There are few religions that come under the scrutiny that Scientology does. It’s a religion that was founded over 50 years ago by famed science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. It’s has grown today to be a religion of somewhat selectivity. It’s members rank as some of Hollywoods elite and it’s this sort of thing that makes Scientology such a controversial subject.
But looking at Scientology there is much less reason to be offended by it than you might feel. A lot of times the faith comes under fire due to it’s sort of preoccupation with money. If you have never had a chance to study the religion it breaks down as sort of a price point religion from a distance. You are required, in order to cleanse yourself of all the irrational fears you have felt your whole life, to take these intense therapy sessions. These sessions are not cheap. However, that doesn’t mean they are off limits to you if you are unable to afford them. They, like many colleges, offer work study programs as a way to offset the cost of these sessions.
If you talk to any of the figureheads in Scientology they will tell you that the reason for charging money isn’t for financial gain, but rather for financial reimbursement of the time put in and setting up a financial gain for the future. This gain isn’t to line pockets, but rather, to afford the advancement of the religion in the future.
Scientology will tell you that getting celebrities and people with money isn’t a priority so much as it is a helpful added bonus of basing their religion outside of Los Angeles. Scientology, being a newer religion, doesn’t have the benefit of old money the way many other religions due. This is why the religion is so controversial but if you look at it differently you’ll see there is nothing unusual about what they are charging for.
