What's going on in Haiti

• A day in the life of a Scientology volunteer in Haiti
• Slide show of Scientology volunteers in action
• The blog of a Scientology volunteer in Haiti
• A Scientology volunteer tells her story - including what happened when another earthquake hit
• HAITI: John Travolta y Cienciologia llevan 400 médicos y voluntarios

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Church of Scientology: Sending Help to Haiti

Scientology: Do you believe in an afterlife?

Steph asked: Do you believe in an afterlife?

Depends on your definition of afterlife. I have personal certainty that I am an individual spiritual being who has lived before and will live again. It's like you buy a car and it eventually breaks down and you go buy another one. That is how I view bodies. The body I had last lifetime died, so I got myself another one and when this one dies I'll get another. It's a very simple concept.

Thanks to the auditing I have had, I can easily recall my past lives, so I have a strong personal certainty about this.

Other ideas of what constitutes an afterlife are things like "heaven" and "hell". There is no data in Scientology about those, so an individual can make up his or her own mind about them.

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Scientology and Newborn Care

aya-dares asked:

We are doing a group presentation about Scientology and I would like to ask you a few questions about newborn care. (I have found a couple of opposing materials and am not quite sure which are true.)

-Are there any specific practices in Scientology for new born babies after birth?
-Do you allow administration of vaccinations, injections and antibiotics to newborns?
-How about blood testing and circumcision?
-Do women breastfeed their babies? Do they use formula?
-Is it true that parents are prohibited from talking or holding their baby for a day (or a week) after birth?

I have quite a few questions. I really would appreciate any response regarding any of the questions

Hey aya, good questions. I'll do my best to answer.

Are there any specific practices in Scientology for new born babies after birth?
There are no required practices but there is a suggestion that the baby be welcomed and told where he/she is. This helps orients the being to their new life.

Do you allow administration of vaccinations, injections and antibiotics to newborns?
Such things are totally up to the parents and doctors. Scientology is not a medical practice. and doesn't intrude into that area

How about blood testing and circumcision?
Same thing, it is totally up to the parents.

Do women breastfeed their babies? Do they use formula?
Same again. There is a formula that L. Ron Hubbard came up with but there is no requirement to use it. For example, my daughter was allergic to cows milk, so when her mother was having trouble breastfeeding we gave my daughter a formula based on goats milk.

Is it true that parents are prohibited from talking or holding their baby for a day (or a week) after birth?
That is completely false. Such a practice would be very bad for the poor kid and would make them feel unwanted or abandoned. That's the last thing you want to do.

Thanks for asking such great questions. If you have any more feel free to ask.

Scientology: How does one accomplish this goal?

Steph asked in the last post "What is the goal of your religion? This time the question is "How does one accomplish this goal?":

By helping individuals improve themselves spiritually - as described in earlier answers:

- Scientology Auditing
- Scientology Training

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