About > AllExperts  
Search for
  Main Menu Ask a Question Browse Past Answers Meet Top Experts Be an Expert Login (Experts Only)
About Us  ·  FAQ  ·  Tell Friends About Us  ·  Link To Us  ·  Free Encyclopedia  ·  Disclaimer  ·  Tech Support   
  You are here:  AllExperts > Religion/Spirituality > Scientology > Scientology

Expert Profile: Laurie Hamilton

Expertise:  I am able to answer questions regarding Scientology practices and procedures, belief system, donations, religious rites, management, administrative and staff matters.

Experience in the area
I am a second generation Scientologist whose parents began in Dianetics in 1950 and studied directly with L. Ron Hubbard. I have been personally active in the church for 40 years, have eleven years former staff experience in both technical and administrative areas, and extensive technical and administative training and counseling. I am "clear" and "OT." I come from an extended family of many religions, but my spouse and children are Scientologists, as are my siblings and their spouses, several cousins, nieces, nephews, an aunt, and an uncle. Between us we have had every good and bad experience one might go through in the church at every level.

Ask a Question       View Past Answers       View Ratings            
What do you like about this subject?  As well as being a Scientologist, I have independently studied philosophy and comparative religion since 1968, reading the full publicly available scripture of more than one religion, some more than once. I love the sense of clarity and homogeniety that Scientology brings to this study.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  I hope to use it to bring as much understanding as I can into my own life and the world around me.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  Did you know that a council of thirteen Shinto Buddhist sects, some dating back over fourteen centuries, published a formal recognition of Scientology as a learned path and undertook to train a number of their monks in it around 1994? The current Holder of the Secrets of this council has a treatise about his own study of Scientology published on the web.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject  Scientologists were the first to uncover through the Freedom of Information Act and publish broadly the facts regarding secret psychiatric experimentation with psychotropic drugs on unsuspecting soldiers and civilians with U.S. military support beginning in the 1950's.
Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 12804
Knowledge   9.95   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.89   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.96   Best of the best
Politeness   9.96   Best of the best
Number Of Questions Today
(GMT time)
1
Max Questions to be Asked
(Per Day, in GMT time)
10
Total Questions
(since joining AllExperts)
1426
Recent Reviews from Users
KnowlClarityTimePolitenessDate
1010101007/05/09
1010101006/23/09
1010101006/18/09
1010101006/15/09
1010101006/10/09
User Comments
Okay. Good to hear it.
(K on 06/23/09)
Thank you for that story. It really helped.
(K on 06/15/09)
Laurie, is very cool!
(Mike on 06/10/09)
View All Comments
Ask a Question       View Past Answers       View Ratings            

Recent Answers from Laurie Hamilton
2009-06-30  overts The only way to get rid of the effects of overts is to completely unburden one's self. If this cannot be done informally, it can be done in session - where no one but the auditor and the C/S will ever...
2009-06-30  Antagonism I apologize for taking a while to get back to you. Things have been hectic here - business is picking up, kids getting ready to go camping, tons of animal-related activites, etc. There is no pat answer...
2009-06-23  question re Hubbard's book You're welcome. And thank YOU! Almost every word or phrase has multiple meanings. It is incumbent upon a reader to divine which meaning is appropriate to the context - as I did here. Obviously, writing...
2009-06-23  question re Hubbard's book "Dianetics" The key words here are "give up." As in "I just can't do it. I give up." Being interrupted or discovering that the study leads in a direction which is not useful to one's life is not giving up....
2009-06-22  Pressure There is no single thing - but rather there are a compendium of things which make Scientologists good under pressure. First would be training which enables the person to simply be where one is, and...
More Answers for "Scientology"


Advertise on This Site | User Agreement | Privacy Policy | Kids' Privacy Policy
Copyright  © 2008 All rights reserved. AllExperts is a property of About, Inc.
The About logo, About and About.com are registered trademarks of About, Inc.