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Hubbard taught "that all men
have inalienable rights to their
own religious practices and
their performance."
Christians are commanded to
demolish arguments and every
pretension that goes against
the knowledge of God.
According to Hubbard, we
have the inalienable right to
practice our religion, which
means responding to
Hubbard's challenges of
Christianity.
Church of
Scientology
The Church of Scientology
International is the mother
church under which individual
Church of Scientology groups
are organized. With its
headquarters in Los Angeles,
the 11,000 local churches or
groups exist in over 160
nations.
Scientology's
Scriptures
"private" interpretation or
revelation, and they alone have the
authority in its message.
It is important to understand that
the Church of Scientology regards
the teachings of Hubbard as
authoritative. These materials are
essentially the "Bible" for
Scientologists where Hubbard is
seen as the only "prophet." In order
to properly contrast the beliefs of
Scientology with those of
Christianity, there must be an
emphasis on the writings and
teachings of Hubbard. The Bible is different to the
scriptures revered by other religions.
There is ultimately only one author
for Scripture - God the Holy Spirit
who moved through human authors
to communicate his perfect and
eternal message.
Although Scientology sees
Hubbard's writing as authoritative,
they claim to be tolerant of other
religious views. There is also complete harmony in
Scripture when compared to the
disharmony of holy books of other
world religions. Even though the
Scriptures were written by men from
different times, lands, professions,
and ways of life, they all consistently
attest to the glory of God and the
revelation of the Messiah who would
redeem people from their sin.
Scientology, like many of the
dominant religions such as Islam,
Buddhism, and Mormonism, has a
single author as the revealer of
truth. The authors of these religions
have all attested to some sort of
Not only is the Holy Spirit the author
of Scripture, he is also the one who
opens our eyes to receive the truth
that God gives to us.