Comparison of Scientology and Christianity

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Religion Analysis
Select one alternative religion (e.g., Church of Scientology, Transcendental Meditation, Wicca, Druidry)
and one traditional Western religion (e.g., Judaism, Christianity, Islam) to research and compare in this
assignment.
Alternative Religion Church of Scientology
Western Religion Christianity
Complete Parts 1 and 2 below.
Part 1: Similarities and Differences
In the table below, list at least two similarities and two differences between the religions you selected.
Some categories to consider include holy days, symbols, rituals, core beliefs, ethics, and the role of
women.
Similarities Differences
1. Both religions believe in the existence of
Jesus Christ
2. Both Religions use the church as their place
of worship
3. Both religion believe in the ethics of doing
good to others and being kind to others
4. Claims by both religion about the actual age
of the universe have been disproven by
science
(Urban, 2016; Urban, 2017a; 2017b)
1. Women can become a minister in the
Church of Scientology but not in a
Christian church
2. Scientology does not consider Jesus as
the son of God
3. Scientology does not abide by or believe
in the Bible
4. Scientology does not have a set dogma
about God that is imposed upon the
members
5. Scientology does not ask its followers to
accept anything blindly ‘by faith’
6. Bother religions have separate holydays
7. Christianity is older religion
(Wolfe, 2017; Regev, 2016; O'Donnell,
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