tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821489.post6072832576138404532..comments2023-08-23T09:15:54.560-04:00Comments on My Scientology Blog: Research on ScientologyGrahamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05391080535858750246noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821489.post-80637432814719517122008-04-28T22:17:00.000-04:002008-04-28T22:17:00.000-04:00Hey Terryeo,That's not bad. I've seen some very i...Hey Terryeo,<BR/><BR/>That's not bad. I've seen some very inaccurate articles on other wikis so this one is a step in the right direction.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for doing that.Grahamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05391080535858750246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821489.post-12575624311174089442008-04-12T21:45:00.000-04:002008-04-12T21:45:00.000-04:00Hey John,I'd say they either didn't understand it ...Hey John,<BR/><BR/>I'd say they either didn't understand it or they never actually studied it.<BR/><BR/>I'm restudying <A HREF="http://www.bridgepub.com/items/dmsmh-sc.html?locale=en_US&_sssnkey=91a01dab22dfba56d9d1d12721e63303" REL="nofollow">"Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health</A>" for the seventh or eighth time and I am still finding more in it. Just think what the level of understanding is of the person who read a couple of chapters once - very, very low.<BR/><BR/>It's funny how I, who have been a <A HREF="http://scientologist.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Scientologist</A> for over 30 years, am very aware of the real problems that concern the Church, yet I've never seen one of them mentioned on a hate site or in the questions I get from "critics". Their questions always surprise me because they are usually about stuff that has nothing to do with <A HREF="http://www.bonafidescientology.org/" REL="nofollow">Scientology</A>. Yet they are convinced it is true.<BR/><BR/>I guess it goes back to something one of the most evil men who ever lived said: "<A HREF="http://eclecticstuff.blogspot.com/2008/01/repeat-lie-thousand-times-and-it.html" REL="nofollow">Repeat a lie a thousand times and it becomes the truth</A>". Which is exactly what the hate sites do.Grahamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05391080535858750246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821489.post-49649721554870338622008-04-12T19:57:00.000-04:002008-04-12T19:57:00.000-04:00It just struck me that not ONE, not ONE person who...It just struck me that not ONE, not ONE person who produces or contributes to a Scientology hate site or who calls himself or herself an "ex-scientologist," has ever actually STUDIED Scientology.<BR/><BR/>They just skimmed over the materials.<BR/><BR/>The ONLY way to find out about Scientology is to study it. I have been involved in education for 37 years and I would categorically state that Scientology is the ONLY subject that teaches you how to study.<BR/><BR/>Yours sincerely,<BR/><BR/>John DavisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905783273196275104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821489.post-36650584323193693492008-04-11T04:14:00.000-04:002008-04-11T04:14:00.000-04:00Here are 24 articles by religious scholars on Scie...Here are 24 articles by religious scholars on Scientology, and eight articles on related subjects, in as many places as I could find them. I don't know if you have all these already, but I thought you might find this collection helpful. <BR/><BR/>"Scientology, An Analysis and Comparison of its Religious Systems and Doctrines"<BR/>Bryan R. Wilson, Ph.D. Oxford University <BR/>http://theology.scientology.org/eng/pdf/scientology-10-analysis.pdf<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/collection/Scientology/pointI.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology, The Marks of a Religion"<BR/>Frank K. Flinn, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor in Religious Studies, <BR/>Washington University Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. <BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Flinn/index.htm<BR/>http://theology.scientology.org/eng/pdf/scientology-11-marks-religion.pdf<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/flinn01.pdf<BR/><BR/>"Scientology, Its Cosmology, Anthropology, System of Ethics & Methodologies"<BR/>Régis Dericquebourg, Professor, Sociology of Religion <BR/>University of Lille III, Lille, France <BR/>http://theology.scientology.org/eng/pdf/scientology-12-methodologies.pdf<BR/>Also under the title, "Scientology" <BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Dericquebourg/index.htm<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/dericquebourg01.pdf<BR/><BR/>"Scientology, An Analysis and Review of a New Religion"<BR/>M. Darrol Bryant, Ph. D., Professor of Religion and Culture<BR/>Renison College, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada <BR/>http://theology.scientology.org/eng/pdf/scientology-13-new-religion.pdf<BR/>Also under the title, "Scientology: A New Religion" <BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Bryant/index.htm<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/bryant01.pdf<BR/>Also under the title, "The Religious Nature of Scientology"<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/ReligiousNature/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology And Contemporary Definitions of Religion in the Social Sciences"<BR/>Alejandro Frigerio, Ph. D., Associate Professor of Sociology<BR/>Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina <BR/>http://www.qualifiedscientology.org/ <BR/>http://theology.scientology.org/eng/pdf/scientology-14-definitions.pdf<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/frigerio01.pdf<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Frigerio/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology, A True Religion"<BR/>Urbano Alonso Galan, Doctor in Philosophy and Licenciate in Theology<BR/>Gregorian University and Saint Bonaventure Pontifical Facutly, Rome <BR/>http://theology.scientology.org/eng/pdf/scientology-15-true-religion.pdf<BR/><BR/>"Scientology, The Relationship Between Scientology and Other Religions"<BR/>Fumio Sawada, Eighth Holder of the Secrets of Yu-itsu Shinto <BR/>http://theology.scientology.org/eng/pdf/scientology-16-other-religions.pdf<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/sawada01.pdf<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/SAWADA/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology, Social Science and the Definition of Religion"<BR/>James A. Beckford, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick, England<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Beckford/index.htm <BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/beckford01.pdf<BR/><BR/>"Scientology: A Comparison with Religions of the East and West"<BR/>Per-Arne Berglie, Professor, History of Religion<BR/>University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Berglie/index.htm<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/berglie01.pdf<BR/><BR/>"Is Scientology a Religion?"<BR/>Alan W. Black, Associate Professor of Sociology<BR/>University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Black/index.htm<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/black01.pdf<BR/><BR/>"Scientology: Its True Nature"<BR/>Harri Heino, Professor of Theology<BR/>University of Tempere, Helsinki, Finland<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/heino01.pdf<BR/><BR/>"Is Scientology a Religion?"<BR/>A Report of Research by Dean M. Kelley, Counselor on Religious Liberty<BR/>National Counsel of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/kelly01.pdf<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Kelley/rsv2.htm<BR/><BR/>"Religious Philosophy, Religion and Church"<BR/>G.C. Oosthuizen, Th.D., Professor (Retired), Dept. of Science of Religion<BR/>University of Durban-Westville, Natal, South Africa<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/oosthuizer01.pdf<BR/>http://www.emanationinc.com/oost/<BR/><BR/>"The Religious Nature of Scientology"<BR/>Geoffrey Parrinder, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus<BR/>Comparative Study of Religions, University of London, England<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/parrinder01.pdf<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Parrinder/index.htm<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/ThreeExpertises/ba7.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology Its HistoricalMorphological Frame"<BR/>Dario Sabbatucci, Professor of History of Religions<BR/>University of Rome, Rome, Italy<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/sabbatucci01.pdf<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Sabbatucci/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology A Way of Spiritual SelfIndentification"<BR/>Michael A. Sivertsev, Ph.D., Chairman for New Religions <BR/>Board of Cooperation with Religious Organisations, Office of the Russian President<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/sivertsev01.pdf<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Sivertsev/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology and Religion"<BR/>Christiaan Vonck, Ph. D., <BR/>Faculty for Comparative Study Of Religions, Antwerp, Belgium<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/vonck01.pdf<BR/><BR/>"The Church of Scientology"<BR/>Juha Pentikainen, Ph.D., Marja Pentikainen, MSC <BR/>Helsinki, Finland<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/pentikainen01.pdf<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Pentikainen/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"Is Scientology a Religion?<BR/>Gary D. Bouma, Ph.D., Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology<BR/>Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/bouma/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology- A Religion in South Africa<BR/>David Chidester, Professor of Comparative Religion<BR/>University of Cape Town, South Africa<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Chidester/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology - A New Religion"<BR/>Samuel S. Hill, Ph.D., Professor of Religion<BR/>County of Watauga, North Carolina, U.S.A.<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/hill/page01.htm<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/ThreeExpertises/ba9.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology and the New Age"<BR/>Dr. Josef Wolf <BR/>Professor at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Wolf/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"Scientology A New Religion"<BR/>Herbert Richardson, Ph.D., Professor of Religious Studies<BR/>University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Richardson/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"A Short Study of the Scientology Religion"<BR/>J. Gordon Melton, Methodist Minister, Ph.D. in the History and Literature of Religions<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/melton/page01.htm<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/ThreeExpertises/ba8.htm<BR/><BR/><BR/>"A Contemporary Ordered Religious Community: The Sea Organization"<BR/>by J. Gordon Melton, Ph.D. in the History and Literature of Religions<BR/>http://www.cesnur.org/2001/london2001/melton.htm<BR/><BR/>"The Church of Scientology’s Rehabilitation Project Force"<BR/>A Study by Juha Pentikäinen (Chair of the Department of the Study of Religions, University of Helsinki, Finland), Jurgen F.K. Redhardt, and Michael York (Bath Spa University College)<BR/>http://www.cesnur.org/2002/scient_rpf_01.htm<BR/><BR/>"Religious Toleration and Religious Diversity"<BR/>Bryan Wilson, Ph.D., Oxford University, United Kingdom<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/collection/diversity/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"Social Change and New Religious Movements"<BR/>Bryan Ronald Wilson, Ph.D., University of Oxford, England<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/wilson03.pdf<BR/><BR/>"Religious Liberty in Europe"<BR/>Prof. Massimo Introvigne <BR/>Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), Turin, Italia<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Introvigne/index.htm<BR/><BR/>"L. Ron Hubbard & Scientology, Annotated Bibliographical Survey of Primary & Secondary Literature"<BR/>Marco Frenschkowski, University of Mainz, Germany <BR/>http://web.uni-marburg.de/religionswissenschaft/journal/mjr/frenschkowski.html<BR/><BR/>"The Reliability of Apostate Testimony about New Religious Movements"<BR/>Lonnie D. Kliever, Dr. Phil., Professor of Religious Studies<BR/>Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/kliever01.pdf<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Kliever/start.htm<BR/><BR/>"Apostates and New Religious Movements"<BR/>Bryan Ronald Wilson, Ph.D., University of Oxford, England<BR/>http://www.scientologytoday.org/experts/eng/wilson01.pdf<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Wilson/index.htm<BR/>http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/collection/apostate/index.htmKen (Me)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18255515246543238666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821489.post-58112404911800885362008-04-10T17:50:00.000-04:002008-04-10T17:50:00.000-04:00I would welcome any comment you wished to make on ...I would welcome any comment you wished to make on this article because I wrote the article.<BR/>http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/ScientologyTerryeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996941410773271009noreply@blogger.com