Religion Question
1. How true is this equation: cult + time = religion? Please
2.It is easy to see Scientology as a scam for average people. But what
about for the very rich at the very top? What about celebrities like Tom
Cruise? After taking this course for a semester, please try to explain
the factors that make new rituals and new religious leaders attractive
to certain people.
3.A long time has passed. It is now 2222. How can historians judge whether
Scientology was a “real” religion of the 20th and 21st centuries, or
whether it was a hoax (scam) cult-like movement? Feel free to be
creative while citing themes we mentioned in the semester.
