Scientology

Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices created by the American author L. Ron Hubbard. Hubbard initially presented his ideas in 1950 as a form of talk therapy called Dianetics. He later expanded and reframed those ideas as a religion, which he named Scientology. In 1953, he founded the Church of Scientology, which, by one 2014 estimate, had around 30,000 members.

county seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States

organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system

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groups and individuals who practice Scientology beliefs and techniques independently of the Church of Scientology

religious group that flourished in the 1960s and 1970s