16.4 Why has Scientology sometimes been considered controversial?
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This article is from the Scientology Catechism, by scninfo@pcnet.com (Scientology Information Server) with numerous contributions by others.
16.4 Why has Scientology sometimes been considered controversial?
Like all new ideas, Scientology has come under attack by
the uninformed and those who feel their vested interests
are threatened.
As Scientologists have openly and effectively advocated
social reform causes, they have become the target of
attacks.
For those vested interests who cling to a status quo that
is decimating society, Scientology's technology of making
the able more able poses a serious threat. Attacks follow
as an attempt to stop application of Scientology
technology.
When the Church steps in to handle the attack, the
conflict grabs the attention of the press, which lives on
controversy. Regardless of the unfounded nature of the
attackers' claims, reporters freely promote the
controversy. Those seeking to stop Scientology then join
the media in regurgitating and regenerating the created
controversy.
Scientology has always flourished and prospered in the
face of attacks. In every case where public disputes have
been manufactured, intentional and blatant false reports
about Scientology and its founder have been discovered to
be the common denominator. As the falsehoods are proven
lies, the controversy quickly fades, and the truth about
Scientology, what the Church really is and what its
members do replaces it. The source of these attacks and
the controversy they have generated is detailed in
Chapter 31 of [_What is Scientology?_; see FTP.PCNET.COM
/users/brianw/wis].
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