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The many discrepancies between L Ron Hubbard's legend and his life have overshadowed the fact that he was a fascinating man.

What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011

Hubbard's Tone Scale, Haggis wrote, equated "homosexuality with being a pervert".

What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011

Nowhere in the file is there mention of Hubbard's being wounded in battle.

What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011

The Church of Scientology was officially founded in Los Angeles in February 1954, by several devoted followers of Hubbard's work.

What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011

With Hubbard's death, the curtain rose on a man who was going to impose his personality on an organisation facing its greatest test, the death of its charismatic founder.

What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011

Scientists dismissed Hubbard's book, but hundreds of Dianetics groups sprang up across the US and abroad.

What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011

The girls demanded to be sent to boarding school, so Haggis enrolled them at the Delphian School, which uses Hubbard's educational system, called Study Tech.

What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011

As for Hubbard's claim that he had cured himself of grave injuries in the second world war, the plaintff's evidence indicated that he had never been wounded in battle.

What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011

The church denied this, and said that Hubbard's income was generated by his book sales.

What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011

After filing a request with the National Archives in St Louis, we obtained what archivists assured us were Hubbard's complete military records – more than 900 pages.

What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? 2011