Is Narconon religious?
Yes. Narconon claims to be secular, but all of its therapeutic methods are part of the “scriptures” of the religion of Scientology. Many of its practices are based solely on belief rather than medical science – a particularly obvious example is the use of “assists”, a Scientology form of faith healing through the laying on of hands. Past versions of Narconon training manuals have been taken directly from Scientology originals, with very minor changes of wording or vocabulary to remove the most obvious signs of Scientology. Narconon’s claim of secularism relies on outsiders not having enough knowledge of Scientology doctrine to recognise that much of its own doctrine is, in fact, pure Scientology. (See “Narconon and Scientology – Doctrines”.
