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The Scientology Story: The Selling of a Church // Shoring Up Its Religious Profile

Title: The Scientology Story: The Selling of a Church // Shoring Up Its Religious Profile
Date: Monday, 25 June 1990
Publisher: Los Angeles Times (California)
Authors: Joel Sappell, Robert W. Welkos
Main source: articles.latimes.com

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The church has adopted the terminology and trappings of traditional theologies. But the IRS is not convinced. Since its founding some 35 years ago by the late science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology has worked hard to shore up its religious profile for the public, the courts and the Internal Revenue Service. In the old days, for example, those who purchased Hubbard's Scientology courses were called "students." Today, they are "parishioners." The group's "franchises" have become "missions." And Hubbard's teachings, ... [Read the rest at articles.latimes.com]