Out of the more than 1,000 people polled, Christian Americans were even more likely to question Scientology’s status as a religion - 79 percent of evangelicals, 74 percent of Protestants and 72 percent of Catholics surveyed responded that they did not think Scientology is a religion. The survey, conducted by CBS News, found that 70 percent of Americans say that Scientology is not a true religion 13 percent believe it is and 18 percent either don’t know or don’t care. In related news, most Americans do not believe Scientology is a real religion, according to a recent poll by 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair. On Netflix, a docuseries hosted by actress Leah Remini features former Scientology members who share alleged accounts of abuse and harassment by the church. The church has claimed it has 8 million members worldwide, with about a third of those in the U.S., but many critics have suggested there are between 25,000 and 55,000 active Scientologists. Scientology is known for its celebrity followers, such as actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction author, and the Church of Scientology has been acknowledged as a religion in the United States since 1993. Scientology was established in 1952 by L. In 2017, Russia ruled the religious group Jehovah’s Witnesses as “extremist” and has since sentenced 14 adherents to six or more years of prison. The government has barred more than 30 groups under a 2015 law that made membership in “undesirable” organizations a criminal offense, the Associated Press reported.
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