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wow. Nothing to add. "religion angle" "church" of Scientology.

Only maybe to say Scientology is pseudo-therapy/exorcism-"freeing souls" which Xenu dumped onto earth requiring the Hubbard exorcism/soul-freeing techniques.

The "church" part of Scientology surrounding the "auditing" "exorcising/soul-freeing" practices is Scientology's downside.

But Scientology a proclaimed soul pseudo-therapy/exorcism-"soul freeing" practice, and a very not nice "church"

Even the Oxford English Dictionary gives citations for pre 1400s word use of the word "church" for non Christian "churches" houses of religious practices of those times. So I can see how Hubbard might wish to call his soul memories pseudo-therapy/exorcism practices being organized around the "Hubbard Guidance Center" department within a Scientology overall "church" setup.

"religion angle" "religion" comes to mind when I think of Scientology.

People ask me today what the cult is, I tell them the above basically.

I guess literally, the "church" part of Scientology would be mostly laid out in the 1950s early writings of Hubbard's, if you wish to grant "church" to these organized pseudo-therapy/exorcism practices.

Words are so slyly used by Hubbard, he's an untrustworthy human in the end.

Chuck Beatty

ex Scientologist 75 to 03

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