> After the "main" story collections called "religions",
> come several other story collections that are well practiced.
> This collection is of interest as I have visited their center near
> Hemet, CA. Also, Hubbard, the founder wrote many science fiction
> works that I read long befor Scientology. The total arbitrariness and
> recent establishment are encouraging to further story collections.
> This collection shows that servicing the human brain is the purpose.
>
> I do resent the use of "science" in the name.
>
> In the interest of confabulating present day stories to meet the
> voracious human need for stories, reviews of other story collections
> are appropriate. This can be overwhelming, perhaps the stories
> have some effects? Please consider here your own observations and
> ideas on this and other collections.
>
> On other stories : Scientology :
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientolgy
> "Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices initially created by
> American science fiction[1][2][3] author L. Ron Hubbard. The major organization
> promoting Scientology is the Church of Scientology, a hierarchical organization
> founded by Hubbard, while independent groups using Hubbard's materials are
> collectively referred to as the Free Zone. Hubbard developed Scientology
> teachings in 1952 as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics.[4]
> Hubbard later characterized Scientology as an "applied religious philosophy" and
> the basis for a new religion.[5] Scientology encompasses "auditing", a spiritual
> rehabilitation philosophy and techniques,[5] and covers topics such as morals,
> ethics, detoxification, education and management.
>
> Hubbard also laid the foundations and policies for the establishment and
> management of Scientology organizations with the first Church of Scientology
> being established in December 1953.[6] Today organizations affiliated with the
> Church of Scientology form a complex network geared towards introducing
> Scientology into society.[7] Religious Technology Center owns the trademarks and
> service marks of Scientology.[8] These marks are licensed for use by the Church
> of Scientology International and its affiliated organizations.
>
> Scientology and the organizations that promote it have remained highly
> controversial since their inception. Former members, journalists, courts and the
> governing bodies of several countries have described the Church of Scientology
> as a cult and an unscrupulous commercial enterprise, accusing it of harassing
> its critics and abusing the trust of its members. Scientology officials argue
> that most of the negative press is motivated by interest groups and that most of
> the controversy is in the past."
>
> More...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientolgy
> A long article with many links.
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>
> The website :http://www.scientology.org/index.html
>
> A Google search leads to many links.
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> Frederick Martin McNeill
> Poway, California, United States of America
> mmcne...@fuzzysys.com
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