"As a Scientologist I have learned the harsh reality of religious discrimination. I have great respect for the religions of the world and have friends who follow nearly every faith. Along with Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim persons, I am on the board of directors of the Pave the Way Foundation, an inter-religious group which works to establish cooperation between religions by gestures of goodwill. For example, we took over 100 Jewish leaders to meet with Pope John Paul II to thank him for all he has done for the Jewish people.
"The media has a field day reporting a 'conflict' between Scientology and psychiatry. There may be some truth to this. I am personally, vehemently opposed to psychiatry at it is practiced today. Yet the real conflict, seldom reported, is between psychiatry and individuals, and between psychiatry and the society. Psychiatry tramps on individual rights, parental rights, and claims scientific 'authority' to do so.
"When a Scientologist speaks up about psychiatry, especially a prominent Scientologist like Tom Cruise, the 'conflict' is plastered all over the media. The rest of what we do goes largely unnoticed by the media. Yet, the fight against psychiatry is only 1/1000 of what Scientology and Scientologists are doing. Getting rid of psychiatry is not our main goal and function.
"Working with individuals and like-minded groups, we are working to achieve the aims of Scientology, as written by L. Ron Hubbard, who said: 'A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology.'"
Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin (www.jimmyakin.org) noted on a recent radio program that, according to Catholic teaching, one cannot be a member of the Catholic Church while adhering to another religion, including Scientology.
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/050727
© Matt C. Abbott
"The media has a field day reporting a 'conflict' between Scientology and psychiatry. There may be some truth to this. I am personally, vehemently opposed to psychiatry at it is practiced today. Yet the real conflict, seldom reported, is between psychiatry and individuals, and between psychiatry and the society. Psychiatry tramps on individual rights, parental rights, and claims scientific 'authority' to do so.
"When a Scientologist speaks up about psychiatry, especially a prominent Scientologist like Tom Cruise, the 'conflict' is plastered all over the media. The rest of what we do goes largely unnoticed by the media. Yet, the fight against psychiatry is only 1/1000 of what Scientology and Scientologists are doing. Getting rid of psychiatry is not our main goal and function.
"Working with individuals and like-minded groups, we are working to achieve the aims of Scientology, as written by L. Ron Hubbard, who said: 'A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology.'"
Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin (www.jimmyakin.org) noted on a recent radio program that, according to Catholic teaching, one cannot be a member of the Catholic Church while adhering to another religion, including Scientology.
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/050727
© Matt C. Abbott
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