Founding Church of Scientology — Attraction in Washington

This place is awesome Yes, L. Ron Hubbard served in the United States Navy during World War II, where he commanded a submarine chaser and later served on a cargo ship. His naval career was marked by incidents like engaging in a 68-hour combat operation against phantom submarines and shelling a Mexican island, which led to him being relieved of command. Key Points of His Naval Service Entry into Service: Hubbard joined the Navy in the summer of 1941 and was called to active duty in November of that year. Command of USS PC-815: In 1943, he was given command of the submarine chaser USS PC-815. "Battle" with Phantom Submarine: On its shakedown cruise, Hubbard spent 68 hours pursuing a suspected enemy submarine, only for an investigation to find there was no enemy present. Mexican Island Incident: He also sailed the USS PC-815 into Mexican territorial waters and conducted gunnery practice, leading to diplomatic complaints. Removal from Command: Due to the incident involving the Mexican island and concerns about his judgment and leadership, he was removed from his command. Later Service: Hubbard continued his service on the cargo ship USS Algol and later attended the School of Military Government at Princeton. Controversy and Exaggeration: His military record has been subject to scrutiny and controversy. 🥰...

I was born and raised in Scientology and particularly here at this Church of Scientology. These people are my family and have proven to help me in more ways than I can easily describe.

The one thing that is commonly misunderstood about Scientology is that most people believe that you have to give up your earlier religious beliefs to be a Scientologist. This is not true. You can be a Scientologist and keep your earlier faith. L. Ron Hubbard writes in The Way to Happiness as one of the rules to follow, "Respect the Religious Beliefs of Others." Whatever you believe is yours to believe and we would fight for your right to believe in it.

We have a free Public Information Center in the Church which is open to anyone. The Public Information Center contains videos on our Founder, our beliefs, and the different humanitarian activities we're involved in. A lot of this information can be found on scientology.tv if you are not brave enough to come in.

I only ask that you come in and see for yourself and make your own decisions about who we are...

We live in a society that is backwards and believes what they hear and not what they see. Unfortunately, there are a lot of ignorant people who have left hateful reviews or just one star reviews without any knowledge of or reference to what Scientology actually is or what it can do, and only posts reviews to directly damage the church because of what they have HEARD. Scientology has and continues to do so much for the community and the world. You just have to be willing to actually take a look instead of believing what the media...