page_title: Scientology
hierarchical_section_title: Scientology
caption_attribution_description: English: Church of Scientology "Big Blue" building (the former Cedars of Lebanon Hospital) at Fountain Avenue/L. Ron Hubbard Way, Los Angeles, CaliforniaРусский: Здание Церкви саентологии в Лос-Анджелесе
context_page_description: Scientology is a movement based on a system of beliefs. These beliefs are based on written words by L. Ron Hubbard. A few other people have added, but almost all of it is his. He started it in 1954. Hubbard contributed until his death in 1986.
  Different people understand the words Hubbard wrote differently. In some countries, there are Churches of Scientology. Some people are suspicious of the Church. They feel that it is a cult, and a business to make money. Scientology has been controversial since it began.
  Scientology teaches that people are immortal spirits who have forgotten their true nature. Scientologists say that, through a system called auditing, they help people remember their true nature by re-experiencing painful events in their past and understanding them better.
  There are many organizations that are linked to Scientology. For example, some help people stop using illegal drugs or to get back into society after they served a prison term.
  Scientology says that psychiatry is bad, and should not be allowed to exist.
context_section_description: Scientology is a movement based on a system of beliefs. These beliefs are based on written words by L. Ron Hubbard.  A few other people have added, but almost all of it is his.  He started it in 1954. Hubbard contributed until his death in 1986.  
  Different people understand the words Hubbard wrote differently.  In some countries, there are Churches of Scientology. Some people are suspicious of the Church. They feel that it is a cult, and a business to make money. Scientology has been controversial since it began.
  Scientology teaches that people are immortal spirits who have forgotten their true nature. Scientologists say that, through a system called auditing, they help people remember their true nature by re-experiencing painful events in their past and understanding them better. 
  There are many organizations that are linked to Scientology. For example, some help people stop using illegal drugs or to get back into society after they served a prison term. 
  Scientology says that psychiatry is bad, and should   not be allowed to exist.
caption: A Scientology building in Los Angeles, California
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