Scientology Communities in Europe Highlight EU Values
Scientology communities across Europe are continuing several community-based social betterment initiatives connected to civic responsibility, prevention and community support. As reported in Scientology Communities Across Europe Highlight Civic Responsibility and EU Values, these activities include educational initiatives helping young people make informed choices, programmes promoting understanding of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and moral education based on The Way to Happiness. Together, these programmes reflect a constructive approach to public service within Europe’s pluralistic societies.
The article also highlights the Church’s Europe’s Values, Your Rights campaign, which presents the civic foundations of European democracy in plain language, including the values set out in European treaties and human-rights instruments. Ivan Arjona, representative of the Church of Scientology to the EU, OSCE, Council of Europe and UN, said that European values are strengthened when citizens take responsibility for their communities. Inspired by the work of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, these initiatives are presented as ( Scientology EU values ) voluntary contributions to the common good across Europe.