Who was L. Ron Hubbard to Scientologists?
L. Ron Hubbard founded Scientology. Millions are involved in Scientology. He was a man. Millions follow his writings. But to understand his role we first need to understand more about what religion really is. There are basically two kinds of religion. If this is not known then those in the West can get awfully confused and upset over religion. The first kind of religion is the revealed religion. This is particularly the Abrahamic religions that have come out from the Middle East. This is the Judaic, Christian, and Islamic line and their offshoots. These religions have as their founders someone who says he speaks for God and interprets Gods message through that religion. The other kind of religion is the natural religion. This is where there is no revelation from God but rather it is one or more people who have worked out what man is as a spiritual being and how he fits into the cosmos and beyond. This would be Hinduism, Buddhism and includes Scientology. There may be some religions tha
