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It doesn't do to say that heresy produces the development of doctrine, because that annoys the theologians. But it is true to say that as a matter of history the development of doctrine has been largely a reaction on the Church's part to the attacks of heresy.
ronald knox— The Hidden Stream (1952). London: Burns Oates, p. 139.
Marty has become one of the Church's most public detractors, and has appeared in that guise on virtually every major US news network.
— Guy Adams, The Independent, April 7, 2012.
As I follow no leader save Christ, so I communicate with none but your blessedness, that is, with the Chair of Peter. For this, I know, is the rock on which the Church is built. … This is the ark of Noah, and he who is not found in it shall perish when the flood prevails. … And as for heretics, I have never spared them; on the contrary, I have seen to it in every possible way that the Church's enemies are also my enemies.
— Jerome, (405–420), Manual of Patrology and History of Theology.
The long-term goal of Christians in politics should be to gain exclusive control over the franchise. Those who refuse to submit publicly to the eternal sanctions of God by submitting to His Church's public marks of the covenant–baptism and holy communion–must be denied citizenship, just as they were in ancient Israel.
— Gary North Political Polytheism (1989).
[The Church's] job is to provide permanent solace and spiritual leadership to the people as a whole, whatever their government at the moment, so long as it stays within the bounds of moral decency.
james a. michener— page 591 (Poland (1983))
The leader of the controversial Church of Scientology routinely physically attacked members of his management team, according to former executives, a Florida newspaper has reported. Defectors from the controversial organisation who spoke to the St Petersburg Times told the paper that David Miscavige was "constantly denigrating and beating on people". Mike Rinder, the Church's spokesman for decades, said he was attacked by Miscavige some 50 times.
david miscavige— Siddique, Haroon (June 22, 2009). "Scientology leader David Miscavige 'physically attacked staff'". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media Limited).
Marty Rathbun, who served on the Church's board and was a top lieutenant of Miscavige's, said he was often ordered by Miscavige to attack others.
david miscavige— "Scientology Smackdown: Report Claims Abuse - Leader Of Church Accused Of Hitting Subordinates, Ex-Officials Tell Newspaper". CBS News (CBS). June 22, 2009. Retrieved on 2010-07-03.
He says he spent about $200,000 progressing up the Church's Bridge to Total Freedom and reached OT VIII in 2006 aboard the Church's cruise ship, the Freewinds.
— Joe Childs and Thomas C. Tobin (December 31, 2009). "Three of Scientology's elite parishioners keep faith, but leave the church". St. Petersburg Times (Florida: www.tampabay.com). Retrieved on October 18, 2012.
Despite all of the Church's extreme measures, however, the Fishman affidavit, along with all of the confidential OT materials, reappeared on alt.religion.scientology on July 31, 1995. Since then, they have been reproduced on site after site, server after server, in innumerable languages, rendering any concept of confidentiality or secrecy fairly moot in the cyber domain.
— Urban. The Church of Scientology. 2011. pp. 186-188.
In this case, elsewhere, the Church's war on the Internet appears to have backfired, and its attempts to staunch the flow of confidential material online have only accelerated their global dissemination.
— Urban. The Church of Scientology. 2011. pp. 186-188.
Scientologists are at war with a member of their own family - the outspoken niece of the Church's powerful leader, David Miscavige. Jenna Hill Miscavige, 24, the daughter of David's older brother Ron, recently came out in support of Andrew Morton's "Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography," and slammed the star for "supporting a religion that tears apart families, both in the media and monetarily." Since then, Jenna claims she's been subjected to harassment.
david miscavige— "Family Feud In Tom's Church". New York Post (NYP Holdings, Inc). February 6, 2008. Retrieved on 2010-07-03.
