Sam Butler

The International Association of Scientologists (IAS) is funding Scientology Volunteer Ministers to help in Haiti, in the spirit of their motto, “Something CAN be done about it”.

To Scientologists: if you want to volunteer, contact

vm@volunteerministers.org

To all: To make a donation to the IAS, contact your local Church of Scientology. To train as a Volunteer Minister, do the same. To find your nearest Church, visit http://www.scientology.org/links/locator.html

Damn good question; Christians have Christmas, Hindus (and Sikhs and Jains) have Diwali, Muslims have Eid-ul-Fitr, Jews have Hanukkah, and so on. So it’s only fair you should know what Scientologists consider the important dates in their yearly calendar, particularly as we approach the almost universally-accepted cultural celebration of New Year’s…
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In the secularised world of the United States, Christmastime is ‘officially’ referred to by most institutions as the “holidays,” not to be confused with the English word “holiday,” roughly translating into the American English “vacation”. But here in the UK, Christmas is Christmas, and it is recognised as being a Christian celebration. So what of Scientology at this time of year? Do Scientologists celebrate Christmas, for instance?
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Flourish: to be in a state of activity and production; expanding in influence; thriving; visibly doing well. Prosper: to achieve economic success; succeeding at what one does.

Recently the truly excellent (IMHO) short film director and Scientologist Taron Lexton completed work on a visualisation of the 1981 nonreligious moral code by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, The Way To Happiness. It’s basically a feature film but the characters don’t have any dialogue as such; rather the narrative is provided by a word-for-word reading of the book, with the video imagery supporting and helping visually explain the content. Never seen anything quite like it, loved it, end of story. So here’s a quote from my favourite part of the book, the penultimate (second-to-last) chapter: Read the rest of this entry »

“A civilisation 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.”—L. Ron Hubbard, September 1965.

Having been away for a while, I haven’t written on this blog for 27 days. A lot can happen in 27 days… Today we’re going to add some truth to the media soup. Firstly, the majority of time I have been away was spent preparing for the 25th anniversary celebrations of the International Assocation of Scientologists (IAS), the Church of Scientology’s membership organisation which, through membership dues and donations, funds Church-sponsored religious and secular activities such as its Volunteer Minister programme, secular programmes in anti-drug and human rights education, and new, ideal Churches of Scientology in capital cities and cultural centres around the world.
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Inherent in the subject of Scientology and indeed the Church of Scientology, which ministers the Scientology religion, is the concept of religious, racial and ethnic tolerance; that all people are entitled to choose and practice their own religious, spiritual and cultural beliefs. It’s written into the Creed of the Church of Scientology, an extract of which follows:
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As a Scientologist, I’m still quite impressed with the practicality of my own religion. Take relationships for example; there is a wealth of information in Scientology texts on this subject which, as many of us know anyway, is inseparable from the subject of communication. Scientology describes urges toward survival, called Dynamics, including the first four which are (1) self; (2) sex and the family; (3) groups; and (4) mankind. As I’ve just attended a wedding, congratulated a friend on his recent engagement, and been on a holiday of sorts with my girlfriend, I thought I’d share some wisdom on the Second Dynamic… Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday I fell foul of dodgy smallprint. It didn’t cost me much, but I learned from the mistake. More importantly however, I’ve written a letter to the company concerned, in the hope that they will correct their dishonest ways. Now, here at the Church of Scientology we have a lot of administrative policies and principles written by L. Ron Hubbard, which are not just applicable to a Church of Scientology but to most any organisation you could think of. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve just returned from assisting international human rights organisation, Youth for Human Rights International, with their 6th annual human rights summit in Geneva, Switzerland. Supported by the Church of Scientology as our chosen non-religious human rights programme, Youth for Human Rights International aims to make the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights known and understood, primarily among young people, throughout all nations of the world. More to follow…