Scientology

E183600

controversial religion new religious movement religion

Scientology is a controversial modern religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard that combines elements of self-help, science fiction, and spiritual counseling practices.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Scientology canonical	59
Church of Scientology	3
Scientology (former)	3
Scientology movement	2
Church of Scientology publications	1
Dianetics	1
L. Ron Hubbard teachings	1
Scientology (former association, reported)	1
Scientology (indirectly, via marriage to L. Ron Hubbard)	1
Scientology Bridge to Total Freedom	1
Scientology and celebrities	1
Scientology auditing practices	1
Scientology doctrine	1
Scientology lower Bridge auditing	1
Scientology practice	1
Scientology practices	1
Scientology scriptures	1
Scientology spiritual progression	1
Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1637628 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scientology
Context triple: [Lawrence Wright, wroteAbout, Scientology]

A. Kulti
Kulti is an industrial town in eastern India known for its historical iron and steel works and its location within the Asansol region of West Bengal.
B. Theosophy
Theosophy is a spiritual and philosophical movement that blends Eastern and Western esoteric traditions, emphasizing mystical insight, reincarnation, and the pursuit of universal spiritual truths.
C. Gnostikos
Gnostikos is a spiritual treatise by the early Christian monk Evagrius Ponticus that offers guidance for advanced contemplatives on knowledge of God and the inner life.
D. Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
E. Religion of Humanity
Religion of Humanity is a secular, positivist faith system devised by Auguste Comte that venerates humanity and human progress in place of a traditional deity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scientology
Target entity description: Scientology is a controversial modern religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard that combines elements of self-help, science fiction, and spiritual counseling practices.

A. Kulti
Kulti is an industrial town in eastern India known for its historical iron and steel works and its location within the Asansol region of West Bengal.
B. Theosophy
Theosophy is a spiritual and philosophical movement that blends Eastern and Western esoteric traditions, emphasizing mystical insight, reincarnation, and the pursuit of universal spiritual truths.
C. Gnostikos
Gnostikos is a spiritual treatise by the early Christian monk Evagrius Ponticus that offers guidance for advanced contemplatives on knowledge of God and the inner life.
D. Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
E. Religion of Humanity
Religion of Humanity is a secular, positivist faith system devised by Auguste Comte that venerates humanity and human progress in place of a traditional deity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	controversial religion ⓘ new religious movement ⓘ religion ⓘ
coreConcept	Clear ⓘ Operating Thetan ⓘ auditing ⓘ engrams ⓘ thetan ⓘ
corePractice	auditing sessions ⓘ training routines ⓘ
coreText	Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health ⓘ Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought ⓘ linked to: Scientology
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
founder	L. Ron Hubbard ⓘ
goal	to become Clear ⓘ to reach Operating Thetan levels ⓘ
hasAssociatedOrganization	Applied Scholastics ⓘ Church of Spiritual Technology ⓘ Citizens Commission on Human Rights ⓘ Criminon ⓘ Narconon ⓘ Religious Technology Center ⓘ Sea Org ⓘ World Institute of Scientology Enterprises ⓘ
hasBelief	humans are immortal spiritual beings called thetans ⓘ psychological trauma is stored as engrams ⓘ spiritual advancement is achieved through auditing and training ⓘ spiritual technology developed by L. Ron Hubbard ⓘ thetans have lived many past lives ⓘ
hasClergyLikeGroup	Sea Organization ⓘ
hasCriticism	allegations of abuse and coercive practices ⓘ allegations of aggressive litigation against critics ⓘ allegations of financial exploitation of members ⓘ
hasLanguage	specialized jargon and terminology created by L. Ron Hubbard ⓘ
hasLeader	David Miscavige ⓘ
hasLegalHistory	involved in numerous court cases worldwide ⓘ
hasMainOrganization	Church of Scientology ⓘ linked to: Scientology
hasMedia	Freedom Magazine ⓘ Scientology TV network ⓘ
hasMembership	international ⓘ
hasPractice	disconnection policy ⓘ ethics and justice system ⓘ security checks ⓘ training courses for members ⓘ
hasRitual	funeral services ⓘ naming ceremonies ⓘ wedding ceremonies ⓘ
hasScripture	Hubbard policy letters ⓘ linked to: Hubbard Hubbard technical bulletins ⓘ linked to: Hubbard
hasStatus	considered a commercial enterprise in some jurisdictions ⓘ considered a cult in some countries ⓘ recognized as a religion in some countries ⓘ recognized as a religion in the United States ⓘ
hasTaxStatus	tax-exempt religious organization in the United States ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Clearwater, Florida ⓘ linked to: Clearwater, Florida, United States Los Angeles, California ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
inception	1950s ⓘ
isCriticalOf	psychiatry ⓘ psychology ⓘ
organizationalStructure	hierarchical ⓘ
teaches	bridge to total freedom as a path of spiritual advancement ⓘ
usesDevice	E-meter ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (82)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lawrence Wright → wroteAbout → Scientology ⓘ

Giovanni Ribisi → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science → criticizes → Dianetics ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

Isaac Hayes → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Chick Corea → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Lisa Marie Presley → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Laura Prepon → religion → Scientology (former) ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

Tom Cruise → religion → Church of Scientology ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

Priscilla Presley → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Erika Christensen → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief → subject → Church of Scientology ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief → subject → Scientology ⓘ

Scientology → hasMainOrganization → Church of Scientology ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

Scientology → coreText → Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

L. Ron Hubbard → religionFounded → Scientology ⓘ

L. Ron Hubbard → movement → Scientology ⓘ

Michael Peña → hasReligion → Scientology ⓘ

John Travolta → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Isabella Jane Cruise → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Connor Cruise → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Jason Dohring → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Kirstie Alley → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Jada Pinkett Smith → religion → Scientology (former association, reported) ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

Leah Remini → formerReligion → Scientology ⓘ

Rather You Than Me → hasPart → Scientology ⓘ

Anne Archer → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Bodhi Elfman → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Benjamin Keough → religion → Scientology (former) ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

Jenna Elfman → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Kelly Preston → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Armando Anthony Corea → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Mimi Rogers → religion → Scientology (former) ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath → subject → Scientology ⓘ

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath → hasEpisodeTheme → Scientology and celebrities ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

Catherine Bell → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Roy Wallis → studied → Scientology ⓘ

Church of Scientology UK headquarters at Saint Hill Manor → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Saint Hill Manor → associatedWith → Scientology ⓘ

David Miscavige → religion → Scientology ⓘ

David Miscavige → movement → Scientology movement ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health → subject → Scientology ⓘ

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health → influenced → Scientology ⓘ

Thetan → usedIn → Scientology ⓘ

subject linked to: thetan

Clear (Scientology) → religion → Scientology ⓘ

subject linked to: Clear

Clear (Scientology) → centralTo → Scientology auditing practices ⓘ

subject linked to: Clear

linked to: Scientology

Clear (Scientology) → goalOf → Scientology lower Bridge auditing ⓘ

subject linked to: Clear

linked to: Scientology

Clear (Scientology) → promotedBy → Church of Scientology publications ⓘ

subject linked to: Clear

linked to: Scientology

Operating Thetan → religion → Scientology ⓘ

Operating Thetan → coreConceptOf → Scientology ⓘ

Operating Thetan → definedIn → Scientology scriptures ⓘ

linked to: Scientology

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