How does one become a Scientologist ?
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Goodness me! You posted this question over 3 hours ago and no one has answered it yet.\nThere are various entrance points. Usually someone reads a basic book by Hubbard which will give you some principles and something you can use and apply to life so you get some personal experience of it's workability.\nYou could spend as much time as you like in this pursuit and read as many books as you want.\nBasically once you start applying it you are to that degree a Scientologist.\nFrom there if you want to start on the route or Bridge to spiritual freedom, there are Missions and Churches all over the world whose sole reason for existing is to help you make it, and get you there .\nIn addition to this they have Academies to train you in the exact technology of Scientology so you can help others do the same if you choose or become much more effective in your handling of life in general.\nYou would simply go there and ask to speak to the Public Registrar.\nMost of the books have addresses and locations of Churches or Missions close to where you live. If there isn't one close to you, you can call IHELP International to find out what is available in your local area.  # 323-960-3560\nThe books and materials are also available in Scientology Missions and Churches, as well as book stores and local libraries.
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Scientologists are either the believers, or those old hands who realize it's a scam and they are in it to fleece the newcomers. The believers are not insane in the sense that they are "crazy", "psychotic" or whatever. They are desperate for answers to questions that have begged for answers for millenia. Most of these questions boil down to, "Why does life hurt sometimes?" or "Why am I here?". They see a few nuggets of common sense in Scientology, and being desperate for answers, they get conned into accepting the whole load of faulty thinking that comprised L. Ron's philosophy on life. Then they get conned into the space-aliens-as-gods thing or whatever weird nonsense Scientology says to its members. So, yes- I think lots of them are kinda brainwashed, and for the vast majority of Scientologists it's not insanity that gets them to embrace the e-meter.
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There is no brevity in Scientology.  From Xenu the alien king to thetans...from e-meters and auditors to the Sea Org.  Just type in SCIENTOLOGY into any search engines and you'll find articles for days.  If you're interested in how it compares to other religions, make sure you type in the name of that religion, too, with SCIENTOLOGY to the search engine.  Religious websites will put a religious spin on things (not a bad thing, in my opinion).  The official Scientology website will make everything seem like no big deal.  If you want a true account -- I would find an article written by a former Scientologist.
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The easiest way to become a spy is to rise to a position of trust and power inside your own government.  Then get into massive gambling debt.  Then start drinking in a bar frequented by foreign diplomats and let your money troubles be known.  After that, just sit back and wait.\n\nP.S.  If you want, after you're contacted by the Russians or French or whoever, tell the FBI.  Then you can be a double-agent.
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Looks like the Scientology cultist is pre-empting me these days.  It's quite sad that he feels so threatened by what I MIGHT say that he tries to invalidate me with ad hominem attacks.\n\nHere is an online book that you can read: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/Shelf/cooper/index.html\nHere are some more books on the subject:\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Scientology-What-do-they-believe/dp/B00097HC5A/sr=8-2/qid=1162674568/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-7812212-0608922\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Piece-Blue-Sky-Scientology-Dianetics/dp/081840499X/sr=8-3/qid=1162674568/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/102-7812212-0608922?ie=UTF8&s=books\nHere is a book written by someone who had been on the inside:\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Escaping-Scientology-Insiders-True-Story/dp/1596690666/sr=8-6/qid=1162674568/ref=pd_bbs_sr_6/102-7812212-0608922?ie=UTF8&s=books\nHere is a recent news story regarding a family of Scientologists:\nhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/25/48hours/main2124568.shtml\n\nAccording to an article which interviewed real Scientologists, auditing is purchased in 12.5-hour blocks, costing anywhere from $750 for introductory sessions to between $8,000 and $9,000 for advanced sessions.  It consists of holding a pair of tin cans in your hands.  The tin cans are connected to a small machine that detects electical resistance in the human body.  You recount specific traumatic incidents, prior ethical transgressions and bad decisions to the "auditor" who "interprets" the machine (the e-meter).  Every e-meter is required to bear this warning: "The E-Meter is not medically or scientifically useful for the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of any disease. It is not medically or scientifically capable of improving the health or bodily functions of anyone".
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There are various documents in Scientology which are secret. Scientology is a very secretive organization on a variety of levels including their financial, legal and organizational dealings. However I think the secret documents the questioner is refering to are the ones which contain OT3 level information.\nAfter many years and much money spent in Scientology training, (often a persons entire life savings is sucked up by the organization), a person is able to gain access to "higher level" information, special secret revelations that only people who are "in deep" get to learn about.  The nature of this material is too complicated to go into here but suffice to say it is an outright hoax, Luckily, the exact nature of this "information" is revealed here: \nwww.xenu.net/archive/leaflet/#comments\nNear the top of this page you will see a section that says "download your preferred language." In this downloadable leaflet is a detailed description on the "secret information" described above.
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Study zoology, and folklore/mythology, and biology. Read books about it. Also, here's a website that desribes in detail about it http://www.cryptozoology.com/articles/soyou.php\n\nHere's part of an article from the BBC:\nCryptozoology is a real science, although one cannot go to college and get a degree in it. A cryptozoologist needs expertise in various doctrines--biology, archaeology, paleontology, anatomy, botany, and perhaps a bit of veterinary medicine.\nhttp://www.worldfamouscomics.com/bakersdozen/back20041103.shtml\n\nBut if you plan to pursue this as a job then I reccomend you have a second job as a backup!\nGood Luck!
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Scientology is most certainly practiced by millions of everyday people.It was started by L ron Hubbard and has chapters all over.It is also most certainly a cult,although members will argue that point.Scientologists do not believe in conventional medicine.Not even asprin.What if you are a diabetic,and need insulin?A friend of mine(ex friend)has become a minister in the church of scientology,here in Boston.She devotes most of her time and money to it.
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Here are all the links I've collected over the time I've been researching Scientology.\n\nVideos:\nhttp://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/\nhttp://www.scientomogy.com/jeremy_perkins.php\n\nSites:\nhttp://xenu.net/\nhttp://www.watchman.org/sci/\nhttp://www.scientology-kills.org/\nhttp://usminc.org/scientology.html \nhttp://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/OTIII/\nhttp://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/\nhttp://www.holysmoke.org/pc/pc.htm\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology \nhttp://www.whyaretheydead.net/room174.html\nhttp://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/s/scientology/pignotti/\nhttp://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/9363363/inside_scientology\nhttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,972865,00.html\nhttp://www.truthaboutscientology.com/read/karma-dogma.html\nhttp://www.beliefnet.com/story/80/story_8057_1.html\nCult information - http://www.cultinformation.org.uk/faq.html#cult\nOfficial site - http://www.scientology.org
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www.cultwatch.com start there
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I have a better question: How many scientologists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
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Yep, Scientologist here,\n(It seems that "Liam" whoever he is, has anticipated me, I must have started to annoy him somehow.)\n\nHere is a very brief outline. I hope it answers your question. Let me know.\n\nScientology is an applied religious philosophy. When I say "applied" I mean you actually use it in your life to change or improve existing conditions. This is different from a religious practice. All religions if you learn about them have a basic philosphy, but they also have certain dogma, rituals and observances, and a certain faith or belief is required. There is nothing wrong with this, but Scientology is not that kind of religion. It does not intrude on anyones faiths of beliefs particularly in the area of God , the Supreme Being, or the Infinite. This area is left totally up to the indivdual, which is why you can be a practicing Jew or Atheist,for example and still use and apply the priniciples of Scientology in your life. It does not conflict. If anything it will enhance your understanding of your chosen religious practice.\nAnd it is only true for you according to your own observation and experience with it.\nIt is a non denominational religion . The dictionary definition that applies:\nReligion: The spiritual or emotional attitude of one who recognises the existence of superhuman power or powers.\n\nThe most basic principle of Scientology is that YOU are your own immortal soul, that this is not a "thing" you HAVE but what YOU actually are.\nThe whole purpose of Scientology is to increase an individual's understanding and awareness of himself. And thereby his native abilities .\nWhen you do this the sphere and zone of his positive influence increases and moves outward into his life, his family ,his friends, his groups and mankind which he is part of.\n\nHow this result is achieved is the "technology" of Scientology, which was developed by L.Ron Hubbard after his extensive research and the discoveries he made, about the human spirit. The basic religious philosophy and knowledge of Scientology is very old, going back 10,000 years at least to the Veda or Vedic Hymns from the East. The  developement of the technology is new.\nHe completed his research before his death in 1986 and left all of his results and copyrights\nto the Church of Scientology along with most of his considerable estate., when he died.\n\nHe published a book in 1951 to communicate the basic principles he discovered called: " Scientology The Fundementals of Thought"\nThere are currently over 8 million Scientologists in more that 150 countries world wide. However we are a new religion, only 55 years old. \nThe true story of Scientology as a religion goes like this:\n1. A philosopher developes a philosophy about life and death.\n2. People find it interesting.\n3. People find it works.\n4. People pass it along to others.\n5. It grows.
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Fanatical would be a better word I would think.  It's a 'religion' that is based on self improvement and learning to fix your own problems without needing professional help.  Once you get into it's quite hard to get out.  From what I have learned there is hypnosis involved in parts of it as well as thetans (aliens) in your body that you need to help put to neutral to grow.  It's really wierd.  The higher up you go the wierder it gets.  I do know L. Ron Hubbard was a good friend of Alister Crowly (the worlds most evil man who formed a lot of things on modern Satanism, and he did call himself the anti-christ) and a lot of Crowleys teachings are incorperated into it.  Some almost word for word.  There is also documentation around now, how true it is I don't know, that Hubbard did call himself the anti-christ as well. Also, that the supposed highest level of it, OT8, teaches that God was the bad one and that they are truely worshipping Lucifer, the good one.  It also involves that they are aliens and earth is a prison planet that aliens use as a prison so to speak.  They do deny that but they also denied OT3 vehimitly when it was leaked as well and it was true.\n\nPeople who have left it do frankly say that it is evil and brainwashing is involved.  People who have studied the teachings say that as well, that it is based on princiles that are false and don't do what they say they do.  They have such a strong following because they do have a lot of money and do sue people who say anything bad.  They may not win but what they do is wear the opponent down or keep litigating until they run out of money.  There is also the celebrity angle.  They are catered to and given special treatment.  They are heavily recuited do to their star power and influence with the masses.\n\nThis is a cult and it is one of those that is scarey, no doubt.  People do have a right to worry about them!  See the following links for information....
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Yep, there are currently over 8 million Scientologists in more that 150 countries world wide. However we are a new religion, only 55 years old so you will have to give us a bit more time as we just got started.\nThe true story of Scientology as a religion goes like this:\n1. A philosopher developes a philosophy about life and death.\n2. People find it interesting.\n3. People find it works.\n4. People pass it along to others.\n5. It grows.\nAs to your question about our "beliefs",  this is a hard one to answer\nbecause nothing in Scientology is true for you unless it is true for YOU. And even then, it is only true for you, according to YOUR observation and experience . This is a very important point of personal integrity in Scientology.\nSo it really isn't any kind of belief system. This is quiet different from most other religions. One usually tries to understand something by comparing it to other similar things, so with Scientology, as a religion\nit is hard to understand it in this way, because it does not have this particular similarity with other religions.\n\nFollowing is a pretty good description of what it is. I hope this helps you to understand it better:\n\nScientology is an applied religious philosophy. When I say "applied" I mean you actually use it in your life to change or improve existing conditions. This is different from a religious practice. All religions if you learn about them have a basic philosphy, but they also have certain dogma, rituals and observances, and a certain faith or belief is required. There is nothing wrong with this, but Scientology is not that kind of religion. It does not intrude on anyones faiths of beliefs particularly in the area of God , the Supreme Being, or the Infinite. This area is left totally up to the indivdual, which is why you can be a practicing Jew or Atheist,for example and still use and apply the priniciples of Scientology in your life. It does not conflict. If anything it will enhance your understanding of your chosen religious practice.\nAnd it is only true for you according to your own observation and experience with it.\nIt is a non denominational religion . The dictionary definition that applies:\nReligion: The spiritual or emotional attitude of one who recognises the existence of superhuman power or powers.\n\nThe most basic principle of Scientology is that YOU are your own immortal soul, that this is not a "thing" you HAVE but what YOU actually are.\nThe whole purpose of Scientology is to increase an individual's understanding and awareness of himself. And thereby his native abilities .\nWhen you do this the sphere and zone of his positive influence increases and moves outward into his life, his family ,his friends, his groups and mankind which he is part of.\n\nHow this result is achieved is the "technology" of Scientology, which was developed by L.Ron Hubbard after his extensive research and the discoveries he made, about the human spirit.\nHe completed his research before his death in 1986 and left all of his results and copyrights\nto the Church of Scientology along with most of his considerable estate., when he died.\n\nHe published a book in 1951 to communicate the basic principles he discovered called: " Scientology The Fundementals of Thought"
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First off you have to be an American citizen and it all depends on what kind of job you want to do for them. If you are looking to be a clandestine officer they like you to have a bachelors degree in political science or world politics. You can always check out their website. Yeah I know huh a secret organization advertising lol but they do it's where I got my info.
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Depends on what religion you are. If you are in the Catholic faith I believe you have to take class or be confirmed I can't remember if what i've heard from Catholic Friends. But If you go to a Christian church then you just have to become a believer of Jesus Christ and repent of your way. It is best that you talk to your Priest/Pastor/Minister depending on what church that  you attend! Many Blessings!
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Heck, Scientology is just what you are looking for.  That faith is all about ghosts OF aliens.  Jackpot!!!\n\nhttp://www.scientology.org/\n\nDisclaimer:  The author of this post in no way endorses the beliefs of the "Church of Scientology"