- Founder:
- Lafayette Ronald Hubbard
- Born March 13, 1911 in Tilden, Nebraska
- Founded:
- 1954 in Washington, D.C.
- Founding Occasion:
- The release of Hubbard’s book Dianetics: A Modern Science of Mental Health
- Headquarters:
- Los Angeles, California
- Membership:
- Approximately 8,000,000
- Current Leadership:
- Heber Jentzsch
- Parent Religion:
- New Thought (Christianity)
- Sacred Texts:
- Dianetics: A Modern Science of Mental Health
- Foundational Principle:
Humans are actually creatures from another planet, called Thetans. We don’t realize our true nature because of traumatic experiences. If we could overcome these traumas, we would realize who and what we are.
- Official Website:
- www.scientology.org
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