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2017-10-24T05:17:40-07:00

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Communication–Quantity vs. Quality

Last updated on: October 24, 2017 at 5:17 am By rdahlquist

Lest there be any question of how much people prize communication, twitter is reported to be generating a billion tweets every five days, and 700 million people use Facebook. Yet, despite all the talking, texting, chatting and video sharing, most people are still bothered by misunderstandings, arguments, and at least the occasional feeling of isolation. A film on the Volunteer Ministers website presents simple communication principles developed by L. Ron Hubbard. The film is part of a free online communication... Read more

2017-10-24T05:17:40-07:00

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What Motivates Us to Promote the Greater Good?

Last updated on: October 24, 2017 at 5:17 am By rdahlquist

In writing about the role of religion in America’s pluralistic society, President Barack Obama states: “The particular faith that motivates each of us can promote a greater good for all of us. Instead of driving us apart, our varied beliefs can bring us together to feed the hungry and comfort the afflicted; to make peace where there is strife and rebuild what has broken; to lift up those who have fallen on hard times.” But what is it that calls... Read more

2017-10-24T05:17:40-07:00

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Last updated on: October 24, 2017 at 5:17 am By scientologyb

An article in the Times of India discusses a Scientology technique called the touch assist., a procedure that is described fully in the Scientology Handbook booklet called “Assists for Illnesses and Injuries.” Here is an excerpt from the article: People often get hurt or fall prey to diseases, injuries or mishaps and accidents. The role of medicine is limited – it treats the body, but overlooks the relationship a person’s mental attitude can have on his own body. A technique... Read more

2017-10-24T05:17:40-07:00

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From Scientology Parent–Dealing With Toddler Injuries

Last updated on: October 24, 2017 at 5:17 am By treeves

Fortunately or unfortunately, my daughter is following in her father’s footsteps and is becoming an avid jumper. On some jumps, she sticks the landing – like in the image above from the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. On some other jumps…not so much. The other night, My daughter was demanding I take pictures with “Daddy’s Camera” of her taking flying leaps off the couch. So, I set up to do so, and she takes a few bounces and leaps off the... Read more

2017-10-24T05:17:40-07:00

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Scientology-Sponsored Humanitarian Programs

Last updated on: October 24, 2017 at 5:17 am By rdahlquist

A very well crafted video, in my opinion, that presents an overview of what we Scientologists do. I believe it speaks for itself. Read more

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2017-10-24T05:17:40-07:00

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September 8, International Literacy Day

Last updated on: October 24, 2017 at 5:17 am By scientologyb

In honor of the United Nations Literacy Day, September 8, this video of a woman who had all but given up learning to read. In a foreign country, unable to read or write, Kalindi Engle overcame enormous obstacles to her happiness and success. Read more

2017-10-24T05:17:41-07:00

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It’s So Flippin Hot

Last updated on: October 24, 2017 at 5:17 am By rdahlquist

It’s 100 degrees in LA today and it’s “flippin hot,” as a friend of mine would say. This friend is very cute—the way her statements of dislike and upset are peppered with the word “flippin.” Growing up in South Africa she was raised to be very “proper.” I find it quaint and adorable. I, on the other hand, was part of the American late-60s iconoclast generation and embraced and reveled in using real curse words as a form of “liberation.”... Read more

2017-10-24T05:17:41-07:00

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Back to School

Last updated on: October 24, 2017 at 5:17 am By rdahlquist

How many millions of kids returned to school this week in the U.S. alone? More than 55,000,000 from what I’ve read. Is school fulfilling its purpose for them? I well remember the late 1950s when the big issue was—are Soviet kids getting a better science and math education that Americans? This was a big problem. After all, they beat us into space. The curricula changes resulting did nothing to improve literacy, not to mention productivity, citizenship and character. Yet what... Read more

2017-10-24T05:17:41-07:00

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My Thoughts on 9/11

Last updated on: October 24, 2017 at 5:17 am By rdahlquist

I grew up in New York and left home before the World Trade Center was built. It was not as much a part of my life and heritage as, say, the Empire State Building or the Chrysler Building, or Times Square. But the thought that this could happen here was so bizarre, so surreal, I felt I was in a parallel universe when I saw that huge jetliner fly into the building. My first thought was – Oh my God! ... Read more

2017-10-24T05:17:41-07:00

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Dianetics Explains Reason for Silent Birth

Last updated on: October 24, 2017 at 5:17 am By treeves

L. Ron Hubbard wrote in Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, In May, 1950, that expectant mothers should be extremely gentle on themselves during pregnancy. He also advocated that people assisting a woman giving birth maintain silence during delivery. “So a child should have a very quiet prenatal period, and should have a silent, as painless as possible, birth.,” and, “the delivery itself should carry as little anesthetic as possible, be as calm and no-talk as possible.” Mr. Hubbard also... Read more

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