Gerard is the president of the Church of Scientology of Boston.

That's him on the left, campaigning for human rights education in Massachusets.

Gerard makes a point in a recent blog:

Scientology sees man as a spiritual being, not just a stimulus-response machine made up of chemicals that just happened to land in the right place at the right time.

That then means that things like justice, ethics, help, friendship, dedication -- these are spiritual qualities, not just something your genes or environment dictate to you.

The Scientology Handbook has a chapter that explains a lot more about this, and then follows that up with informaton on how you can improve your native qualities, and be more like the person you always wanted to be.