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[66] [67] The proposal is referred to an administrative court who is to decide at a later date whether charges will be brought. [66] [67] October 31: Scientology is formally recognized as a religion in Spain [68] [69] November: Scientology is officially recognized as a religion in Portugal. [70]
This pastor predicted the end would occur in his book The End: Why Jesus Could Return by A.D. 2000. [164] Lester Sumrall: This minister predicted the end in his book I Predict 2000. [165] Jonathan Edwards: This 18th-century preacher predicted that Christ's thousand-year reign would begin in this year. [166] 1 Jan 2000 Various
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 ]
Mark Driscoll wrote, "According to Scientology, Jesus is an 'implant' forced upon a Thetan about a million years ago". [17] Jack Huberman wrote that in Scientology Jesus is seen as having been "implanted in humanity's collective memory" by the character Xenu from Scientology space opera. [18]
The Sea Org maintains strict codes for its members, beginning with a billion-year pledge of service to Scientology upon initiation. [15]: 125 David Miscavige, the leader of Scientology, is the highest-ranking Sea Org officer with the rank of captain. The higher rank of commodore is permanently reserved for the reincarnation of the late L. Ron ...
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.
Dispute of Jesus and the Pharisees, by James Tissot, c. 1890. Another approach to estimating the year of birth is based on an attempt to work backwards from the point when Jesus began preaching, using the statement in Luke 3:23 that he was "about 30 years of age" at that time. [25]
The bulk of the human religious experience pre-dates written history, which is roughly 7,000 years old. [1] A lack of written records results in most of the knowledge of pre-historic religion being derived from archaeological records and other indirect sources, and from suppositions.