# Scientology · The Canon · The Atlas · The Congregation of Tomorrow Source: https://congregationoftomorrow.org/atlas/library/canon/scientology/ · The Congregation of Tomorrow · the Atlas · language: en The same words a person sees on this page, nothing more and nothing hidden. Our own words are free to use under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), naming the Congregation of Tomorrow. Words of others keep their own terms. Every page of the site, listed: https://congregationoftomorrow.org/ai/pages.json · the whole site in one file: https://congregationoftomorrow.org/llms-full.txt ← The Canon: all 125 The Canon · No. 105 Scientology Church of Scientology 1954 CE – present · New Religious Movement · Living · US, UK, Australia, South Africa, Europe VIII. POSTWAR & CONTEMPORARY — 1945 – PRESENT ### How many ### Who began it ### What it is for ### What it worships ### What it holds ### What it does ### After death ### Its texts ### Its branches ### Of note ### Its timeline - 1950 CE Dianetics published; a brief national craze. The American Psychological Association warns against it the same year. - 1953–54 CE Incorporated as a church in New Jersey and then California. Hubbard had written to a correspondent in 1953 that the religion angle carried advantages, a letter the church disputes the meaning of. - 1963, 1977 CE FDA raid on the Washington church; then the FBI raids Scientology offices, uncovering Operation Snow White — an infiltration of federal agencies described as the largest such operation against the US government by a private body. Eleven senior Scientologists, including Hubbard's wife, are convicted. - 1967–75 CE Hubbard at sea with the Sea Org after losing tax-exempt status. - 1986 CE Hubbard dies in seclusion; David Miscavige takes control. - 1993 CE The IRS grants tax exemption after a campaign that included thousands of lawsuits against the agency and its staff — an outcome that remains contested. - 1995 CE Lisa McPherson dies after seventeen days in church care in Florida; the resulting case and campaign generate sustained public scrutiny. - 1990s–present Recognised as a religion in some jurisdictions and refused in others; Germany and France have treated it as a commercial enterprise, and a French branch was convicted of organised fraud in 2009. - 2013–2016 CE Lawrence Wright's Going Clear, the HBO documentary, and Leah Remini's series bring large-scale defector testimony to a mass audience. ### Sources Not yet checked against named sources. This entry is the house's reading; until it is checked, treat each claim as unverified. Correct it, with a source. The Atlas The Door