The actions of the Church of Scientology have brought a storm of criticism upon the organization. Scientologists frequently compare the criticism of Scientology to the persecution of members of the Jewish faith, but the actions of the organization have shown it to be more akin to the Mafia than to any of the world's major religions.
However, there are people who believe in the power of Dianetics. These people, who categorize themselves as the Free Zone, have broken away from the fascist control of Scientology; instead, they are applying the "tech" of Hubbard's writings to their own beliefs, transforming it into a philosophy of their own. The "official" Church of Scientology is terrified of the Free Zone and its appeal, for they believe that if knowledge of the Free Zone were to spread through the ranks of the Church, many people would break away from Scientology and form their own individual factions of Scientology. These denominations would be independent of Scientology's control...and this means that the Church of Scientology would not receive any money from the Free Zone. This concept contrasts with Hubbard's official policy, so the Church of Scientology is doing everything it can to wipe out the Free Zone.
But as with its attempts to silence its critics, the Church of Scientology is failing. The Free Zone is expanding, and despite the best efforts of the "official" Church of Scientology to present itself as a religion, the Free Zone may well be the true source for the religion of Scientology.
For those people interested in the Free Zone, more information can be found on the newsgroup alt.clearing.technology.
There is also a Free Zone mailing list, run by Homer Wilson Smith.Personally, I'm still skeptical of the Free Zone's beliefs, as many of these people still believe in the infallibility of the "tech" of the "genius" and "humanitarian," L. Ron Hubbard. But as far as I'm concerned, the members of the Free Zone have every right to believe whatever they want to believe, so long as they cause no harm to others. Whether or not their belief in Dianetics is a good one, the members of the Free Zone should be allowed to practice their beliefs, write their own books, and make their case for a true religion. The Church of Scientology does not want this. Therefore, until the Church of Scientology is reformed and allows dissenting viewpoints (such as the Free Zone) to exist in peace, I will support the Free Zone and oppose the Church of Scientology.