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...Hubbard's organization wasn't treated so well in other countries. England refused for a while to admit foreigners coming for upper-level courses. South Africa and Rhodesia refused to admit Hubbard. The state of Victoria, Australia, has outlawed Scientology altogether. Further investigations are pending in New Zealand and England...
...Hubbard began this theory with a few fundamental concepts. The goal of Diabetics is to go clear, that is , to be completely free of subconscious memories and thus to be at cause (self-determined) over one's environment. You see, the human mind has two parts, each with their respective memory banks: the analytical mind and the reactive mind. The former is rational (in fact, Hubbard compares it to a perfect computer); the latter is subconscious, operating solely on a stimulus-response basis. It records engrams, or painful memories, which are subject to constant re-stimulation. These engross carry...
...issue of Today's Health contained an article about a man who had spent $28,000 on Diabetics and was still not Clear. Obviously, the real or imagined dividends of processing are made highly desirable; one is forced to marvel at the confidence Hubbard inspires. Consider his description of being a Clear: "Compared to a homo-sapiens, homo novice is very high and god-like." But, "compared to a truly self-determined being, homo novis is an ant ready to die under anybody's misstep." Ah, so Clear is only a beginning. After Clear, one begins work on becoming...
AFTER Dianctics became a surprise best seller in 1950, Hubbard set up Dianctics centers in several cities. Determining the status of Dianctics and Scientology as either a religion or a business enterprise has been a perpetual problem for the U. S. Government. In the beginning, practitioners were called "ministers" and were or-damned to perform weddings and funerals. For a time, some Scientology centers did receive some tax-exemption, although none do now. However, there is a court case pending between Scientology and the Internal Revenue Service, over the issue of back taxes. It appears that Scientology will continue...
...religious practices. On the basis of that decision, Scientology has established itself as a bona-fide religion. However, advertisements for the E-meter now include a note in fine print saying, "The E-meter is not intended or effective for the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of any disease." Yet Hubbard's writings still manage to imply miracle cures: "You use Dianetics much the way you would use any remedy. When a fellow is burned, you audit out the burn. When a woman loses a loved one, you audit out the loss." Even germ-based diseases such as tuberculosis are said...