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The Church of Scientology long considered the Cult Awareness Network (CAN) as one of its most important enemies, and many Scientology publications during the 1980s and 1990s cast CAN (and its spokesperson at the time, Cynthia Kisser) in an unfriendly light, accusing the cult-watchdog organization of various criminal activities. After CAN was ...
In 1967, Hubbard established a new group, the Sea Organization or "Sea Org", the membership of which was drawn from the most committed members of the Scientology organization. [105] By 1981, the 21-year-old David Miscavige , who had been one of Hubbard's closest aides in the Sea Org, rose to prominence. [ 55 ]
All Scientology management organizations are controlled exclusively by members of the Sea Org, which is a paramilitary organization for the "elite, innermost dedicated core of Scientologists". [ 6 ] [ 22 ] David Miscavige is described by the Scientology organization as the highest-ranking Sea Org officer, and is referred to by the organization ...
The Church of Scientology long considered the Cult Awareness Network (CAN) as one of its most important enemies, and many Scientology publications during the 1980s and 1990s cast CAN (and its spokesperson at the time, Cynthia Kisser) in an unfriendly light, accusing the cult-watchdog organization of various criminal activities. After CAN was ...
The Hole started as a power grab by David Miscavige, according to former Scientology members. Former Scientologists say David Miscavige sent dozens of senior executives to the organization's Gold ...
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images When John Stamos was 17 years old, he was allegedly recruited to join the Church of Scientology though his membership didn’t last long. “With me, I was in an ...
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 ...
The Church of Scientology is under fire now more than ever, but don’t count on hearing from longtime celebrity members such as Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley or John Travolta anytime soon.