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Part Two: L. Ron Hubbard: The Greatest Con-Man In History

Behind the Bastards

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ABA - She's Getting- Always Be Attacking.

Hubbard advised Scientologists who were arrested, heckling non-believers or apostates to immediately sue for $100,000 and claim religious persecution. He said the only proper response to any kind of challenge to the church was unrestricted warfare. There are the late 1950s auditing sessions and courses devolved into lurid stories of past lives as aliens and famous historic figures. Jesus of Nazareth was very popular. At least three London Scientologists claimed to have uncovered incidents in which they were crucified and rose from the dead to save the world.

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