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Scientology front groups
This is a list of Scientology
front groups, compiled from various sources. Criterion for inclusion on this
list is that the connection must be mentioned in the media, and verifiable.
Asterisks (*) next to a source indicates that the source is a Scientology
publication.
The list was compiled by Maggie Council (council@luna.cas.usf.edu)
- ABLE Inc. - See Association for Better Living and Education
- Akademie Für Management Und Kommunikation - WISE member; business front to
spread LRH and Scientology in Europe [Prosperity*]
- APPLIED SCHOLASTICS - FUnctions as an educational organization to spread LRH
courses and Scientology ethics and beliefs in their schools. All schools
licensed by Applied Scholastics are Scientology schools staffed and directed by
scientologists. [Sci Adv*]
- ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER LIVING AND EDUCATION - RUns some of the church's
front groups and activities. Under ABLE's management, other fronts infiltrate
businesses and organizations to introduce LRH's ideas and methods. Includes
Applied Scholastics, the Way TO Happiness Foundation, Narconon and Criminon.
[Better Business Bureau] To get involved in education and community groups.
Prmotes APplied Scholastics and other Scientology organizations. [Sci Adv*]
[NHJ]
- Athens Gold - 4,500 acre mining property near Reno, CA, taken over by
Michael BAYBAK, a scientologist [TIME]
- AUTHOR SERVICES, INC. - manages Scientology's literary and financial affairs
controlled by the church and influential scientologists. [NHJ] To sell and
promote books, particularly policy.
- BANCORP DEVELOPMENT, INC. - Members of the Patrons of the International
Association of Scientologists (IAS) who have donated in excess of $40,000 to
IAS' "war chest." [Impact*]
- BRIDGE PUBLICATIONS - Scientology publishing and printing company; puts out
Dianetics and other LRH books.
- Business Success Sales and Management Training - Scientology front that
lures people and businesses in with "management training" and seminars, and
eventually steers them to LRH and Scientology. Members of IAS, donated to
Authors Services Preservation of Tech.
- CALICCHIO & CO., SPA - IAS members who donated in excess of $40,000 to
"war chest"; donated in excess of $20,000 to Author Services Preservation of
Tech.
- CASA DOLCE CASA (Europe) WISE member fronting LRH tech in Europe
[Prosperity*]
- Celebrity Center Kids on Stage for a Better World - Entertainment(?) nad PR,
"THe group exists to spread the word of scientology to the rest of the world."
{Celeb. mag*]
- Child Guidance Centers - Runs child Dianetics processing on children and
encourages parents who are not already into Scientology to begin with Dianetics,
etc. [Ch. Dia.*]
- CHURCH OF SPIRITUAL TECHNOLOGY (COST) - functions as an archivist for LRH's
works. [NHJ] Also functions as one of the corporations created to challenge the
IRS's ruling against Scientology [Bet Bus Bur] Formed in part from assets
stripped from Church of Scientology of California [Wollersheim]
- CITIZENS FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TAX SYSTEM - Set up as a "citizen's" group to
abolish the IRS entirely, uses the "Church of Spiritual Technology" as one of
the corporations to challenge the IRS's ruling against them.
- CITIZEN'S COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (CCHR) - Founded by CoS in 1969. [TIME]
Claims to help people who have been abused or mistreated by mental health
practitioners (psychology, psychiatry, mental institutions). Intention: to
defame, devalue, discredit and destroy the fields of psychiatry and psychology
because they have disclaimed Dianetics and LRH as a schizophrenic [T Sci Tdy*,
Sci Adv*] Disseminates reports discrediting psychiatry and individual
psychiatrists [Bet Bus Bur]
- CMI CORPORATE MARKETING - IAS members who have donated in excess of $40,000
to the IAS' "war chest."
- COMMUNITY SERVICE GUILD - established in Washington, D.C. by Scientology to
get LRH influence involved in public schools with a tutoring program [Freedom*]
- COMPUTER ETHICS INSTITUTE (CEI) - Used by the Church of Scientology in their
attempt to regulate the Internet [Freedom*]
- CONCERNED BUSINESSMAN's ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA - sponsors writing contests
and other programs in shcools, and tries to get students involved in LRH
beliefs. Hands out Way to Happiness (by LRH) to community groups, police,
prisons, and other groups. Purpose: to promote Scientology and get name
recognition for LRH [TIME] [NHJ] [Bet Bus Bur]
- COST - See Church of Spiritual Technology
- CRIMINON - Like Narcanon in prisons [Sci Adv*] [Sci News*]
- CRY OUT - Interfaces with organizations like Greenpeace and capitalizes on
children's environmental concerns; distributes comic book-like primer on the
environment sponsored by Arsenio Hall and Rick Dees, and making no mention of
Scientology, to school children. [Bet Bus Bur]
- DISTRIBUTION VIDEO - Member of the Patrons of the Association who ahve
donated in excess of $40,000 to the Assn's "war chest"
- DRUG FREE MARSHALS PROGRAM - PR program to get a good name for Scientology
into the community [C mag*] Favorable circumstance for photo and/or press
opportunity; also makes available the distribution of "The Way TO Happiness"
booklets to children to promote name and face recognition of LRH.
- EARTHLINK NETWORK - Scientology-based computer information network founded
by Scientologist Sky DAYTON (owner of Cafe Mocha and Joe Cafe in L.A.) [App Sch
newsletter*]
- EARTHLINK SOFTWARE - see Earthlink Network
- EAST HOLLYWOOD PEOPLE AGAINST CRIME - a "gung ho" group to spread
Scientology in East Hollywood area using community action
- EDUCATION ALIVE - train and tutor in LRH's study tech and attempt to get
various Scientology programs into local PTAs and school systems. Works in
conjunction with Applied Schoalstics and ABLE. [Bet Bus Bur] Applied Scholastics
affiliate delivers LRH tech to S. Africa and other parts of the continent [WIS
p. 333*] Given grant by S. African Council of Churches to train teachers in LRH
policy to pass on to their students [Int Sci News*]. {need to fill in Tony
McClelland's research into the 2.5 million children claimed taught literacy by
this program, which have never been located while the S. African gov't denies
this 'education' ever occurred}
- EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT CENTERS (EMC) - is an association of WISE members in a
local area that form a group, management training business, and operate on their
own to expand WISE membership and deliver fHubbard Management Technology
(written up and often referred to as "Hubbard Policy") to the local business
community. [Prosperity*]
- ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE - formed by the church as a commuity group for PR
and to get lcoal citizens exposed to Scientology and LRH policy. [Sci Tdy*]
- Federation of Clubs of Professionals and Business Women - second deputy
chair speaks in behalf of the valuable work being done by the Dianetics
organizations [Sci Tdy*]
- FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT IN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION (FASE) - a group
formed by scientologists to enter the scientific community to tout LRH's
"Purification Rundown" also called "detox" and used as part of Narconon; to
build credentials and allies int he scientific community, the foundation has
channelled tens of thousands of $$ in grants to educators and researchers
studying toxicological hazards, most unaware of the foundations' ties to
Scientology. [NHJ] Produces a series of educational TV shows on Public TV re:
the study of science and math. Goal: to establish credibility for LRH's drug
rehab and education methods and attract "opinion leaders" in the scientific
community [Bet Bus Bur]
- FREEDOM MAGAZINE - A Scientology publication which pushes Scientology's
causes and attacks their critics.
- GOLDEN ERA PRODUCTIONS - The organization established to bring LRH materials
(taped lectures, technical films, and other audio-visual products by LRH) to
people [Sci Adv*] {NEED TO ADD Vaughn Young's story of how this became
functional overnight to hide LRH's residency there.}
- HEALTH MED - CLinics set up that promote the "Purification Rundown" and
Scientology. [NHJ] Solicits unions and public agencies contracts for its
regimens of saunas, exercise and vitamins promoted to purify the body [Bet Bus
Bur]
- HOLLANDER CONSULTANTS, INC. - consulting firm that leads to LRH and
Scientology courses, part of WISE group [TIME] Donated over $100,000 to Author
Services Preservation of Tech
- HUBBARD COLLEGES OF ADMINISTRATION - a front set up to bring in business
persons for management training and feeds LRH technology leading to Dianetics
and Scientology. Now legally required in state of El Valle, Colombia, for school
teachers to advance and also for some government positions. Spreading widely in
Russia to business and government officials. Also put LRH tech in University of
Saudi Arabia and several Saudi businesses [Prosperity*]
- HUBBARD ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN - front to spread LRH tech in the women's
community leading to Dianetics and Scientology [Prosperity*]
- I HELP (International Hubbard Ecclesiastical League of Pastors) - created to
provide auditors who deliver services outside the organized Scientology churches
and missions to spread Scientology [WIS p. 256*]
- IAS (International Association of Scientologists) - To achieve the Aims of
Scientology as originated by LRH. To "dismantle any group or organization" which
prevents Scientology. [IAS Adv*] uses "war chest" money to try to shut up any
group or person who attempts to speak out against Scientology, and to combat
their perceived "enemies"
- INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. - WISE member, designed to bring in
businesses to Scientology through LRH management tech Allstate Insurance Company
was a major former client [Orlando Sentinel]
- IRONS, MARCUS and VALKO (formerly Singer Consultants) - consulting firm that
leads to LRH and Scientology courses, WISE member [TIME]
- LEAD THE WAY TO A DRUG-FREE USA - campaign led by the Office of Special
Affairs of CoS to get involvement with community using anti-drug causes as the
button [Sci Tdy*]
- LIBRARY DONATION SERVICE - set up as part of Int'l Library campaignb in
order to place Scientology books and materials in public libraries around the
world [Source* Mag]
- LEMON TWIST RANCH - IAS Patrons (donated in excess of $40,000 to "war chest"
[Impact mag*]
- LONDON FINANCIAL (Europe) - Donated over $50,000 to Author Services
Preservation of Tech
- MERIDIAN CONSULTANTS - an EMC under WISE control in Westchester, NY set up
as a business and management consulting company to disseminate LRH tech leading
to Scientology targeting the business community. Have distributed LRH teachings
to Prudential insurance Company and the Seventh day Adventist Church who have
hired them as management consultants [Prosperity*]
- MIWA ENVIRONMENTAL (Japan) - Patron of the IAS [Impact*]
- MOXON & BARTILSON (CA Attorneys) - speaks for CoS against Cult Awareness
Network (CAN) and other church "enemies" to keep silent the inner workings and
teachings of the "church"
- NARCONON - chain of alcohol and drug rehabs that promote and lead to LRH and
Scientology [NHJ]
- NARPA (National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy - an
affiliate of CCHR, founder and president Bill Johnson [Sci Tdy*]
- NATIONAL COALITION OF IRS WHISTLEBLOWERS - collects IRS horror stories [IAS
Adv*]
- NATIONAL COMPUTER ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CAMPAIGN (NCERC) - Used by the
church in their attempt to gain control over what can and cannot be put over the
Internet [Freedom*]
- NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (NCLE) - a social
reform group run by CoS that is used to attack Interpol [Sci Tdy*] Claims
Interpol, which has investigated and reported on Scientology's activities in the
past, is run by Nazis. [Bet Bus Bur] [WIS p. 299*]
- NATURAL HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATES - Member of the Patrons of the IAS [Impact*]
- OFFICE OF ETHNIC AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS - wonder why we don't hear much from
them ;) goal: to have Scientology reach into communities by race [WIS*]
- OFFICE OF SPECIAL AFFAIRS (Formerly Guardian's Office) - PR and
troubleshooting office of Scientology. Scientology's secret service.
- POWER MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS - WISE member, EMC, fronting LRH tech as a
management training business [Prosperity*]
- PROSPERITY MAGAZINE - Scientology mag geared to businesses and professionals
for the purpose of getting those businesses into WISE.
- PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTES of AMERICA SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP - THey say they
are not affiliated with CCHR or Scientology, but have worked with them [Orlando
Sentinel]
- PSYCHIATRY. A PUBLIC WARNING - weekly radio show put on by CCHR to slam all
psychiatric practices. Hosted by Bruce Weisman, President of CCHR US and IAS
member [CCHR Adv*]
- REALWORLD CORP. - Don't confuse with Peter Gabriel's record label, "Real
World Music" (at least, I *hope* they're not affiliated) IADSS members, donated
in excess of $40,000 to "war chest" and $50,000 to Auth Serv. Pres. Tech.
- RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CRUSADE - replaced Alliance for the Preservation fo
Religious Liberty; gathers staff and followers to demonstrate against whatever
organization or court may be investigating, or sitting in judgments of
Scientology. Through its periodicals "Freedom" and "Crusader" it raises public
outcry against the "offending" institution [Bet Bus Bur]
- RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER (RTC) - Holds trademarks for Scientology [TIME]
[BBC]; also gives rewards up to $1,000 to people who report any activity against
Scientology that leads to the apprehension or arrest of "offender." Oversees
Knowledge Reports on its own members and citizens the church views as "enemies."
[KSW News*] More or less, the power center of the Church.
- SCIENTOLOGY MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL (SMI Int) - front-line dissemination
activity that introduces "raw meat" to Dianetics and Scientology and takes them
"up the bridge". Also opens new areas around the world to Scientology and sends
out missionaries to gain footholds [Sci news*] [WIS* p. 257]
- SILHOUET HOLLAND (Europe) WISE member fronting LRH tech [Prosperity*]
- SINGER CONSULTANTS - Patron of IAS donating over $100,000 to "war chest"
[Impact*] Uses "managmenet seminars" to put out LRH tech and bring new people
into Scientology.
- SOCIAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE (South Africa) - a group designed to get LRH
tech into African countries. Picked up by some Jesuits for use [Robinson
Consultants]
- STELLAR MANAGEMENT - WISE consulting firm [TIME] [Pod Tdy]
- STERLING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - a management and consulting firm that lures
businesses in with "management" seminars and then steers them to LRH and
Scientology courses. Also called EERY WILSON CORP, WISE member [TIME] [Pod Tdy]
IAS Patron donating in excess of $100,000 to "war chest" [Impact] and over
$500,000 to Author Services Pres. Tech.
- STOMP (Stop Torture of Mental Patients) - founded by Sandra Everett,
affiliated with CCHR [Sci Tdy*]
- STRYKER SYSTEMS INC - IAS member, donated in excess of $40,000 to "war
chest". Tech Preserver donator to Author Services Pres of Tech.
- U-MAN BELGIUM (Europe) WISE member fronting Scientology [Prosperity*]
- UPTRENDS - consulting firm that leads to LRH and Scientology courses, WISE
member
- VOLUNTEER MINISTERS ASSOCIATION - a group of Scientology ministers whose
intention is to establish contact with community leaders and groups [CWF]
- WAY TO HAPPINESS FOUNDATION - IAS Member donated in excess of $40,000 to
"war chest". Function: to distribute LRH tech to public schools and community
orgaanizations, adn to get name recognition for LRH the "humanitarian." [TIME]
[BBC]
- WISE INTERNATIONAL (World Institute of Scientology Enterprises) - Licenses
use of LRH management tech to the WISE group firms, and sells and distributes
LRH and Scientology books, targeting businesses and professionals. Responsible
to get LRH tech and Scientology in the business world [Sci News*] [Pod Tdy]
Oversees Hubbard Colleges of Administration and Effective Management Centers
[Prosperity*] Patron of IAS; donated in excess of $100,000 to "war chest"
[Impact*]
(From:
Friedrich-Wilhelm Haack: "Findungshilfe Religion 2000 - Apologetisches Lexikon",
erschienen I/90 in Muenchen, ISBN 3-921513-91-x)
ability (= magazine)
Ability Minor (= magazine)
ABLE - Association for Better Living and Education
(academy)
Academy of Religious Arts and Sciences
Academy of
Scientology
Advance! (= magazine)
Advanced Ability Center -
AAC
Advanced Organisation - AO
Allied Scientists of the world
Apple
School
Applied
Scholastics
APRL
APRT
ABC Music GmbH
ARK-Test
ASI - Author Services
Incorporated
Association des Parents de Scientologues
Association for Better Living and Education -
ABLE
Association pour le Respect des Libertes Spirituelles
Atlantic
Pacific Renaissance Theatres
Auditing
AUF and AB-Verlag
The Auditor (=
magazine)
Boom Management Services
Bridge Publication Inc.
Die Bruecke (=
magazine)
Buergerkomittee gegen Übergriffe der Psychologie
Buero fuer
oeffentliche Angelegenheiten
CADA
Capire
CEH
Celebrity
Celebrity
Center
CENSA
Centre - The Mission Journal
Childbirth Education
Center
The Church of American Science
Church of Scientology
Church of
Scientology of California
Church of Scientology Religious Education College
Inc - COSRECI
Church of Sciologos
Church of Spiritual Technology -
CST/COST
Church of the New Faith
CIM
Citizens Commission on Human Rights
Clear
Club
Co-Motion
College (magazine of the Dianetic College in
Stuttgart)
College fuer angewandte Philosophie
Committee on Public Health
and Safety
Committee to Re-insolve ex Offenders
Commodore Messengers Org -
CMO
Concerned Bussiness Association of
America
Concerned Bussinessmen's Association, U. K.
COSRECI - Church
of Scientology Religious Education College Inc
COST - Church of Spiritual
Technology
Criminon
CST - Church of
Spiritual Technology
David Singer Consulants
Delphian School
Der Freiheits-Spiegel (=
magazine)
Dian-aero-etics
Dianetic Post (= magazine)
Dianetik
Dianetik aktuell (=
magazine)
Dianetik-Forschungsstiftung
Dianetik-Journal (=
magazine)
Dianetik-Zentrum Österreich
Dianetische Praxis
Die neue
Gazette (= magazine)
Distribution Center Inc
Education alive
Eglise de
la Nouvelle Comprehension
Eglise de la Nouvelle Foi
Elternverband
Deutscher Scientology Kirchen
ERT
Tom Esterbrook
Excalibur
Excalibur
Pre-OT
Expand! (= magazine)
Expansion Newsletter
F.SEF. - Freunde des
Sichere Umgebung Fonds
FEGU
Flag Service Org - FSO
Flag Ship Service
Organization - FSSO
FOLO
Freewinds
Freiheit (=magazine)
Der
Freiheitsspiegel (=magazine)
FSM-Newsletter (=magazine)
FSM-Post
(Stuttgart) (=magazine)
G&G Food Supply
GAME - Le Group pour
l'Amelioration des Methodes d'enseignement
Gesellschaft fuer Innovation mbH -
GFI
Gesellschaft gegen psychiatrische Gewalt
Gesellschaft zur Förderung
religiöser Toleranz und zwischenmenschlicher Beziehungen
GOLD
Golden
Bough
Good News
Guardian Office
Gung-Ho-Gruppen
HASI - Hubbard
Association of Scientologists International
High Winds
Hubbard Dianetics
Research Foundation
Hubbard Explorational Company Ltd
Hubbard Scientology
Research Foundation
I Help
I-QI
ICLSA - Israeli Center for Scientology
in Los Angeles
Impact (=magazine)
INCOMM - International Network of
Computer Organized Management
Informationskreis fuer Religionen
Institut
Wissen und Koennen
Institut fuer angewandte Philosophie
Institution de
Tecnologia para la Education A. C. - ITE
International Business Center,
CH-Geneve
International Dianetic Society Inc.
International Organization
for Scientific Cooperation and Development - IOSCD
International Training
School
Journal of Scientology (=magazine)
Kinderliga mit
Ernaehrungsumstellung gegen Psychodrogen e. V.
Kommission fuer
Polizeireform
Kommission fuer Verstoesse der Psychiatrie gegen
Menschenrechte
Kommission zum Schutz des Buergers gegen
Datenmissbrauch
KSW News (=magazine)
Ligue Contre la Corruption de
Justice
London Congress on Nuclear Radiation and Health
Majestic Cruise
Lines
Menschenrechte aktuell (=magazine)
Michigan Purification
Project
moderne industrie verlagsservice gmbh
Narconon
New Age
Management
Neue Welt e. V.
Neue Welt Scientology College Bonn e.
V.
Neue Zivilisation (=magazine)
New Era Acting Technique
New Era
Acting Technology
New Era GmbH
New Era Publications
New World
Corps
Oesterreichische Gesellschaft zum Schutz vor Verstoessen der
Psychiatrie gegen die Menschenrechte
Office for Special Affairs -
OSA
Operating Clear
Operating Thetan - OT
Opinion Leader News
(=magazine)
OT-News (=magazine)
Oxford Capacity Analysis -
OCA
Oxford-Persoenlichkeits-Test
Oyotetsugaku
Pacific Renaissance
Theatre Company
Philadelphia Doctorate Course - PDC
Phoenix
public
(=magazine)
Radio Freiheit
realitaet (=magazine)
Rehabilitation
Technology Center - RTC
Ron's Journal (=magazine)
Saint Hill
Scientific
Press of Phoenix
Scientology heute (=magazine)
Scientology Kirche Bayern
e. V.
Scientology Kirche Deutschland
Scientology Missions International - SMI
Sea
Organization - Sea Org - SO
Social Coordination News
SoCo - Social
Coordination
Source (=magazine)
Soutien pour un Envirement Sain
Soutien
pour une Justice Honnete
Soziale Koordination
Task Force on Mental
Retardation
Tech News (=magazine)
Theta-Magazin
Trägerverein zur
Gruendung einer multikonfessionellen Grundschule mit pädagogischem Konzept nach
Hubbard
Upper Org News
Ursprung (=magazine) VEM - Verband engagierter
Manager e. V.
Verband engagierter Zahnaerzte
Verband
verantwortungsbewusster Geschaeftsleute e. V. - VVG
Vereinigung zur
Humanisierung religioes-ideologischer Konflikte
WISE - World Institute of Scientology
Enterprises
ZIEL - Zentrum fuer individuelles und effektives
Lernen
Zentrum fuer Kunst und Kommunikation
Zukunft - Die Zeitschrift der
Flag Consultant Europe
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