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This was the precursor to the Church of Scientology, Founded by L. Ron Hubbard, Dianetics was conceived as a form of therapy for people, this process was called "auditing".This practice involves techniques from hypnosis, and its purpose is to create obedience in the subject. This practice however was deemed pseudoscience by many experts, and later this practice was converted into one of the many practices of the Church of Scientology -
In 1952, Hubbard started his movement to convert his ideas of Dianetics into a religion under the name of Scientology.
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Between 1952-1953, a series of legal issues took place, many of his followers were arrested and and a prosecution of Hubbards Dianetics Foundation took place, for teaching medicine without an offical license.
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In 1953 Hubbard combined the Church of Scientology with the Church of American Science and the Church of Spiritual Engineering
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Hubbard regained the rights to Dianetics
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Throughout the 1960s The Church of Scientology would go under many different searches by both the FDA ( in relation to e-meters) and the IRS in interest of whether they are truly tax exempt
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During the 1970s the most eventful time for the Church was operation "Snow White" where various church members were to attempt to purge all bad information about there leader Hubbard. This involved inflatration of 136 government agencies, later they were found out and somewhat convicted
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In 1981, The Church of Scientology goes International.
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Hubbard dies on January 24th on his ranch in California. They then appoint a new Leader being David Miscavgie the following year
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During this time the publicity of Scientology revolves around the countless celebrities that are involved in the religion and response by the public is mixed.
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Throughout this time period the Church of Scientology goes through a lot of recognition and legal issues, revolving around whether they should be recongonzied as a valid religious organzation. With many countries having differing opinions, along with this determines whether they are tax exempt
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Most recently the Church of Scientology is related to a sexual assault case from one of its members involving three women which might be directly related to the Church and its practices