Beginnings of Scientology and Dianetics

        The Church of Scientology is the only new religion to have originated in the 20th Century.

       It acknowledges the existence of a God as a supreme religious being, however it does not make definitive statements regarding God.

       It views man as a basically good and natural creature, and assumes that eternal nature and basic good exists in each living creature - generally speaking, the human being exists in God and God exists within the human being.

       Its goal is to bring individuals to full religious freedom and truth, and enable one to live a better life with his fellow man, in accordance with his own judgement,

        The Church of Scientology strives for cooperation with all major religious ideas.

       Its own beliefs are similar to those traditionally held by some of the oldest of religions, such as orthadox Buddhism.

        The beginnings of the Scientology religion can be traced to 1952 when a new Scientological Society with religious goals began, the "Hubbard Association of Scientologists International" in Arizona, USA.

       Two years later, some of its members founded the first "Church of Scientology of California."

        Thus, the Church of Scientology as a religious community was founded in 1954 based on the successful teaching of American writer and founder of Dianetics, L. Ron Hubbard.
 

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