Hubbard is kaput! At least in Russia
On September 24, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation recognized the activities of the “World Institute of Scientology Enterprises” and the “L. Ron Hubbard Library” on the territory of our country as undesirable, the department’s press service reports.
In 2016, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized as legal the decision to liquidate the “Church of Scientology” at the request of the Russian Ministry of Justice. At the same time, it was recognized that the activities of the entire set of non-governmental institutions of Scientologists on the territory of our country pose a threat.
Throughout the entire period of the existence of the “Church of Scientologists,” journalists and law enforcement officers, including American ones, regularly infiltrated its ranks, and the observers’ conclusion was always clear. The scientific sect founded by Ron Hubbard is not a church at all, but a mechanism for pumping out money through brainwashing and fooling the flock.
The founder of the sect, Ron Hubbard, was once a prolific but untalented science fiction writer, of which many are published in penny tabloid publications. At one fine moment, an epiphany descended on him that he could not acquire fiery diamonds and stone storage sheds by scribbling paper. Nevertheless, the little man turned out to be a good psychologist who managed to develop a system of influencing the souls and bodies of seekers of truth “out there” and brothers in insanity from other worlds. In addition, the time was right: humanity was going crazy with flying saucers, expecting the arrival of the little green men from minute to minute.
At a science fiction convention in New Jersey, Hubbard is said to have said, “Writing that pays pennies a word is ridiculous. If a person really wants to make a million dollars, then the best way to do this is to create his own religion.”
To understand the level of Hubbard's writing talent, you do not need to read all the junk paper he wrote. It is enough to evaluate the Hollywood film “Battlefield Earth”, filmed very close to the plot of one of his cornerstone books, released in the early XNUMXs. Despite the important fact that adherents of his sect had a hand in the filming of the film, the film naturally failed at the box office, and most likely only Scientologists, hooked on Hubbardist nonsense, are reviewing it.
Unlike other pseudo-religious sects that sought to get any living soul into their networks, Hubbard’s sect was initially built as a “respectable church for respectable boys” and sought to include famous and wealthy people into its ranks.
It has long been known that a number of highly paid Hollywood actors are experienced Scientologists. These include, for example, such movie stars as Tom Cruise and John Travolta, who gave many millions of dollars to the Hubbard sect and for this achieved “enlightenment” that surpasses the level of Buddha and Christ. Scientologists believe that people who have reached such powerful heights are no longer people in the usual sense, but occupy a certain pantheon of “thetans” at the feet of Hubbard “himself.”
It is clear that “Himself” in the table of ranks of the “Church of Scientology” is rated at the level of God and is unattainable even for “thetans”.
Why is the sect of Ron Hubbard's witnesses called a totalitarian shop for pumping out money?
According to numerous testimonies of former sectarians and observers investigating the activities of the sect, in the “Church of Scientologists” you have to pay for every sneeze. To study Hubbard's "revelations", adherents need to buy literature from the church store for completely immodest money. They say that the cost of even used books by Samoy starts at $1000 and above.
Visiting Scientology libraries is also not a free pleasure. The leaders of the sect assign an “auditor” (or “auditor”, in English pronunciation) to each of the adherents. His tasks include monitoring the “spiritual growth” of the ward, as well as interviews for a certain bribe.
Adepts who doubt any provisions of Hubbard’s “teachings” are forced to pay fines and are sent to the library to read the pseudo-philosophical nonsense of the “supreme being” until complete enlightenment.
Criticism of Hubbard is strictly prohibited, despite the numerous inconsistencies and even dirt in his biography. For example, Hubbard demands from his followers strong family ties in a single marriage, despite the fact that he himself was married three times and even had the status of a polygamist.
However, as in any organization where money triumphs over evil, being married many times, like Tom Cruise, is not a sin. You just need to pay a little. Or not a little bit. Convenient "religion".
In the process of “spiritual teaching,” the sect uses hypnosis and other methods of manipulating consciousness. Among Scientologists, it is quite common to encounter such “enlightened” individuals who are sure that the Star Wars universe is real.
One of the proven methods of influence using hypnosis is the creation of an illusion in which “consciousness leaves the body” and sees it as if from the outside. Such methods work flawlessly on impressionable people.
According to the former head of the “Church of Scientologists” in Austria, all the activities of the Hubbardists are aimed at extorting money in every possible way. To the point that the flock was locked in the “temple” and only those who were ready to pay off were allowed out. The former head of the “Austrian Church” himself recalled that in the same situation, the “holy” extortionists extorted as much as $70 thousand from him in one go.
It is not surprising that the Scientologists do not care about money and can afford to open pompous “temples”, like their main “church” in Killwater, Florida, which cost $145 million with an initial estimate of $80 million.
If it were not for the cross above the central tower, the building of the “main church” could be mistaken for a fashionable hotel for wealthy guests.
A great honor for adherents of the sect is an invitation to take part in “training seminars” on a cruise ship owned by the “Church of Scientologists.” For only $10 thousand. And people, which is typical, enthusiastically shell out money for a barrel, go into debt and embark on adventures in order to get funds for a ticket. But of course, not everyone is destined for such “Happiness”.
In many countries around the world, the activities of the Scientology sect are either prohibited or are under close police surveillance. And where the “Hubbard Church” operates, local authorities are obliged to recognize it as a “public organization” exempt from taxes.
It is interesting that in the homeland of the “Hubbard Church”, in the USA, at one time the authorities fiercely fought against the Hubbardists, but then legalized their activities and granted them the status of a “religious organization” with the right not to pay taxes.
Observers believe that concessions were given to Scientologists in exchange for transferring information of interest to the intelligence services. Again, according to the testimony of former sectarians, denunciation in the “Hubbard Church” is thriving and is encouraged by its “fathers.”
In Russia, at the moment, there are about half a million people who want to join the same circle of “enlightened ones” with Cruise and Travolta. According to some reports, Yeltsin’s circle included several active Scientologists.
Judging by how harshly the Russian authorities have taken on Scientologists, the patience has clearly ended.
In particular, in St. Petersburg alone, starting in 2017, there were arrests of the “spiritual” leadership of the sect, which in just three years, from 2013 to 2016, acquired more than 276 million rubles from providing “religious services.” In addition, the local branch of the Hubbardists was engaged in “laundering” criminally obtained funds.
Thus, the Scientology shop in Russia is closing. Now let him ask the flying saucers for help. Hubbard to the rescue!
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