Is “The Secret” A False Religion?

Q

I would like your opinion on the current trend regarding the “Law of Attraction” and the book/movie “The Secret” Are they considered a false religion? Are they based on Scientology? I have been greatly blessed by your wisdom and insight.

A

Although most of the self improvement techniques like the Law of Attraction actually come from the Bible, they are commonly associated more with the New Age. I wouldn’t call The Secret a religious book. It’s just the currently popular repackaging of Biblical principles in a secular format that began with the first so-called self help book over 50 years ago. It fits into the category of secular humanism and so isn’t really a religion, and bears no similarity to Scientology, which in my opinion is a false religion.