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Flag Building unveiled in Clearwater, Florida after 15 years of construction. [91] Scientology released its largest training program – The Golden Age of Tech Phase II. [92] UK recognizes Scientology as a religion and allows Scientology wedding. [93] Leah Remini goes public with leaving the Church of Scientology. [94]
The first permanent birth control clinic was established in Britain in 1921 by the birth control campaigner Marie Stopes, in collaboration with the Malthusian League. Stopes, who exchanged ideas with Sanger, [ 49 ] wrote her book Married Love on birth control in 1918; - it was eventually published privately due to its controversial nature. [ 50 ]
The Scientology organization operates a calendar in which 1950, the year in which Hubbard's book Dianetics was published, is considered year zero, the beginning of an era. Years after that date are referred to as "AD" for "After Dianetics ". [ 196 ]
The Church of Scientology was banned in several Australian states, starting with Victoria. [47] The ban was based on the Anderson Report, which found that the auditing process involved "command" hypnosis, in which the hypnotist assumes "positive authoritative control" over the patient." [48]
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology.A prolific writer of pulp science fiction and fantasy novels in his early career, in 1950 he authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established organizations to promote and practice Dianetics techniques.
Steering clear of Clearwater? Jerry Seinfeld set the record straight on long-standing rumors that he was once a practicing member of the Church of Scientology. “I did do a course in Scientology ...
In April 1952, Hubbard arrived in Phoenix, and began operating out of a small office he dubbed the headquarters of the "Hubbard Association of Scientologists". [61] That summer, Hubbard was joined in Phoenix by his 18-year-old son Nibs, who moved into his father's home and went on to become a Scientology staff member and "professor".
The Church of Scientology is a group of interconnected corporate entities and other organizations devoted to the practice, administration and dissemination of Scientology, which is variously defined as a cult, a business, or a new religious movement. [7]