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The network is dedicated to Scientology topics and broadcasts such shows as Meet a Scientologist and L. Ron Hubbard: In His Own Voice. [ 9 ] In 2018, industry insiders from The Daily Beast reported that Scientology pays DirecTV roughly $4 million annually in carriage fees.
The Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C. (FCDC) was incorporated in 1955 under the name The Founding Church of Man's Religion of Washington, D.C., as a "parent church for the propagation of the religious faith known as Scientology". [19]: JA18 The name was often shortened to "Founding Church" or "Founding Church DC", and ...
The highest authority in the Church of Scientology network is Religious Technology Center (RTC). 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]
The name "Scientology" deliberately makes use of the word "science", [87] seeking to benefit from the "prestige and perceived legitimacy" of natural science in the public imagination. [88] In doing so, Scientology has been compared to religious groups like Christian Science and the Science of Mind, which employed similar tactics. [89]
[200] [201] Joined Scientology and achieved the status of "Clear". [202] 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. [203] Matt Willis: 1983– 2008
[17] [18]: 99–101 Prior to the decimation of the missions network in the early 1980s, [18]: 99–101 the Church of Scientology claimed there were 173 missions around the world. [18]: 163 Every Scientology-published book used to have a list of the churches and missions of Scientology, as did their websites, but this practice was ended.
Within the worldwide network of Scientology corporations and entities, CSI is officially referred to as the "mother church" of the Church of Scientology. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Church of Scientology International coordinates church growth, and attempts to preserve the uniformity of the teachings of Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard . [ 4 ]
Soon after the birth of HASI and the Church of Scientology, Hubbard began "franchising" (a term he used frequently) new churches through the United States and the United Kingdom. As one former member put it, Scientology had become the "McDonald's hamburger chain of religion," increasingly adopting the mass-production and marketing aspects of ...