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<br><h3> Introduction </h3> <b>The World's Fastest-Growing Religion</b> <p> <p> The limestone and granite Church of Scientology in midtown Manhattan is located just northwest of Times Square, at 227 West 46th Street. Blending in seamlessly amid Broadway theaters, restaurants, and hotels, the place is very easy to miss, though it is seven stories tall and marked with a large metal awning proclaiming scientology in gold letters. At various times during the year, clusters of attractive young men and women are posted on nearby street corners, where they offer free "stress tests" or hand out fliers. Ranging in age from the late teens to the early twenties, they are dressed as conservatively as young bank executives. <p> On a hot July morning several years ago, I was approached by one of these clear-eyed young men. "Hi!" he said, with a smile. "Do you have a minute?" He introduced himself as Emmett. "We're showing a film down the street," he said, casually pulling a glossy, postcard-sized flier from the stack he held in his hand. "It's about Dianetics—ever heard of it?" <p> I looked at the handout, which featured a large, exploding volcano, instantly fami
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- Author
- Janet Reitman
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Boston/NY)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780547750354
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Religion, Fiction, Other Religions
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (6,906 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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