Editing Louis Farrakhan (section)

===Dianetics===
A connection between the [[Church of Scientology]] and the Nation of Islam is reported to date from the late 1990s when Farrakhan was introduced to its teachings by the musician [[Isaac Hayes]], who was the Church of Scientology's International spokesman for its World Literacy Crusade.<ref name="SPLC20110707">{{cite news|last=Nelson|first=Leah|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2011/06/07/black-supremacist-nation-islam-pushes-white-dominated-scientology|title=Black Supremacist Nation of Islam Pushes White-Dominated Scientology|work=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=June 7, 2011|access-date=February 11, 2021|quote=Astoundingly, L. Ron Hubbard, the late Scientology founder for whom Farrakhan has nothing but praise, reportedly was a notorious racist who supported South African apartheid and described black Africans as barbarous, savage and primitive.}}</ref>

On May 8, 2010, Farrakhan publicly announced his embrace of [[Dianetics]] and has actively encouraged Nation of Islam members to undergo [[auditing (Scientology)|auditing]] from the Church.<ref name=Scientology>{{cite magazine |title=The Mothership of All Alliances |first=Eliza |last=Gray |url=http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/magazine/108205/scientology-joins-forces-with-nation-of-islam |magazine=[[The New Republic]] |date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref> Although he has stressed that he is not a [[Scientologist]], but only a believer in Dianetics and the theories related to it, the Church honored Farrakhan previously during its 2006 Ebony Awakening awards ceremony (which he did not attend).<ref name=Scientology /><ref>{{cite news |title=Louis Farrakhan renews call for self-determination among Nation of Islam followers |first1=Shelley |last1=Rossetter |first2=Thomas C. |last2=Tobin |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/religion/louis-farrakhan-renews-call-for-self-determination-among-nation-of-islam/1128781 |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105093720/http://www.tampabay.com/news/religion/louis-farrakhan-renews-call-for-self-determination-among-nation-of-islam/1128781 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 }}</ref> Farrakhan has also urged European Americans to join the Church of Scientology, stating in his 2011 Saviour's Day speech, "All white people should flock to [Scientology founder] [[L. Ron Hubbard]]." Reportedly, according to the SPLC, Hubbard was a racist who supported the [[apartheid]] regime in South Africa.<ref name=SPLCFarrakhan /><ref name="SPLC20110707" />

Since the announcement in 2010, the Nation of Islam has been hosting its own Dianetic courses and its own graduation ceremonies. At the third such ceremony, which was  held on Saviours Day 2013, it was announced that nearly 8,500 members of the organisation had undergone Dianetic auditing. The Organisation announced it had graduated 1,055 auditors and had delivered 82,424 hours of auditing. The graduation ceremony was certified by the Church of Scientology, and the Nation of Islam members received official certification. The ceremony was attended by Shane Woodruff, vice-president of the Church of Scientology's Celebrity Centre International. He stated that "The unfolding story of the Nation of Islam and Dianetics is bold, it is determined and it is absolutely committed to restoring freedom and wiping hell from the face of this planet."<ref>{{cite web|title=Nation of Islam Auditors graduation held for third Saviours' Day in a row |first=Asahed |last=Mohammed |url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/article_9651.shtml|publisher=Final Call |date=February 28, 2013|access-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref>