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In 1994, the Church of Scientology purchased the Fraser Mansion at 1701 20th Street NW for their new "Founding Church of Scientology Washington D.C." [22] In 2009, the new FCDC relocated to 1424 16th Street NW, while the Fraser Mansion was repurposed for Scientology's National Affairs Office. [23]
[199] [200] Joined Scientology and achieved the status of "Clear". [201] Cyril Vosper: 1935–2004 1968 Author and deprogrammer; wrote The Mind Benders which was the first book on Scientology to be written by an ex-member and the first critical book on Scientology to be published. [202] Matt Willis: 1983– 2008
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 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.
In 2007 an official claimed 3.5 million members in the United States [3] but, according to a 2001 survey published by the City University of New York, 55,000 people in the United States would, if asked to identify their religion, have stated Scientology. [4] Tom Cruise is the most well known Scientologist in the United States as well as other ...
As of 2024, there are eight Celebrity Centres open: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Nashville and New York in the USA, and Vienna, Düsseldorf, Florence, and Paris in Europe. [ 7 ] Critics of Scientology point to L. Ron Hubbard 's launch of "Project Celebrity" in 1955 to recruit celebrities into the church, and that the centres were established as an ...
He serves as the Church of Scientology's New York public affairs director, [7] representing 12 Scientology organizations in New Jersey and New York in 2006, [8] and is a regional spokesperson for Scientology. [9] In 1993 Carmichael was New York Contributing Editor to the Church of Scientology's publication: Freedom Magazine. [10]
[9] [7]: 149–50 In a bizarre twist, the Church of Scientology acquired CAN's assets including files on Scientology, and re-opened CAN under Scientologist leadership, becoming a front group for Scientology. [10] [11] In 1998, the Boston Herald identified Narconon and the World Literacy Crusade as front groups for Scientology. [12]