27 Scary Facts About Scientology, its Beliefs and its Members

Scientology isn't legally considered a religion in all countries. Switzerland identifies it as a commercial enterprise, France and Chile as a cult, and Norway as a non-profit.

The Hole is a facility owned and operated by the Church of Scientology that held executives against their will for months at a time. Abuse and humiliation tactics were used to force confessions from members who were believed to have counter intentions from the church and its leader.

L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, falsely claimed to have been a nuclear physicist. In reality, he flunked both high school and college, leaving after his sophomore year at George Washington University during which he failed a course of “Molecular and Atomic Physics.”

Wikipedia has banned edits from any IP address owned by the Church of Scientology.

In 2004, after the airing of South Park's "Trapped in the Closet", Matt Stone and Trey Parker were followed and investigated by the Church of Scientology.

In a 2011 Census, more people put "Heavy Metal" as a religion than "Scientology" in England and Wales.

L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology said, "You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion."

The largest infiltration of the U.S. Government (Operation Snow White) involved breaches into 136 federal agencies, foreign embassies, and consulates, as well as private organizations. The culprits were the Church of Scientology.

L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology Founder, once fought a 68 hour naval battle with two non-existent Japanese submarines after misusing his vessel's SONAR.

Scientology staff are required to salute the dogs of leader David Miscavige as they pass by.