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An addition source of controversy has been the death of 36-year-old Lisa McPherson at Scientology's Clearwater headquarters, which she was undergoing "care".<ref>Branch, Craig (1996). [http://www.watchman.org/sci/mcpherson.htm "A History of Terror and Abuse"]. Watchman Fellowship website/Articles/Scientology.</ref>
An addition source of controversy has been the death of 36-year-old Lisa McPherson at Scientology's Clearwater headquarters, which she was undergoing "care".<ref>Branch, Craig (1996). [http://www.watchman.org/sci/mcpherson.htm "A History of Terror and Abuse"]. Watchman Fellowship website/Articles/Scientology.</ref>
Doctrinally Scientology is non-Christian (Hubbard even denied there was a Christ<ref>http://www.lermanet2.com/cos/nochrist.html</ref>), and is seen to be manifesting a form of [[New Age]] belief.<ref>http://www.watchman.org/sci/hubrel03.htm</ref> Famous psychologist Rollo May concluded that it is "an oversimplified form of regular psychotherapy mixed with hypnosis."<ref>Miller, Russell (1988). ''Bare-Faced Messiah'' (New York, NY: Henry Holt), ch. 9.</ref>
Doctrinally Scientology is non-Christian (Hubbard even denied there was a Christ<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041021195224/http://www.lermanet2.com/cos/nochrist.html] (Oct. 2004 or bef.). Lermanet.org website</ref>), and is seen to be manifesting a form of [[New Age]] belief.<ref>http://www.watchman.org/sci/hubrel03.htm</ref> Famous psychologist Rollo May concluded that it is "an oversimplified form of regular psychotherapy mixed with hypnosis."<ref>Miller, Russell (1988). ''Bare-Faced Messiah'' (New York, NY: Henry Holt), ch. 9.</ref>
It is also pointed out that Satanist [[Aleister Crowley]] was Hubbard's mentor, and that Hubbard lived with Crowley protégé John Parsons, reportedly engaging in sex magic at their black magic mansion hospice.<ref>Multiple references:
It is also pointed out that Satanist [[Aleister Crowley]] was Hubbard's mentor, and that Hubbard lived with Crowley protégé John Parsons, reportedly engaging in sex magic at their black magic mansion hospice.<ref>Multiple references: