Scientology A Religion In L. Ron Hubbard's Scientology

To call scientology a religion is over selling its concept. In my opinion a religion is suppose to help one find and make peace with their inner self and ultimately ending suffering the human soul. However, scientology is based on a successful novel Dianetics written by L. Ron Hubbard, which was a figment of his imagination, in essence, a fiction novel. Scientology doesn’t scream religion in my mind even if they have that cross on top of their church. When I hear about scientology it screams the world greatest scheme in the world. It is built on lies and blackmailing and crime. Though that wasn’t in the novel, the religion was an after-fact of a famous novel. After this novel gained popularity in its genre because of the its content. To be

Most of the people that produce these documentaries get their information from the ex-members of scientology community, which never want to be named because of fear of being blackmailed. I think that if it were a religion then people would be free to come and leave as they wish without fearing that their reputation will be tarnished if they happen to speak up against a church. Their teachings or what they call ‘auditing by church’ built on the bases of corruption. The belief that “people can free themselves of their human form and reclaim their true selves” is the core of their classes which are claimed to “help people relive painful or traumatic events from their past, with the goal of freeing themselves from carrying these burdens” (Barnes, S., & For Dummies.). These classes are sessions that members are encouraged to attend in “exchange of monetary donations” (Barnes, S., & For Dummies.). I believe these are the version of Catholic confessions except that they are recorded and used to threaten members when they try to leave or speak publicly. How is one suppose to help one attain peace when they are always worried that someone has their voice recorded confessing all the dirty secrets or things that can potentially damage their reputation. This qualifies as pure blackmailing and extortion of the