Why Might Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Join Scientology?

Scientology is quickly becoming one of the most popular religion choices among celebrities worldwide. It is the general feeling that if celebrities endorse this way of living, many people who look up to these celebrities will follow. One of the most notable power duos who support Scientology are Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. They have been big supporters of the religion and continue to recruit many of their friends to join. The latest news is that they may have convinced Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony to consider joining. All of us question why many people are joining this religion. What is Scientology and where did it come from? That is the question that will be answered today.

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, better known as L. Ron Hubbard, is the founding father of Scientology. Hubbard graduated from a Ivy League level college in which he focused on developing his writing skills. After he graduated, he took these skills and applied them to writing for several pulp magazines. Pulp magazines were pulp fiction novels pieces from authors around the world. Hubbard perfected his craft over the years and started to build quite the following. He stopped being published for a short period of time to join the United States Navy in 1941. After fulfilling his obligations, Hubbard released a book that would form a cult following: Dianetics.

Dianetics was a book that described how someone could better themselves through continues self-improvement techniques. The Dianetics concept became a hit, selling roughly 150,000 copies. The increased interest in Hubbard's self-improvement techniques led to the creation of the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation. The foundation did not last that long and soon disbanded because Hubbard did not trust many of the people who worked with him. He felt that many of the people were communists and could not be trusted. Hubbard ended up having more free time to dedicate himself even more to Dianetics. Hubbard decided to expand Dianetics into a greater philosophy, which became known as Scientology.