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Investigative Reporting in the Public InterestSpecial ReportThe Story the S.P. TimesRefused to vigeAt the helm ofscientology’sexplosive growth1
The Bigotry Behind theTimes’ Facade of ResponsibleJournalismSt. Petersburg Times building at 490 First Avenue South in St. PetersburgIn recent years, the S.P. Times has worked hard to present amore honest and credible image to the public, attemptingto shed its reputation for biased reporting. The newspaper’srecent “special” report exposed the facade: At its core, the S.P.Times has not changed. It is an organization that twists the newsto incite hatred against Scientologists and stops at nothing topaint a false picture of the Scientology religion and the Church.Recounting its long record of bigotry toward the Church ofScientology, its members, staff and leaders is unnecessary.That is something with which most Tampa Bay residents areall too familiar, including thousands of non-Scientologistsappalled at the Times’ attempts to unfairly stigmatizeScientologists who are their friends.But if the Times has not changed, the articles in this magazinedetailing Scientology’s explosive expansion in both Clearwaterand around the world show how Scientology has continuedto grow. As the Church has gained greater local prominence,Juxtaposed with the day-to-day realityof friends, neighbors and workmates whoare Scientologists, the hysteria of the Times’stereotypes has become self-evident.thousands of Scientologists have contributed to improving theircommunity through charities and civic groups. Scientologistswork alongside friends and neighbors on civic and cultural boards,in sports and arts societies and in numerous social partnerships.The newly restored Fort Harrison regularly hosts functions forother charitable organizations; public are welcomed for toursand Church staff work hard to invite questions and provide anopen response. Juxtaposed with the day-to-day reality of friends,neighbors and workmates who are Scientologists, the hysteria ofthe Times’ stereotypes has become self-evident.A full and objective review of the recent allegations the Timespresented to the Church from four ex-Scientologists evidencesboth the lack of credibility and sinister motives of these sources—people who will say anything to attack their former faith. The same false allegations have been posted on the “grassyknoll” of the Internet by avowed Scientologist-haters for years. Even though first-person accounts from dozens ofeyewitnesses demolished the fabrications presented by theTimes’ sources, reporters Joe Childs and Tom Tobin refusedto hear from those eyewitnesses. The Church provided an unprecedented amount ofdocumented evidence and detailed accounts proving thesources had lied. The Church also provided detailed evidence regarding themotives of these four apostates to lie about the religion andits leader: delusionary ideas of “taking over” the Church,resentment over their removal from posts and money.In the most offensive gesture of all, the S.P. Times refusedto accept an offer of an in-person interview with Mr. DavidMiscavige, the ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion.The interview would have been his first in 11 years and onlythe third in his 25-year career as the Church’s leader. Despitepurporting to seek this interview, to which Mr. Miscavige hadimmediately agreed, the newspaper abandoned its facade ofobjectivity, cancelled the interview and rushed to print. TheTimes reporters and their bosses knew the scheduled interviewwith Mr. Miscavige was absolutely essential under fundamentaljournalistic standards and ethics. When they turned their backson that interview, the reporters made a conscious decision to turntheir backs on the truth. After all, they knew a response wouldfurther annihilate the credibility of their sources, rendering theirfalse story fatal.The Church offered the reporters full and unfettered access tothe Church and all facilities. Tobin and Childs refused to acceptthe offer. The Times decided this information “wasn’t relevant”to their story, that somehow an interview with the Church’secclesiastical leader was unnecessary even for a three-part serieson the man.So, in response to the Times exhibition of unprovokedmalice and shredding of the truth, Freedom presents the real storyof both the Church and the so-called journalism practiced bythe S.P. Times. 2009 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved. Grateful acknowledgement is made to L. Ron Hubbard Library for permission to reproduce selections from thecopyrighted works of L. Ron Hubbard. FREEDOM, SCIENTOLOGY, DIANETICS, FREEWINDS, THE BRIDGE, OT, LRH, GOLDEN ERA PRODUCTIONS, SCIENTOLOGYCROSS, SCIENTOLOGY SYMBOL, DIANETICS SYMBOL and the SEA ORG SYMBOL are trademarks and service marks owned by Religious Technology Center and are used with itspermission. Scientologist is a collective membership mark indicating membership in a Church and the Church membership services of the affiliated Churches and Missions of Scientology.2www.freedommag.org
The True Face of Scientology:Unparalleled Growth Since 2004z 8,071 Scientology Churches, Missions and groupsin 165 nations, doubled since 2004z Total assets and property holdings of the Churchof Scientology doubled since 2004z Church premises increased from 5.6 million squarefeet to more than 11 million square feet since 2004z 70 buildings acquired by the Church in the world’smajor population centers since 2004z 401,003 square feet of construction of newpremises completed in the first half of 2009z 500,000 square feet of Church premisescurrently under construction in Brussels, Rome,Tel Aviv, Quebec, Mexico City, Las Vegas andWashington, DCz Number of individuals completing Dianetics andScientology counseling and courses doubled in thepast two yearsz Total number of counseling hours doubled in thepast decadez Total number of people newly introduced toScientology and starting on training or counselingdoubled in the past five yearsz L. Ron Hubbard awarded three Guinness WorldRecords in the past three years: Most published works by a single author: 1,084 Most audiobook titles on earth: 185 Most translated author in the world: 71 languagesz 80 million L. Ron Hubbard books and lectureson Dianetics and Scientology distributed in thelast decade, compared to 5.6 million in the priordecadez 60 million books and lectures distributed in thepast two years—more than the combined total inthe first 50 years of Dianetics and Scientologyz The Church’s Bridge Publications in Los Angelesand New Era Publications in Copenhagencombined production capabilities increased660 percent since 2007z Bridge Publications and New Era Publicationsestablished as the world’s largest all-digital, ondemand publishers, with combined capacity of500,000 books per week (26 million per year) and925,000 CDs per week (48 million per year)z 2.4 million L. Ron Hubbard Dianetics andScientology books placed in 97,997 libraries in155 countries since July 2007z 12.4 million online visitors from 234 countriesviewed more than 23 million videos on theScientology website in the past yearwww.freedommag.orgCreating a New EraofExpansionDavid Miscavige: at the Helmof Scientology’s Explosive Growth4 The Story They Refused to Tell6 Cover Story: Creating a New Era of Expansion11 Charting the Course for Scientology Expansion13 Meeting the Global Demand forthe Scientology Religion24 Islands of Friendliness:Ideal Orgs Around the World26 Building for the Future of the Scientology Religion30 A Renaissance for Scientology36 Meeting the Demand for Scientology Materials38 Bringing Scientology to the World:Golden Era Productions, A Statistical OverviewHumanitarian and social programs39 The Church of Scientology’s PlanetarySocial Betterment Campaigns40 The Truth About Drugs41 Human Rights42 The Way to Happiness43 The Scientology Volunteer Ministersspecialreportinside the s.p. times44 Feature Story: Merchants of Chaos61 The Critical Omission63 David Miscavige: The Peacemaker65 Scientology—a World Religion66 “Journalism 101”: Trampling on Media Ethics69 The Brush-Off: Rush to Judgment, Rush to Press72 Those Who Knew Them Best76 What Really Happened78 How to Be an Investigative Reporterat the St. Petersburg Times (it’s easy)79 A Closing Word3
INSIDE the s.p. times A FREEDOM SPECIAL REPORTthe storythey refused to telldavid miscavige and the scientology renaissanceCChurches, Missions and groups in 2004onspicuously missing from the 16to over 8,000 in 2009. And in termspages of the S.P. Times “Specialof physical scope and global presence,Report”on Scientology is the truethe Church’s property holdings haveface of the Church’s ecclesiasticaldoubled during the same time periodleader, Mr. David Miscavige, the drivingfrom 5.6 million square feet to over 11force behind Scientology’s explosivemillion square feet. More than 70 newexpansion.church buildings have been acquired andMoreover, utterly missing is theare now in various stages of design andtrue face of the Scientology religion,construction. And Scientology-supportedexpanding far greater than ever in itssocial betterment and humanitarianhistory with Mr. Miscavige at the helm.programs are now touching the lives[See The True Face of Scientology:of billions. But most telling in terms ofUnparalleled Growth Since 2004, p. 3.]global demand for Scientology are theUpon request,the Times was immediatelymore than 80 million L. Ron Hubbardinformed that Mr. Miscavige would bebooks and lectures distributed in the lastavailable to be interviewed and the datefive years—more than the cumulativewas set for the 6th of July. This would beof the prior 50 years of the Church’sdirectly following the fulfillment of Mr.existence.Miscavige’s obligations in preparing,The Times’ refusal to investigateproducing, presiding over and presentingthis phenomenon and tell the truethe Church’s annual OT Summit—aMr. David Miscavigereligious convocation involving nine Chairman of the Board, Religious Technology Center story of Scientology represents a graveomission that would have exposed allhours of live broadcast events byThis refusal was especially egregious of the sources’ claims as blatant and bitterMr. Miscavige personally, as well as thepresentation and release of over six hours considering the S.P. Times’ sources had lies. For underlying this phenomenon theyof new Church dissemination and training claimed to the reporters that the Church would not only have encountered the true“was collapsing” and that “statistics face of Scientology but also the true face offilms on DVD.In total, the Times was from the outset were crashing.” If anything should have its religious leader, Mr. David Miscavige.alerted the reporters that their sourcesMr. Miscavige has been the drivingoffered the following:1) Unlimited access to Church facilities were feeding them a string of lies and force behind the worldwide program toin Los Angeles, Clearwater, Dallas and that nothing they said was true, it was expand all of the Churches of ScientologyNashville, to see first-hand the most this easily disprovable claim. And had to better serve their communities—to notrecently opened Churches of Scientology they bothered to look, this is what they only become islands of sanity and succorwhere all are welcome, but to also serveand talk directly to staff and parishioners; would have seen.Date-coincident with the summary as central points of emanation for the2) Interviews with internationalmanagement executives at the earliest removal of the Times’ sources by Mr. Church’s many social betterment programsMiscavige, Scientology has experienced aimed at eradicating the crippling plaguesavailable date; anda spectacular renaissance and is growing of illiteracy, immorality, drug abuse and3) An interview with Mr. Miscavige.intolerance.Yet the reporters refused this offer, one more rapidly than ever.In just the last five years, the ChurchMr. Miscavige redefines the termwhich any other media organization in theworld would have considered a jewel of a coup. has literally doubled in size, from 4,000 “religious leader” to fit the tasks necessary4www.freedommag.org
to direct a truly unique contemporaryreligion—the only major religion to emergein the 20th century. And now the religion’sgrowth has continued at a phenomenalrate in this century, with the numberof individuals completing Scientologycounseling and course services doubling injust the last two years, as but one example.This is being accomplished through hisextraordinary vision in every major aspect,including: Personally driving the internationaldissemination of Scientology; Ensuring that the Scriptures of theScientology religion are pure and true tothe Founder’s original writings; Establishing units to see to thetranslation of millions of pages of theScientology Scriptures into 71 languages; Restoring Mr. Hubbard’s written works,recorded lectures and films of his lectures; Providing the guidance for theacquisition, construction and creation ofideal Scientology organizations; Supplying the direction for the creationof two state-of-the-art digital publishinghouses capable of producing 500,000books and 925,000 CDs per week; Providing the vision for crafting,refining and broadening core Scientologysocial betterment programs in drugeducation and rehabilitation, education,criminal rehabilitation and human rights; Providing support and guidance tothe Volunteer Minister Program, thelargest independent relief force in the freeworld, with more than 195,000 VolunteerMinisters who traveled more than 174,000miles this past year to help an estimated 1.5million people; Personally seeing to the successfuloutcome of critical external affairs issues,including official recognitions of thereligion; and Planning, creating, producing andpresiding over nine annual globallybroadcast events that serve as briefingsfor Scientologists on strategic programs,campaigns, expansion, dissemination andmajor breakthroughs.David Miscavige works for—andanswers to—Scientology’s millions ofparishioners. He is unrelenting in servingtheir interests and the interests of thereligion by implementing Mr. Hubbard’splans and strategies precisely, whiledevoting every spare moment to therestoration of Mr. Hubbard’s technologyand its dissemination to the public.www.freedommag.orgCase in point: Mr. Miscavige’s extensivework leading to the publication and releaseof “The Basics.” The term refers to theScriptural materials that form the veryfoundation of the religion of Scientology,later writings and lectures building uponthe principles contained in The Basics. Therelease of these materials was the culminationof a research project to locate Mr. Hubbard’soriginal manuscripts and dictation tapes ofthese books, followed by verification andcorrection of existing manuscripts to returnthem to their original unadulterated form.Then there were Mr. Hubbard’s lecturesfrom the same time period that correspondedto and expanded upon the content of thebooks. These lectures were originallydelivered to Scientologists in training atthe time and, although recorded, had neverbeen made broadly available due to a lackof adequate reproduction facilities in theChurch’s formative years (1950-1956).While these lectures had beenpreviously gathered up from around theworld and stored in archives, their massreproduction was hindered due to the poorquality of the original recordings or, worse,the deterioration of the master tapes overthe intervening years.The project to restore these lectureswas extensive and only finally becamepossible with advances in computer anddigital technology. Nevertheless, lecturerestoration required the Church to establishthe most elaborate sound restorationstudios on Earth.Mr. Miscavige was intimately involvedwith every aspect of this massive five-yearrestoration project. He personally verifiedall books and lectures, their contentand their sequence so Scientologistscan now study their religion in pureform and chronologically. This projectalone represented thousands of hoursof Mr. Miscavige’s time in ensuring thatevery word conformed precisely withMr. Hubbard’s original works by readingand re-reading each manuscript and finalbook as well as listening to all 2,500 ofMr. Hubbard’s lectures.In total, the replication and publicationof The Basics encompassed 18 books andcorresponding lecture series for each book,totaling 280 lectures (reproduced on compactdisc). All materials—books and lectures—were also made available in translatededitions for the 15 major languages of Earth.Additionally, in 2009, the Beginning Booksof Dianetics and Scientology (nine books intotal) were translated into 50 languages andreleased to the public.The significance of this accomplishmentto Scientologists cannot be overstated.Indeed, it represents not only the purity ofMr. Hubbard’s teachings being available forthe first time, but also signals the fact thatthe religion of Scientology will remain trueto its Founder’s actual words for all the yearsto come. The distribution of these booksand lectures totals 60 million since July2007. This alone has caused a renaissancein the religion.In addition to making these basicScriptural works available to Scientologiststhrough Churches and Missions, Mr.Miscavige also launched a campaign tomake them freely available to anyone whomight want them—specifically, by makingcopies available in all public, university andgovernmental lending libraries of Earth.The religion’s growth hascontinued at a phenomenalrate in this century underMr. Miscavige’s direction.The overriding point: As Scientology’sreligious leader, Mr. Miscavige has devotedhimself to fulfilling the vision of ScientologyFounder L. Ron Hubbard—ensuring itsScripture remains pure and accessibleto all. It is a unique task inasmuch asScientology is the only religion with alloriginal writings of its Founder intact. It isalso a uniquely universal religion inasmuchas all faiths are free to share the works ofL. Ron Hubbard. Then too, and aboveall else, it was Mr. Hubbard’s vision thatspiritual freedom goes hand-in-hand witha belief in the brotherhood of Man. Hence,Mr. Miscavige’s undying work to ensureScientology is extended to all Mankind.It is David Miscavige’s far-reaching visionand unrelenting dedication that have broughtthe Church so far and so fast.What you are about to read is the storyof Scientology the St. Petersburg Timesrefused to tell.They could have accepted theChurch’s offer and investigated first-handthe phenomenon that is Scientology andseen the stark contrast between the storytheir “sources” told and reality. But theyturned their backs on the facts and refusedto tell the true story of Scientology.That story is told in the pages that follow.5
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ng religion in the 21st centuryera of expansionscientology’s explosive growth“This Fort Harrison is and will always remain a landmarkand home for all of Clearwater.” —Mr. David Miscavige,Chairman of the Board, Religious Technology Centermarch 14, 2009More than 6,000 Scientologists from over 50 nationsfilled the streets and sidewalks at the 200 block ofFort Harrison Avenue to witness Chairman of theBoard Religious Technology Center, Mr. DavidMiscavige, officiate at the ribbon cutting of the Clearwaterlandmark—the new Fort Harrison.“Her bones were good, her breeding impeccableand her choice of residence couldn’t have been morefitting: Clearwater, Florida,” began Mr. Miscavige as headdressed the crowd. “When she originally opened in1926, they called her ‘the aristocrat of southern Floridahotels’ and described her as a ‘picturesque edifice’ knownall up and down the coast, as the toast of this city and anwww.freedommag.org7
scientology the fastest-growing religion in the 21st centuryplanned toperfectionscientology meccaenters finalconstructionphaseNowhere is the growth of the Scientologyreligion more in evidence than itsheadquarters in Clearwater, Florida.What began with a single property now spans a complexof some 40 buildings totaling upward of 2 million squarefeet, all of it put in place to service the rapidly growingnumbers of Scientologists traveling to Flag for advancedreligious services.That expansion has taken on whole new dimensionsin the last 18 months. First there was the opening of the172,000-square-foot Oak Cove on January 1, 2008. Itsrenovation provided both accommodations for visitingever-bustling hub of wedding receptions,fashion shows, bridge teas and RotaryClub functions.“She additionally saw no inconsiderableparade of luminaries. In the ’60s and ’70sthe Phillies used to stay here during springtraining and Duke Ellington, Count Basieand Buddy Rich all performed in ourballroom.”Mr. Miscavige’s concluding remarks8Scientologists as well as space devoted to the delivery ofFlag religious services.The subsequent grand opening of the new FortHarrison on March 14, 2009, marked the end of phasetwo with the renovation and restoration of all 267,000square feet.And so began the final phase of construction on theFlag Mecca building. Attached by an elevated footbridgeto the Fort Harrison, work is already well underway.expressed both the spirit and significanceof the occasion:“The bottom line is the same bottom linefor the last 80-plus years: this Fort Harrisonis and will always remain a landmark andhome for all of Clearwater.”And with that, he cut the 2,000-footlong red ribbon and so ushered in a newbeginning for the “Grand Dame of theWest Gulf Coast.”A Monumental Restoration ProjectThe grand opening of the new FortHarrison was the culmination of an11-month, million-man-hour restorationoverseen every step of the way by Mr.Miscavige. All 267,000 square feet ofthe 83-year-old structure were strippeddown to bare beams and rebuilt from theinside out.www.freedommag.org
Final interior constructionof the Flag Mecca isnow underway. Whencompleted, the doorswill open on 377,000square feet specificallydedicated to the full Bridgeof Scientology religiousservices—including 22separate course roomsseating 1,800 parishionersat any one time, in additionto over 300 Churchcounseling rooms servicinganother 1,200 each day.The top floors of the newbuilding are reserved for“Super Power,” a seriesof Scientology counselingservices offered at no otherChurch in the world.Visitors WelcomeWhile the Scientology Mecca will minister to Scientologistson a large scale, its doors will also be open wide to anyone whowishes to find out about Scientology. Visitors will be welcomedat any time in the Mecca’s grand lobby where will reside acomprehensive Public Information Center with multimediapresentations laying out the fundamentals of the Scientologyreligion, the Church’s worldwide humanitarian and socialbetterment programs, and the life and legacy of the Founderof the Scientology religion, Mr. L. Ron Hubbard.The 21st century infrastructure eased into her 1920s framework,with every one of the 200 guest rooms rebuilt from floor toceiling—not to mention energy-efficient, low-emission electricaland mechanical systems throughout.More than 350 local tradespeople worked on the project,ultimately laying 100,000 square feet of carpet, installing 300,000feet of plumbing and stringing a full 100 miles of electrical wire.Restoration of the building’s hallmark features began inthe elegant Grand Lobby, from the original wrought-ironand brass balustrades to the signature checkerboard marblewww.freedommag.org9523by thenumbersScientologistsin the localcommunitySince the Church moved its spiritualheadquarters to Clearwater in 1976,Scientologists have become an integral part ofthe community. Not only do they travel fromall over the world for extended stays whileparticipating in religious services, many Churchmembers and families have made Clearwatertheir home. The presence of the Churchgenerates thousands of jobs, boosting theeconomy and revitalizing the area. Independentstudies on the overall economic impact of theChurch found its presence had a decisivelypositive effect. At the end of the 1990s, theChurch and its members accounted for 5.4percent of the area’s sales, 10.7 percent of itsemployment and 3.4 percent of area income.While direct spending by Scientologists totaledalmost 100 million, the Church’s greater impacton the Clearwater economy was estimatedat almost half a billion dollars which, in turn,generated more than 5,000 jobs. The studiesreported that without the Church’s stabilizingpresence, the entire city would be far lessviable economically. Today, 10 years later, theeconomic influence of Scientologists in thecommunity is commensurately higher.z 9,523 Scientologists live in theTampa Bay area.z There are 22 Church of Scientology facilitiesin downtown Clearwater.z The Church is the largest property taxpayerin downtown Clearwater, paying nearly 1 million in property taxes last year.z 1,500 Church staff provide religiousservices at the Scientology facilitiesin downtown Clearwater.z 8.2 percent of Clearwater’spopulation are Scientologists.9
scientology the fastest-growing religion in the 21st centuryThe Fort Harrison Grand Lobby, long the crossroads for the Clearwater community, is now fullyrestored with an elegance that far exceeds her opening day in 1926. The Crystal Ballroom that inearlier decades hosted the likes of Duke Ellington and Count Basie now stands fully restored to itsoriginal gold-leaf splendor. The Flag Auditorium is the site for international Scientology events andseminars, as well as benefits hosted by nonprofit community groups.floor and gold-leafed Corinthiancolumns. And high atop the FortHarrison, the legendary CrystalBallroom also underwent completerestoration—taking it, too, wellbeyond its original beauty.Community HubThe Fort Harrison has served asa hub for this community since the1920s and continues to serve so today.In addition to the Scientologistswho avail themselves of theaccommodations, restaurants andamenities while staying in Clearwaterfor religious services, the communityat large enjoys the Fort Harrison aswell. Since grand opening, hundredsfrom across Tampa Bay havegathered for Open House brunchesand community events, such as theSunscreen Film Festival Broadwayand Beyond Concert, benefiting localartists. Couple that with the dozen ormore who simply walk in every dayfor a tour—and it is clear the FortHarrison is, as it has always been, ahome for Clearwater.10oak covegrandopeningThe Oak Cove, rising 13 storiesabove Clearwater Bay, standsone block from the Fort Harrison.It was dedicated January 1, 2008,at a grand opening attended by3,500 Scientologists and friendsfrom the community. Fullyrenovated from top to bottom,the 172,000-square-foot facilityprovides religious services in14 languages to Scientologistsfrom dozens of nations. TheOak Cove opening representedcompletion of the first of threemajor building projects in theongoing expansion programof the Church in Clearwater.Restoration of the Fort Harrisonwas followed by the beginningof final construction of theFlag Mecca.www.freedommag.org
the OT summitJune 20-28, 2009Charting the Course for Scientology ExpansionEach year in June, top Scientologists from around the Scientologists from more than 8,000 Churches, Missions andworld assemble aboard the Sea Org Motor Vessel groups world over.This year’s Summit marked the announcement and releaseFreewinds religious retreat for the “OT Summit.” Itcomprises a week of briefings, seminars and strategic of historic advances for the Scientology religion.planning sessions presided over by Chairman of theLectures from the Dawn of ScientologyBoard Religious Technology Center, Mr. David Miscavige.Mr. Miscavige released a recovered and restored body ofIn this way, Mr. Miscavige keeps parishioners fully abreastof Church accomplishments, current planning and goals for Scripture, the 1954-55 Golden Dawn: Phoenix Evening Lectures,the coming year and beyond. He provides them with the L. Ron Hubbard’s first broad public lectures on Scientology.“big picture” of Scientology expansion and the future of the Lost from sight for 55 years, it was only through Mr. Miscavige’sreligion, including their part in the acquisition, renovation research as part of the “Golden Age of Knowledge” that all ofand staffing of new Churches, the utilization of new training The Golden Dawn lectures and materials are now available as afull program including 26 CDs in 15 languages.courses and restored L. Ron Hubbard scripturalmaterials. He further provides updates onThis year’s Summit“The Single Most Momentous Advance”Church humanitarian and social bettermentmarked theIn his second presentation of the week,initiatives, including drug education, humanannouncement andMr. Miscavige announced “the single mostrights, volunteer disaster relief, literacy andrelease of historicmomentous advance in Book One technologyeducation.advances for thesince May 9, 1950.” It was a project he personallyTo make the proceedings widely available, eachScientology religion.drove for the better part of four years, and itevent is recorded and subsequently broadcast towww.freedommag.org11
scientology the fastest-growing religion in the 21st centuryThe 2009 OT Summit will always be remembered for Mr. David Miscavige’s release of a new Dianetics “on-ramp” to the Bridge. The culminationof a four-year project to make Dianetics universally accessible, these materials include 32 new instructional films in 15 languages.culminated in the release of materials that will now makeDianetics universally accessible.Central to the advance, and also under Mr. Miscavige’sdirection, were 32 new films in 15 languages—four and a halfhours of visual instruction in the procedures of Dianetics.Global Salvage CampaignsMr. Miscavige additionally presentedan extensive briefing on the InternationalAssociat
500,000 books per week (26 million per year) and 925,000 CDs per week (48 million per year) z 2.4 million L. Ron Hubbard Dianetics and Scientology books placed in 97,997 libraries in 155 countries since July 2007 z 12.4 million online visitors from 234 countries viewed more than 23 m
