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L Ron Hubbard's Mission Earth	Jim	Monday, May 10, 2010
Question: Dear Bros I'm an artist by trade and have been offered a job illustrating L Ron Hubbard's novel Mission Earth. I'm uneasy about this and really don't want to accept. Right now I don't need the work, but one never knows in my business where the next job is coming from. I haven't read this novel -- it's in volumes -- but I'm suspicious. As a Catholic, my feeling is I should stay away. What are your thoughts? Thank you. Jim
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Jim: In my opinion, although we are referring to a novel of Hubbard's, there is absolutely no way you should take this job. To work on this book will be contributing to the empire of Hubbard's cult. L. Ron Hubbard is the founder of the cult the Church of Scientology. This is a very dangerous cult. Hubbard was a pervert having teenage girls dress him and essentially become his slaves¹, was fraudulent, drug addict², and most likely was mentally ill. He also was an admirer of the father of 20th Century Satanism Aleister Crowley and practiced sex magic.³ Hubbard, his wife, and followers had many run-ins with the law among which include 1) his wife convicted in 1979 of conspiracy against the United States. Hubbard was named by federal prosecutors as an "unindicted co-conspirator"⁴; 2) under investigation by IRS for embezzlement from his own "church"⁵; 3) was convicted of making fraudulent promises in France and sentence to four years in prison⁶; 4) in 1965 an Australian board of inquiry stated that Hubbard falsely claimed scientific and other credentials and his sanity was "to be gravely doubted".⁶ The man died of a stoke in 1986, but Scientology official said that Hubbard "had made a conscious decision to 'sever all ties' to this world so he could continue his Scientology research in spirit form...and was off to the next phase of his spiritual exploration -- 'on a planet a galaxy away.'"⁷ I would advise against it. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary _________________________ ¹Atack, Jon, A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics, and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed (New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1990), 245. ²Miller, Russell, Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard (New York: Henry Holt, 1988), 266. ³Sappell, Joel; Welkos, Robert W., The Mind Behind the Religion. Los Angeles Times, June 14, 1990. Retrieved May 12, 2010. ⁴Welkos, Robert W.; Sappell, Joel, Burglaries and Lies Paved a Path to Prison. Los Angeles Times, June 24, 1990. Retrieved May 12, 2010. ⁵Behar, Richard, The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power. Time Magazine, May 6, 1991. Retrieved May 12, 2010. ⁶Reuters wire service, printed in Sunday Star (Toronto), March 2, 1980, also in International Herald Tribune, March 3, 1980. ⁷Sappell, The Mind Behind the Religion. Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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L Ron Hubbard's Mission Earth

Jim

Monday, May 10, 2010

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Dear Bros

I'm an artist by trade and have been offered a job illustrating L Ron Hubbard's novel Mission Earth. I'm uneasy about this and really don't want to accept. Right now I don't need the work, but one never knows in my business where the next job is coming from. I haven't read this novel -- it's in volumes -- but I'm suspicious.

As a Catholic, my feeling is I should stay away. What are your thoughts?

Thank you.
Jim

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Jim:

In my opinion, although we are referring to a novel of Hubbard's, there is absolutely no way you should take this job. To work on this book will be contributing to the empire of Hubbard's cult.

L. Ron Hubbard is the founder of the cult the Church of Scientology. This is a very dangerous cult. Hubbard was a pervert having teenage girls dress him and essentially become his slaves¹, was fraudulent, drug addict², and most likely was mentally ill. He also was an admirer of the father of 20th Century Satanism Aleister Crowley and practiced sex magic.³

Hubbard, his wife, and followers had many run-ins with the law among which include 1) his wife convicted in 1979 of conspiracy against the United States. Hubbard was named by federal prosecutors as an "unindicted co-conspirator"⁴; 2) under investigation by IRS for embezzlement from his own "church"⁵; 3) was convicted of making fraudulent promises in France and sentence to four years in prison⁶; 4) in 1965 an Australian board of inquiry stated that Hubbard falsely claimed scientific and other credentials and his sanity was "to be gravely doubted".⁶

The man died of a stoke in 1986, but Scientology official said that Hubbard "had made a conscious decision to 'sever all ties' to this world so he could continue his Scientology research in spirit form...and was off to the next phase of his spiritual exploration -- 'on a planet a galaxy away.'"⁷

I would advise against it.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

_________________________
¹Atack, Jon, A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics, and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed (New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1990), 245.

²Miller, Russell, Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard (New York: Henry Holt, 1988), 266.

³Sappell, Joel; Welkos, Robert W., The Mind Behind the Religion. Los Angeles Times, June 14, 1990. Retrieved May 12, 2010.

⁴Welkos, Robert W.; Sappell, Joel, Burglaries and Lies Paved a Path to Prison. Los Angeles Times, June 24, 1990. Retrieved May 12, 2010.

⁵Behar, Richard, The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power. Time Magazine, May 6, 1991. Retrieved May 12, 2010.

⁶Reuters wire service, printed in Sunday Star (Toronto), March 2, 1980, also in International Herald Tribune, March 3, 1980.

⁷Sappell, The Mind Behind the Religion.

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