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Below the Scientology management levels are Scientology service organizations ("Churches"), which deliver Scientology services to its members, and so-called secular organizations which seek to introduce L. Ron Hubbard's "Scientology Technology" into various sectors of society such as Citizens Commission on Human Rights, an organization that ...
Some adherents of the belief system of Scientology practice independently in what is often referred to as free zone Scientology. The Church of Scientology organization claims "SCIENTOLOGIST is a collective membership mark indicating membership in a church and church membership services of the affiliated Scientology churches and missions." [1]
This category is for centers, offices, organizations, missions and other entities operated by the Church of Scientology (CoS).. The term "org" or "organization" is used in Scientology jargon to mean any office (e.g. Saint Hill Manor), corporate (e.g. Religious Technology Center) or unincorporated entity (e.g. Sea Org) or (sometimes) functional unit within another org (e.g. Office of Special ...
The Cult Awareness Network (CAN) was an organization that provided information on cults, receiving the most number of inquiries about Scientology and one other group. [8] CAN, founded in 1978, considered Scientology to be "the most dangerous, rapacious, and destructive cult in contemporary America".
The RTC claims to only be the "holder of Scientology and Dianetics trademarks", but is in fact the main Scientology executive organization. [6] RTC chairman David Miscavige is widely seen as the effective head of Scientology. [6] Religious Technology Center is the organization at the top of the Scientology hierarchy.
The International Association of Scientologists (IAS): The membership organization of scientology—all scientologists are required to be members in order to qualify for discounts on books, meters, and services. It is also a major fundraising organization for scientology that has amassed a war chest to protect scientology.
The first seven groups on the list were organizations identified by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council, while the second group of seven organizations were identified directly by the ministry. All groups included are considered illegal in mainland China, and are subject to prosecution under Chinese law.
The Scientology organization says that learning the Xenu myth can be harmful for those unprepared for it, [159] and the documents discussing Xenu are kept secret from most members. [160] The teachings about Xenu were later leaked by ex-members, [161] becoming a matter of public record after being submitted as evidence in court cases.