From: davidb@engin.umich.edu (David Bonnell)
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Subject: scientology-faq
Date: 24 Jan 1993 03:30:19 GMT
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What is Scientology?
ISBN 0-88404-633-8
Bridge Publications, Inc.
4751 Fountain Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90029
 

0. Should I try Scientology?
Answer: What is Scientology? Chapter 1, 18

1. Is Scientology a Science?
Answer: What is Scientology? Chapter 5

2. Has the validity of Scientology been tested?
Answer: What is Scientology? Chapter 27

3. What  Does Scientology have to say about [other] Sciences?
Answer: What is Scientology? Chapter 31

4. How do scientifically-oriented Scientistologists deal with these
   contradictions of Scientology?
Answer: ??? contradictions?  If it is true it is true.  Much of modern science
isn't that great.  

5. Do Scientologists have paranormal powers?
Answer: What is Scientology? P 222 

6. I'm interested in Scientology, but first I'd like to see some proof...
Answer: What is Scientology? Chapter 17 

7. Is Scientology a religion?
Answer: What is Scientology? Chapters 1,2,3,4, P 542

8. How do Scientologists view other religions?
Answer: What is Scientology? Chapters 4,5,6, P 544 

9. Do Scientologists view Science as a religion?
Answer: ??? No this is a silly question

10. What's an e-meter? Is it a religious device or a Scientific device?
Answer: What is Scientology? P 156 - 163

11. Is LRH a God?
Answer: What is Scientology? P 549 (No by the way)

12. Who has Scientology ever sued? What suits were lost/won/still pending?
Answer: What is Scientology? Chapter 37

13. Who has ever sued Scientology? What suits were lost/won/still pending?
Answer: same

14. What's a "Squirrel" group?
Answer: What is Scientology? P 359

15. Why would Scientology permit someone to "squirrel" its technology?
Answer: They wouldn't

16. Is Scientology Successful?
Answer: See questions 2 and 6 and the entire What is Scientology book.

17. Is Narcanon Successful?
Answer: What is Scientology? P 406 - 417

There is also a section of questions and answers in the book which
includes questions like:

What is Scientology about?
How did Scientology start?
What claims are made for Scientology?
Can't God be the only one to help man?
Is Scientology about the mind?
Does Scientology hold any political views? 
Can one make up his own mind about Scientology?
Did L. Ron Hubbard make a lot of money out of Scientology?
What benefits can one get from Scientology?
What does "suppressive person mean?"
Is Scientology a cult?
Does Scientology engage in brainwashing or mind control?
What is the E-Meter and how does it work?
Why do Scientologists sometimes seem so intent on what they are doing?
Is it true that people in the Sea Org sign a billion-year contract?
Why do Scientologists make donations?
How well paid are Scientology staff?
What about those who cannot afford to make donations for services?
Can one go exterior (be separate from the body) in auditing?
What is Clear?
Are Clears perfect?
Why are the OT materials confidential?
Why has Scientology sometimes been considered controverial?
Why has Scientology been to court a lot of times?
Why is Scientology opposed to psychiatry?
Is Scientology trying to rule the world?

These and scores more and answered in the book.

There are currently two major lawsuits pending.  One against
the IRS and other against TIME and Behar.  There are several booklets
published by the Church of Scientology to handle various minor problems

A Correction of the Falsehoods Contained in the May 6, 1991 Issue of TIME
Magazine

Repeating a Lie Doesn't Make it True: Facts and Documentation Concerning
the October 1991 Reader's Digest Article on the Church of Scientology

are the two most recent and are available from any Dianetics or Scientology
organization.  It's sort of scary how easily the press is controlled.