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Scientology‘Applied religious philosophy’ based on dianetics, founded in California 1952 by L Ron Hubbard as the Church of Scientology, and claiming to ‘increase man's spiritual awareness’. Its headquarters from 1984 have been in Los Angeles. The basis of scientology is self-improvement through a series of steps, or levels, to reach a spiritual awakening, or a ‘Bridge to Total Freedom’. The Church of Scientology has been the focus of controversy because of its rejection of mainstream medical information and its condemnation of psychiatry. It has attracted many film stars, however, such as John Travolta and Tom Cruise. |
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Which leads to two questions: How will the not particularly gay-friendly Church of Scientology react to one of its big stars in drag? Like similar cases brought by the Church of Scientology, the suit presents the surreal spectacle of a religion trying to stymie the free distribution of its own teachings. The Nation of Islam, Wiccans, Church of Scientology and more are surveyed in the course of probing how the new religious movements operate and interact in American culture. |
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