Scientologists believe that at the time of a child's birth, a thetan comes down and attaches itself. It is believed that a person's character and behavior is determined by the thetan. These thetans bring their own baggage, however, from their past lives, and it is the role of the scientologist to increase their thetan level, or soul power, to resolve the thetan's past trauma and to become "clear".
If it sounds like science fiction to you, you are not alone. One of the main criticisms leveled at these beliefs is how much it sounds like a Sci-Fi movie. And in some ways Scientology and the entertainment business are very much intermixed.
The church first took hold in California and attracted many young Hollywood artists. The founder L. Ron Hubbard was a science fiction novelist and is said to have always been intrigued by the film industry. At the time he founded scientology, he was writing in Hollywood, hoping to further his entertainment career by penning screenplays. In , the church opened its first "Celebrity Centre", a church that is open to the public but meant for artists, business leaders, athletes, and other notable persons who may be interested in participating in the church and perhaps lending their talents to it.
Hubbard hoped that the religion would be popularized through the arts. Many notable people did in fact join the church and go on to publicly advocate for Scientology.
The two most famous followers are John Travolta and Tom Cruise. Travolta was the first big celebrity to come out from the Scientology flock. He found the church in after reading Dianetics. He has credited scientology for giving him the resources and the confidence to pursue his acting career. When he became world famous after starring in the film Saturday Night Fever in , he was in a way the de facto face of Scientology. Tom Cruise has perhaps supplanted Travolta as the biggest celebrity proponent of the church.
According to the official Church of Scientology website , there are now more than 11, churches, missions and groups in nations, and the movement welcomes more than 4. But scholars and outside observers of the movement say the number of practicing Scientologists may be lower than the church claims, possibly numbering in the hundreds of thousands worldwide.
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