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Scientology founder's family life far from what he preached

Title: Scientology founder's family life far from what he preached
Date: Monday, 12 February 2001
Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle (California)
Author: Don Lattin
Main source: sfgate.com

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When it came to marriage and family life, the late L. Ron Hubbard did not practice what he preached. According to its official teachings, the Church of Scientology "regards the family as the building block of any society and marriage as an essential component of a stable family life." According to his unofficial biographers, Hubbard, who lived from 1911 to 1986, had at least seven children by three different wives, including one bigamous marriage. His first son, L. Ron Hubbard Jr., ... [Read the rest at sfgate.com]