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Public Scientologists are those individuals who are not staff. They pay the Church of Scientology for training or auditing services, and live and work independent of the organization. [3]: 70 Collectively, non-staff Scientologists may be referred to as "members", the "public", or the "field". [4]: 128, 228
The Church of Scientology has recruited celebrities for their endorsement of Scientology as a public relations strategy. The organization has had a written program governing celebrity recruitment since at least 1955, when L. Ron Hubbard created "Project Celebrity", offering rewards to Scientologists who recruited targeted celebrities.
The Grease and Pulp Fiction star joined the Church of Scientology in 1975 and was quoted on the Church of Scientology’s website as saying: “I would say Scientology put me into the big time ...
Despite a relatively small membership base, Scientology is one of the most widely discussed fringe religious groups in the world, thanks in part to its more famous adherents. And while some ...
David Miscavige (/ m ɪ ˈ s k æ v ɪ dʒ /; born April 30, 1960) [1] is an American Scientologist who is serving as the second and current leader of the Church of Scientology.His official title within the organization is Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology Center (COB RTC).
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In the 2006 New Zealand census, 357 people identified themselves as Scientologists, although a spokesperson for the organization said there were between 5,000 and 6,000 Scientologists in the country. [118] Earlier census figures were 207 in the 1991 census, 219 in 1996, and 282 in 2001. [114]
The Canadian census revealed 1,215 Scientologists in 1991 and 1,525 in 2001, [220] down to 1,400 in 2021. [448] The Australian census reported 1,488 Scientologists in 1996 and 2,032 in 2001, [449] before dropping to under 1,700 in 2016. [450] [451] [452] The New Zealand census found 207 Scientologists in 1991 and 282 in 2001. [220]