{"id":102330,"date":"2023-12-13T19:11:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T00:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=102330"},"modified":"2023-12-13T19:07:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T00:07:10","slug":"new-film-shows-the-dedication-of-the-church-of-scientology-to-help-other-religious-communities-make-it-through-the-worst-of-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/new-film-shows-the-dedication-of-the-church-of-scientology-to-help-other-religious-communities-make-it-through-the-worst-of-times\/","title":{"rendered":"New Film Shows the Dedication of the Church of Scientology to Help Other Religious Communities Make It Through the Worst of Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 13, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Operation: Do Something About It<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>the feature-length film that premiered on the Scientology Network this week, documents the work of Scientology Volunteer Ministers across the globe throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. One of their highest priorities was to help congregations of diverse faiths,\u00a0ordered closed in the early days of the pandemic, reopen safely to serve their congregations.<\/p>\n

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Caption: Volunteer Ministers were honored with a special Mass to acknowledge them for ensuring the safety of those worshiping at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.<\/em><\/p>\n

With casualties mounting, people needed the solace and help of their church, mosque or temple. But even when restrictions were relaxed or lifted, many did not return for fear of contracting the illness. As the purpose of the Scientology Volunteer Minister is to restore spiritual values no matter the faith or denomination, Volunteer Ministers worked with religious leaders to make their houses of worship safe.<\/p>\n

From Mexico to Rome and from the UK to Aruba and South Africa, Scientology Volunteer Ministers, trained on the world\u2019s most effective sanitization procedures and equipment, mobilized to help houses of worship and their parishioners.<\/p>\n

In Mexico, where almost 90 percent of the population is Christian, Volunteer Ministers sanitized houses of worship of diverse denominations from Methodist to Presbyterian and Roman Catholic to Evangelical. They made it possible for one of the world\u2019s most important pilgrimage sites to reopen \u2014 the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. They also trained church staff and provided equipment and supplies to ensure the basilica\u2019s continued safe operation.<\/p>\n

The secretary to the Archbishop of Mexico City thanked the Church of\u00a0Scientology for working \u201cfor the good of the people,\u201d making it possible for them to return to church in safety.\u00a0\u201cI think this work must be known,\u201d he said. \u201cWe do great work when we work together for the good of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Birmingham, England, where 20 percent of the population is Muslim, Scientology Volunteer Ministers sanitized mosques throughout the city and trained mosque staff to continue to do so. They also helped Hindu temples, Sikh gurdwaras, and a Greek Orthodox church, sanitizing more than 1.5 million square feet of houses of worship, making it safe for them to welcome parishioners back.<\/p>\n

The administrator of one of the mosques described the volunteers as \u201cthe unsung heroes.\u201d The imam of another spoke of the team\u2019s passion to help. \u201cForget about the backgrounds, forget about the color, forget about the ethnicities,\u201d said another imam. \u201cIt\u2019s just for love, for peace, bringing people together. You are a role model\u2026 It\u2019s humanity serving humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Italy, Scientology Volunteer Ministers responded to a request from the Great Mosque of Rome \u2014 the largest mosque in the Western World. Volunteer Ministers sanitized more than 300,000 square feet of the facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw cars arriving from all over Italy,\u201d said the imam. \u201cIt was an enormous joy to see how many volunteers the Church of Scientology mobilized.\u201d He described how this inspired \u201ca society of love, a fraternal society, a society living in joy where everyone can benefit from collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n

In establishing the Scientology Volunteer Minister movement in the mid-1970s, Scientology Founder L.\u00a0Ron\u00a0Hubbard defined religion as \u201ca system of beliefs and practices by means of which a group of people struggles with the ultimate problems of human life. The quality of being religious implies two things: first, a belief that evil, pain, bewilderment and injustice are fundamental facts of existence; second, a set of practices and related sanctified beliefs that express a conviction that man can ultimately be saved from those facts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThus, a Volunteer Minister is a person who helps his fellow man on a volunteer basis by restoring purpose, truth and spiritual values to the lives of others.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Volunteer Minister does not shut his eyes to the pain, evil and injustice of existence. Rather, he is trained to handle these things and help others achieve relief from them and new personal strength as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Discover the passion, skill and commitment of Scientology Volunteer Ministers who reached out with help through the darkest of times. Watch\u00a0Operation: Do Something About It<\/em>\u00a0on DIRECTV Channel 320, DIRECTV STREAM, AT&T U-verse and streaming at\u00a0Scientology.tv<\/a>, on\u00a0mobile apps<\/a>\u00a0and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms.<\/p>\n

Since launching with an introduction by Scientology ecclesiastical leader\u00a0Mr. David Miscavige<\/a>\u00a0in March 2018, the Scientology Network has been viewed in 237 countries and territories in 17 languages.<\/p>\n

Satisfying the curiosity of people about Scientology and Founder L. Ron Hubbard, the network takes viewers across six continents, spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists, showing the Church as a global organization, and presenting its social betterment programs that have touched the lives of millions worldwide.<\/p>\n

LEARN MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.scientologynews.org\/press-releases\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/documentaries\/operation-do-something-about-it.html<\/a><\/p>\n

MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/documentaries\/operation-do-something-about-it.html<\/a><\/p>\n

VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/documentaries\/operation-do-something-about-it.html<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n6sxsSt2Srg<\/a><\/p>\n

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Caption: Volunteer Ministers were honored with a special Mass to acknowledge them for ensuring the safety of those worshiping at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

TAGS: #ChurchofScientology #HousesofWorship #DiverseFaiths #LRonHubbard #ScientologyVolunteerMinisters #OperationDoSomethingAboutIt #ScientolgyTV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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