Feb. 20, 2006 - Scientology Religion Described in Pepperdine University Paper

In an article on the religious diversity of the LA area, I found the following description of the Scientology religion.

"The Church of Scientology... was formed in the 1950s by L. Ron Hubbard." and it

"believes in a relative truth called 'the ARC triangle,' according to Steve Jacobson, executive director at the Church of Scientology, Mission of the West Valley. Scientology  uses a triangular method for spiritual awareness of affinity, reality and communication. People of any faith can adopt the creeds of Scientology, as it does not ask a person to discount what he or she has learned in other faith studies.

"'What I felt in the past was that religion was vague,' says Jacobson. 'With Scientology, the underlying truths are what you’ve observed to be true. That’s what we hold most dear and most strongly.'

"Scientology is based on a creed created by L. Ron Hubbard, which consists of a description of man’s inalienable rights such as the right to defense, sanity, and free thinking as well as ideas dealing with the soul of man and the laws of God.

"Jacobson said the teachings and practices in Scientology, although sometimes misunderstood, are very practical and have transformed the way he lives.'People criticize what they don’t understand,' he says. 'I am so much better at what I do because of the technology I’ve learned in Scientology.'"