When you think of religions, you probably think of a specific set of beliefs, right? You might have a general idea of what those beliefs are or at least an understanding of how they work.
Los Angeles Scientology Churches celebrate the 74th anniversary of Dianetics and the launch of a year that promises record-breaking expansion Scientologists, neighbors and guests gathered at an outdoor auditorium at the Church of Scientology Los Angeles Saturday, May 11. They filled Scientology Churches up and down L. Ron Hubbard Way in East Hollywood for a dinner […]
Sikhs and Scientologists combine efforts to raise the bar on human rights Every April, Sikh communities around the world celebrate the Sikh faith festival of Vaisakhi with a procession known as Nagar Kirtan. The event not only brings the Sikh community together but also promotes Sikh beliefs and community activism to the wider society. Human
“There is no person alive who cannot make a new beginning.” — L. Ron Hubbard In the Bronx, where the violent crime rate is the highest of the five boroughs of New York City, TBS New Direction, a Bronx-based mentoring and youth interventionist nonprofit, is addressing the root of the problem. Joined by religious
Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Exhibit in New York extended through May 12 Those seeking help, beware, warns Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog. The group marched through the streets of New York to raise awareness about coercive mental health practices including forced institutionalization and the use of electroshock (ECT)—even
“You are beginning an adventure. Treat it as an adventure. And may you never be the same again.” — L. Ron Hubbard Untold millions have benefited from L. Ron Hubbard’s perennially best-selling Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health since it was first published on May 9, 1950. As the book’s diamond jubilee year begins,
Helping kids make informed decisions to live drug-free No stranger to drug abuse and its toll, Alfredo Riaño, who heads the chapter of Foundation for a Drug-Free World in Valencia, Spain, shares his own story to help kids avoid the ordeal of addiction that he eventually escaped from. And he trains educators, law enforcement and
Citizens Commission on Human Rights confronts the American Psychiatric Association at its annual meeting in New York demanding that the group condemn coercive psychiatric practices in the field of mental health Midtown Manhattan reverberated with angry voices chanting “Stop the Torture—Ban ECT” as a phalanx of protesters from Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) made
Helping youth make the informed decision to live drug-free On average, 22 adolescents ages 14 to 18 died of overdose in the U.S. every week in 2022. Each was a tragedy. Reaching youth with effective drug prevention can save young lives. Looking for a program that would get through to kids on this vital subject,
A march through the center of Budapest and the opening of a shocking exhibit exposed psychiatry to the cold light of truth In the aftermath of the UN and World Health Organization guidance directing psychiatry that cease its coercive practices in the field of mental health, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) Congress in Budapest in April 2024
Inner-city kids rock the house with their talent and energy An ensemble of 22 kids proved “Rock and Roll is Here to Stay” with their high-energy rendition of Grease [PG] at the Church of Scientology Los Angeles last week, produced and directed by Inner City Shakespeare Ensemble Founder and Executive Director Dr. Melanie Andrews. The young
