Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
From: deej@cds8613.Cadence.COM (Jim Howard)
Subject: Re: Scientology information
Message-ID: <1991Jul22.180150.17838@cadence.com>
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Reply-To: deej@cds8613.Cadence.COM (Jim Howard)
Organization: Cadence Design Systems, San Jose
References: <GATELEY.91Jul19132355@helma.rice.edu> <1991Jul19.170332.6608@cadence.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 91 18:01:50 GMT

In article <GATELEY.91Jul19132355@helma.rice.edu>, gateley@rice.edu
(John Gateley) writes:
> In article <1991Jul19.170332.6608@cadence.com>
deej@cds8613.Cadence.COM (Jim Howard) writes:
> 	   The Creed of the Church of Scientology
> 		   18 February 1954
>        We of the Church believe:
>        -------------------------
>        [...]
>        That the study of the mind and the healing of mentally caused
>        ills should not be alienated from religion or condoned in
>        nonreligious fields. 
>        [...]
> 
> Do I understand this correct? What this seems to say is that ALL
> "mental healing" and "study of the mind" should be done in the context
> of religion ONLY.

  Exactly.  This topic has to do with the soul, and makes no sense (and
can cause catastrophic effects on somone undergoing treatment) if
approached from the angle that man has no (isn't a) soul.

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