in our last segment we met some scientologists who chose to leave the church and heard the allegations of harassment from those who say they suffered because they spoke out against the church. it is important to emphasize again that even as those critics do battle with church leaders many of them still believe in the teachings of scientology. so what is scientology, where did it come from, and why all the mystery? kate snow continues her reporting. reporter: this is the birthplace of scientology. an old house on the jersey shore. in 1950 l. ron hubbard, a former navy officer and science fiction author, wrote a self-help book here called dianetics. it became a best-seller and the foundation for the teachings of scientology. take an individual and put them in a position where they can confront their own problems and solve their own problems and sobering themselves up by their own bootstraps. reporter: scientologists believe man to be basically good
religion was a cult? who brainwashed you? how dare you? reporter: it is not a church in the classical sense with traditional worship or communion or prayer. they do believe in a godlike force, though not a defined deity. they don t read the bible, but scientologists consider l. ron hubbard s writings their scripture. they turn his books and cds out by the millions. and back at the jersey shore that house, the church website says, is fully restored and now open for tours. kate snow, so many counterindications to me. the celebrity aspect of the religion. the secrecy. all those windows covered with reflective foil. right. and yet now also the transparency on the web and elsewhere. you go to their website, there s frequently asked questions. there s all kinds of information and videos. they sent us this book, brian, this morning. it s a photo album of all kinds of openings of new scientology
but democrats are certainly having a field day with where some of romney s fortune is or was invested. this is a man who says president barack obama is out of touch. out of touch with the needs of the american people. this coming from a man who recently had a swiss bank account and millions of dollars invested in the grand cayman islands beyond scrutiny. and the president obama is out of touch? that was just part of a democratic tidal wave. when he put his money in swiss bank accounts and tax havens and shelters and also set up the secret company, the shell company in bermuda. want to answer any questions about why he opened a corporation offshore in bermuda, why he keeps his financialses offshore in the cayman islands. why he had a swiss bank account. did you ever think you d have a nominee of a major political party running for president who has significant investments in the cayman islands? americans need to ask themselves, why does an american businessman need
not so clear cut. my interview with him in a moment. it s important to point out no one is accusing governor romney of breaking any laws, either in how he earned that money or how he does his taxes. democrats are certainly having a field day where some of romney s fortune is or was invested. this is a man who says president barack obama is out of touch. out of touch with the needs of the american people. this coming from a man who recently had a swiss bank account and millions of dollars invested in the grand cayman islands beyond scrutiny. and the president obama is out of touch? that was just part of a democratic tidal wave. when he put his money in swiss bank accounts and tax haves and shelters and also set up the secret company, shell company in bermuda. about why he opened a corporation off shore in bermuda. why he keeps his finances offshore in the cayman islands. why he opened a swiss bank account. did you ever think you d have a nominee of a major politica
investigated, written an article on romney s holdings says it s not so clear cut. my interview with him in a moment. it s important to point out no one is accusing governor romney of breaking any laws, either in how he earned that money or how he does his taxes. democrats are certainly having a field day where some of romney s fortune is or was invested. this is a man who says president barack obama is out of touch. out of touch with the needs of the american people. this coming from a man who recently had a swiss bank account and millions of dollars invested in the grand cayman islands beyond scrutiny. and the president obama is out of touch? that was just part of a democratic tidal wave. when he put his money in swiss bank accounts and tax haves and shelters and also set up the secret company, shell company in bermuda. about why he opened a corporation off shore in bermuda. why he keeps his finances offshore in the cayman islands. why he opened a swiss bank accoun