WHAT IS SCIENTOLOGY’S VIEW OF MOSES, JESUS, MUHAMMAD, THE BUDDHA AND OTHER RELIGIOUS FIGURES OF THE PAST?
L. Ron Hubbard honored the great religious leaders of the past for the wisdom they brought to the world. He wrote that Scientology shares “the goals set for Man by Christ, which are wisdom, good health and immortality.” In “Religious Influence in Society: Role of the Volunteer Minister” L. Ron Hubbard states: “The great religious civilizing forces of the past, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and others, have all emphasized differentiation of good from evil and higher ethical values.” In “The Hope of Man,” a lecture given on June 3, 1955, Mr. Hubbard states that he honors: “The great spiritual leaders of the past—not of modern times, but of the past—since these people handed along enough tradition to make us aware of the fact that there was a spiritual side to Man. These great spiritual leaders have been hanged, reviled, misinterpreted, badly quoted, have not been at all comprehended, but nevertheless, they are the hands through which a torch has been handed forward through the centuri
Related Questions
- Where can I view previous videos that were on ABC15.com (such as past Investigators stories, the broadcast on the Purple Heart recipients, etc)?
- In light of this view, how can the media portray the different cultural and religious groups without falling into generalizations?
- What is the Islamic view of Jesus?
