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Title: 25 years of Scientology recognition in Sweden, A Tale of Resilience and Positive impact

The Church of Scientology Sweden and all its affiliate Churches in Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenburg are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Religious Recognition of the Church of Scientology. The decision was issued on the Birthday of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, 13 March 2000, in accordance with the Act on Religious Communities (SFS 1998:1593)While Sweden has enjoyed freedom of religion in a greater form since 1951 and it is a right enshrined in the Swedish Law and Constitution which provides the freedom to practice religion with others or alone, an increase of recognized religious diversity occurred since the separation of church and state in January 1st 2000. After that, a number of other religions in addition to the Church of Sweden, got recognized, including the Swedish Missionary Church, Roman Catholic Church, Swedish Alliance Mission, Baptist Union of Sweden, Salvation Army, Methodist Church in Sweden, Pentecostal Church, the Evangelist Church among others.The first major recognition for Scientology in Sweden came from the Tax authorities which after having researched and questioned about the teachings, practices and social impact of Scientologists in the country, decided to grant the Church tax exemption on 23 November 1999. In their decision they stated that the “Church is a non-profit organization with religious practices such as Sunday Services, weddings, spiritual counseling as well as studies of the religious scriptures” complying to all requirements of the law.It was now the perfect time to ensure the Church also got its legal rights to be recognized as a Bona Fide religion, and upon request and verification of meeting the requirements, on March 13, 2000, on the Birthday of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard, the Swedish National Judicial Bo...

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