Psychiatry Industry of Death Refuted by 13Heathens

The Citizens Commission for Human Rights is obviously another front group for the Church of Scientology.

L Ron Hubbard was a paranoid schizophrenic. This can be seen throughout his writings, which would later become the scriptures of the Church of Scientology. CCHR, whether they claim to be a separate entity or not, also embraces these twisted ideals.

While watching "Psychiatry: Industry of Death" by the CCHR the fears of the founder of the cult could be seen reflected within the claims of this propaganda film. They present it as if were a legitimate documentary, however many of the facts have been changed, exaggerated, doctored, and in same cases invented.

The 13Heathens YouTube channel does a pretty thorough job of debunking CCHR propaganda film called Psychiatry Industry of Death. To view 13Heathens' videos click -- Here --.

The Secrets of Scientology by Dave Touretzky

The Church of Scientology is a rich and vengeful religious cult, or as one critic puts it, "a cross between the Moonies and the Mafia." But it would be a mistake to dismiss its underlying technology as harmless or ineffective. Scientologists know a great deal about thought control, social control, rhetorical judo (defeat by misdirection, deft use of logical fallacies) and high pressure sales, though as victims of their own technology, they wouldn't characterize it that way.

Despite its extensive advertising campaign, including half-hour TV infomercials for Dianetics, the Church has been careful to maintain a veil of mystery about its teachings, in part by outlawing any meaningful discussion or analysis of them. -- read more --

Pseudopsychotherapeutic Dianetics

Scientology, as a religion (NRM[1]), constitutes a body of beliefs and related practices initially created by American science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. The beginning of Scientology can be traced back to the phenomenal success of L. Ron Hubbard's book Dianetics. The practice of Dianetics (the precursor of Scientology) as described in the L. Ron's book, came under attack for making claims of medical cures without its claims being established scientifically. Rather than conducting any scientific studies to prove its efficacy, L. Ron decided to reintroduce Dianetics practices under the protective umbrella of religion. A religion can be just about anything that a person or group claims it to be as long as the practices do not violate established law. In the beginning Scientology sold courses and auditing services according to a price schedule and they did not enjoy tax-exempt status. Later the Church of Scientology was careful to ordain ministers, hold church services and define all fees for training and auditing as voluntary donations. And then they took the IRS to court to demand recognition of their tax-exempt status.

[1] NRM: New Religious Movement is a neutral term that is suggested as a replacement for the word "cult" because it is an emotionally charged word that has negative connotations. What constitutes a religion or a cult is debatable. Critics of the Church of Scientology (COS) call it a cult. Scientologists dislike the term cult if it is used to characterize Scientology. Whether a person considers the Church of Scientology a religious cult or not largely depends on the person’s relationship to, or experience with, the group. This is a topic for another blog. Selling Scientology