The religious group I have chosen for this blog is the Church of Scientology. A lot of people have heard of Scientology (mostly thanks to some of the big stars like John Travolta, Tom Cruise and Peaches Geldof) and think on it with scorn, however most people don't really know all that much about it.
Their website is laid out very well, and is very easy to use. You can tell that they have invested a lot of time and money in to it, I guess in the hopes of dissuading people from their original beliefs that Scientology is more of a cult than a religion. However, like *nearly* all other religions in the world, Scientology is all about making you a better person, and about helping others. Are those truly the acts of a cult?
But how does Scientology represent faith and American identity in the modern world? Well, one very relevant aspect of it in today's world is that you have to pay a fair amount of money if you want to advance within the community, after all, you don't get something for nothing.
Scientology is causing a lot of debate in America at the moment, and I fear that the issue is one that will never truly be settled. While free will and free thinking is prevalent in the country, there will always be some argument between people about how they should behave, or what they should believe in.
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