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Title: The Church of Scientology by J. Gordon Melton ISBN: 1-56085-139-2 Publisher: Signature Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95

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Average Customer Rating: 2.6 (5 reviews)

Rating: 1
Summary: Melton ? A most biased "author" writing for criminal cults
Comment: I can't possibly believe that Melton is still on the road with whatever rants about criminal cults he does.

Meklton, together with his friend Massimo Introvigne of the CESNUR, is one of the topmost biased "authors" having been published on religions and CULTS -his speciality is criminal cults, that he recommends to anyone.

The only fact that your could read scientologists "reviews" putting a 5stars on his books is enough to assess the truth contained in his works.

roger gonnet

Rating: 5
Summary: Fair and Balanced
Comment: This book presents the topic without a slant. The book discusses (1) an outline of the life of L. Ron Hubbard anchored by the generally agreed upon facts; (2) an introduction to the church's beliefs, practices, and organization; and (3) a synopsis of the major points of controversy.

Unfortunately, this book will not have much of an audience. Some critics will find the book too supportive of Scientology; while Scientologists themselves may support their group's official view, not that of a religious studies researcher.

Having read over a dozen books about Scientology, both critical and non-critical, I was impressed that I managed to learn a few new things from this short book. The book is only 80 pages, but there is a lot of information packed into it.

Rating: 1
Summary: Melton is a pathetic stooge
Comment: I cannot believe that a scam artist like this dude pretends to be a 'scholar' of 'new religions'. His history of L. Ron Hubbard's life is a sham, since it's pretty much a stenographic copy of the pseudo-history Hubbard invented for himself. This guy is almost entirely uncritical, even saying that the sci-fi space-opera teachings of the cult are 'metaphorical'. Every scientologist KNOWS such teachings are to be taken absolutely literally, and that this space opera is entirely factual! Travolta, Cruise and all devotees who have achieved a certain spiritual level of 'truth' believe they were personally enslaved and 'implanted' by the evil galactic ruler Xenu, 75 million years ago. Not only do they think this is entirely truthful and not 'metaphorical', they even think Xenu's 'implant' explains why mankind engages in warfare. That's why Travolta asserts that scientology contains the "secrets of the universe"!

I would advise against reading Melton's book, it is simple apologia, and reads like it was written by a devotee of the cult. This book is dangerous, since anyone thinking of involving themselves in this rapacious cult, and reading Melton's book would probably go ahead and lose loads of money and several years of their life to this corrupt extortion racket of a cult.

How do I know Melton is talking through his hat? I lost four years of my life to the wicked scientology scam, and I can assure you, Melton either knows nothing objective about this cult, his book reads as if he gets his information from the cult itself, but my suspicion is that he's been put up to the job by the cult elite in the same way that author Omar Garrison was.

Avoid this drivel. Melton should be ashamed of himself.