# Why does the Church of Scientology use a cross? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 14, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-church-of-scientology-use-a-cross/348275 "2006-03-14T03:53:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-church-of-scientology-use-a-cross/348275/21 "2012-07-10T12:01:33Z")
Scientology is just Hubbard’s old self-help scheme (remember Dianetics?) repackaged as a religion. He chose the cross specifically to create the impression that Scientology was a Christian denomination. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-church-of-scientology-use-a-cross/348275/22 "2012-07-10T12:27:46Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I should note that the Scientology Center near my house here in Tel Aviv does not feature a cross, not does it display any other religious imagery or anything else that could indicate that it is something other than a psychological testing institute. The Scientology headquarters here has a cross on top, but I always thought they just left the cross on the building when they moved into Cedars of Lebanon’s site. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-church-of-scientology-use-a-cross/348275/23 "2012-07-10T12:54:11Z")
It seems like the obvious reason would be so that they could make terrible puns about double crosses. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-church-of-scientology-use-a-cross/348275/24 "2012-07-10T13:25:24Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > Well only one poster actually slammed **smudgeyjoe**. The zombie jokes aren’t mocking anyone they’re just harmless fun (well, apart from to zombies, but they have a poor sense of humour anyway). Zombie jokes are fun? ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-church-of-scientology-use-a-cross/348275/25 "2012-07-10T13:52:03Z")
Funny jokes are fun. It may be the case that the set of zombie jokes and the set of funny jokes are non-intersecting. But that has not been shown. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-church-of-scientology-use-a-cross/348275/26 "2012-07-10T15:17:24Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > Funny jokes are fun. > > It may be the case that the set of zombie jokes and the set of funny jokes are non-intersecting. But that has not been shown. I demand a Venn diagram. eta: also, a pony ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-church-of-scientology-use-a-cross/348275/27 "2012-07-10T17:25:19Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Gosh, thanks, smudgeyjoe. We waited 6 years for you to comment, and you contribute nothing to factually help answer the GQ and share an opinion pretty much universally held on the SDMB. [Moderator Note] **Mahaloth** , I’m going to echo **TubaDiva** here and say that posts like this are not helpful in GQ. This is essentially junior moderating, and is against the rules. If you see that an old thread has been resurrected, _report the post_ and don’t take it into your own hands to chastise the poster. No warning issued, but don’t do this again. Colibri General Questions Moderator > [@](#): > > Zombie thread. > [@jayjay](#): > > Scientologist Zombies! > > THETAAAAAANS! THEEETAAAAAANS! > [@coremelt](#): > > The idea of Zombie L Ron Hubbard coming back to life and reclaiming the position of head of the church of scientology would make a damn good film… > > or south park episode. 😉 > [@Qwakkeddup](#): > > Scientology Zombies, the Apocalypse is worse than anyone ever could have imagined!!! While they are not against the rules, I personally find zombie jokes really, really tiresome, and far more annoying than having a thread resurrected (especially since no one reported it). Guys, can we please give this inane shtick a rest? Thanks.\* \*This is not an official instruction, just a personal request from a moderator who has seen a thousand too many zombie jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-church-of-scientology-use-a-cross/348275/28 "2012-07-11T00:55:08Z")
Ah, my bad. I apologize. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-church-of-scientology-use-a-cross/348275.md?page=1)