nside." 2). The church of Scientology claims that McPherson died accidentally and denies that its members caused her death (Devlin 6). McPherson's family filed a wrongful-death suit against the church, saying that "she wanted to leave the church but was held against her will during the seventeen day retreat" (Mallia. "Inside." 2).One of the most outspoken critics of Scientology was no stranger to Hubbard. L. Ron Hubbard Jr., Hubbard's son, has been voicing his opinions against Scientology for many years. Although considered lies by the church, Ron Jr. made the public aware of "the truths" behind the religion and his well-known father. Ron Jr., claims that his father was a heavy drug user, and that drugs spawned many ideas for the principles behind Scientology (Corydon 56). Ron Jr. stated in a sworn affidavit that "Dad gave a lot of his lectures while on cocaine or stimulants of one kind or another. He regularly used cocaine, peyote, and mescaline. He could really get brilliant on the stuff" (Corydon 57). According to fellow writer Lloyd Eshbach, Hubbard was remembered saying "I'd like to start a religion. That's where the money is" (Mallia. "Judge." 3). Scientology has proven to be a religion that has had an important impact on many peoples' lives. However Scientology has also had a negative impact on a 7.substantial number of people. In recent years, many of Scientology's extreme methods of teaching have been disclosed leading some people to believe that the religion is a destructive cult and that Hubbard is nothing but a fraud. Nevertheless there is still an great deal of interest in the religion. With an estimated 25 million words in books that form the core of his controversial religion, people will still be fascinated and practicing Scientology for many years to come (Malko 175). .As Hubbard boldly states in the last paragraph of Fundamentals of Thought, "The only race that matters at this moment is the one being run between Scien...
