3. Can you be a Scientologist and a member of another religion at the same time?
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This article is from the New Readers Scientology FAQ, by rkeller@netaxs.com (Rod Keller) with numerous contributions by others.
3. Can you be a Scientologist and a member of another religion at the same time?
Answer By: Elizabeth McCoy <emccoy@jade.mv.net>
If you can reconcile any differences in teachings adequately in your own
mind, then yes. New data may cause this process of reconciling to be in a
constant state of flux.
If you start "mixing practices," using some of your outside beliefs while
auditing someone else (or maybe even yourself -- not sure), then you will
get in trouble. Part of the reason for this is that there have been a few
cases where someone besides LRH tried creating/modifying a process, and it
turned out very badly (I have experienced one of these, regarding a very
low level drill; the altered version was Bad). In a backlash to this, it
was decided that it was safer to "freeze" the processes into something
that, while it might or might not contain bugs, generally worked very
well.
Answer By: Rogue Agent <rogue@denali.ccs.neu.edu>
Scientology introduces new doctrines for its members as they progress up
the Bridge. Some of these doctrines contradict the doctrines of other
religions - for instance reincarnation. As these doctrines are
introduced, members must choose between being faithful to one religion
or the other.
Answer By: Mark Adams <adams@psilink.com> and Dierdre <deeny3@aol.com>
Scientology imposes no restrictions on religious beliefs. But, members
whose religious practices include meditation, yoga or spellcasting are
frequently denied Scn services.
Individuals within the free zone hold that being allowed to choose your
course in life is vital. So an incredible variety of religious beliefs
can coexist in harmony.
Further, many of those present in the Free Zone borrow from a variety of
belief systems to augment their tools. The Truth tends to be found in a
variety of places.
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