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6 June 2000:
CST Legal Papers 15 The "Scientology Religion" Fraud
Message-ID: <200006052101.VAA01513@berlin.neuropa.net> Date: 6 Jun 2000 09:02:07 -0000 From: Anonymous-Remailer@See.Comment.Header (Legal Archives) Subject: CST Legal Papers 15 The "Scientology Religion" Fraud Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology NOTES: 1. As documented herein, there now exists, a LEGAL ENTITY known and referred to precisely and exactly as: "the Scientology religion." Contrary to an INTENTIONALLY CREATED and widely-held belief, "the Scientology religion" is NOT the same thing as "Scientology," an applied religious philosophy. 2. As documented herein, the current Scientology-related corporate structures and relationships were intentionally designed and established to promote and sell "the Scientology religion," and to facilitate the LEGAL SEVERABILITY of the two legal entities--A) "SCIENTOLOGY," an applied religious philosophy, and, B) "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION"--while maintaining a FALSE perception among the public that the two entities are one and the same. 3. To reiterate, as documented herein: "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION" is NOT identical to "SCIENTOLOGY," an applied religious philosophy; and: "SCIENTOLOGY," an applied religious philosophy, is NOT identical to "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION." As documented herein, there is an intentionally created LEGAL distinction between the two, which has been CONCEALED through carefully crafted and deceptive language in legal documents, advertising, promotion, books, etc., with INTENT TO DECEIVE. 4. The creator of "Scientology," an applied religious philosophy, is the individual writer and philosopher (not "person") known as L. Ron Hubbard. 5. "Scientology," an applied religious philosophy (hereinafter, "Scientology," per se) consists EXCLUSIVELY and ONLY of the UNALTERED written and spoken works of the individual writer and philosopher (not "person") known as L. Ron Hubbard. 6. As documented herein, the creators and purveyors of "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION" are primarily the CORPORATION known as "Church of Spiritual Technology" (CST)--doing business as (d.b.a.) the "L. Ron Hubbard Library"--in association and cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service of the United States (IRS). 7. As documented herein, "the Scientology religion" is BASED ON THE WORKS of L. Ron Hubbard, and so is INCLUSIVE of works NOT written or spoken exclusively by the individual writer and philosopher known as L. Ron Hubbard, and is INCLUSIVE of ALTERED, ABRIDGED, AMENDED and EDITED versions of works that were originally authored by the individual writer and philosopher known as L. Ron Hubbard. 8. Although IRS--as well as current managements, managing agents, directors, agents, employees, and legal representatives of the various Scientology-related corporations--SEEM to use the two terms ("SCIENTOLOGY" and "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION") interchangeably, a careful study of legally binding documents proves conclusively that the terms are INTENTIONALLY used in precise ways that create the APPEARANCE of their being identical, while IN FACT preserving a LEGAL SEVERABILITY of the two. 9. CST is NOT a church; it is a CORPORATION. Ref. U.S. Claims Court No. 581-88T, Judge Bruggink: "CST is not a church...CST represents that it is a religious corporation organized to accomplish the activities of a church. Despite its name, CST is not itself a church... ." As a corporation, CST has no protection under the First Amendment, and so can be, and is, subject to control by government agencies, including, but not limited to, IRS. And CST owns completely ALL copyrights to all works for BOTH "Scientology," per se, AND "the Scientology religion." 10. As documented herein, IRS materially and significantly participated in and contributed to the establishment, definition, and propagation of the legal entity known as "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION." 11. The greatest identification and confusion between "Scientology," per se, and "the Scientology religion" has been introduced by the fact that the WORD MARK "Scientology" has been registered as a TRADEMARK and as a SERVICE MARK which the controlling corporations (CST, and it's junior corporation, "Religious Technology Center [RTC]) are free to use in any way they choose, INCLUDING TO PROMOTE, DISSEMINATE, AND SELL "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION." (N.B.--there are seven SEPARATE Trademark Office registrations of the WORD MARK "Scientology," plus one other that has been CANCELLED, as is documented in "CST Legal Papers 16 Trademarks, Word Mark: Scientology.") 12. As documented herein, ALL Scientologists [see Note #13, below] have been DEFRAUDED into subscribing to, enrolling in, funding, and accepting "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION"--NOT "Scientology," per se--for all services and publications. As documented herein, NO ONE can take ANY Scientology-related service without first signing their "voluntary" acceptance of "the Scientology religion." 13. Part of the creation and propagation of "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION" was and is the redefinition of the term "Scientologist" as: "A collective membership mark designating members of the affiliated churches and missions of Scientology." The Catch-22 is that the only authorized "membership" is membership in IAS--which is formally and legally bound and dedicated to "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION" [as is documented herein, and in "CST Legal Papers 16 The IAS/HASI Scam"]. Here are excerpts from the documents which prove the foregoing: ====================================================================== 1. BOOKLET: "DESCRIPTION OF THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION" This IRS-distributed booklet, published in 1993, provides the crucial and official distinct definitions of "SCIENTOLOGY," per se, and "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION." The IRS sent this booklet to goverments and world leaders internationally at tax-payer expense. Here are the key excerpts defining and distinguishing between "SCIENTOLOGY," per se, and "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION." In these two defining paragraphs below, note the smooth transition from one paragraph to the next, as though the text were continuing to refer to one thing. Note, especially, the extraneous and intentionally-deceptive use of the word "exclusively" in the second paragraph. For an accurate reading of that paragraph, read it again, omitting the adverb "exclusively"--which is meaningless except to deceive: "SCIENTOLOGY [emphasis added] is an applied religious philosophy. Its goal is to bring an individual to an understanding of himself and his life as a spiritual being and in relationship to the universe as a whole. "THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION [emphasis added] is based exclusively upon L. Ron Hubbard's research, writings and recorded lectures." The fact that "The Scientology religion is based...upon" L. Ron Hubbard's works--and is NOT, then, exclusively and ONLY L. Ron Hubbard's works--provides a quasi-legal (but intentionally deceptive, and therefore FRAUDULENT) "cover" for all manner of packaging and selling of edited, altered, and other-authored works, yet using the REGISTERED TRADEMARKS and SERVICE MARKS "Scientology" and "Hubbard" in the packaging, advertising, promotion, and selling of such works. The same booklet tells with amazing--almost arrogant--candor why the CORPORATION known as Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) was created: "CST was formed in 1982 to serve as the recipient of the bulk of L. Ron Hubbard's estate, including ALL OF HIS VALUABLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES [emphasis added]--his life's work--for the BENEFIT OF THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION." [emphasis added] The booklet itself is adorned on the cover with a TRADEMARKED Scientology Cross, helping to create the very intentional--but FRAUDULENT--illusion that "Scientology," per se, and "the Scientology religion" are identical. [NOTE: There are two SEPARATE and DISTINCT, but seemingly identical, "Scientology Crosses" registered with the United States Trademark and Patent Office, the interesting histories of which are detailed in "CST Legal Papers 18 Trademarks: The Scientology Cross."] The very fact that virtually every Scientologist (and non-Scientologist alike) believes that the two separately-defined entities ARE identical is the best testimony to the fact that the FRAUD is INTENTIONAL and has been very effectively implemented by CST and IRS--utilizing, for perpetration of the fraud, junior corporations RTC, Church of Scientology International (CSI), et. al. 2. THE "ORIENTATION" FILM "STAFF BRIEFING BOOK" AND ATTESTATION FORM The film "Orientation" is REQUIRED VIEWING for ANYONE wishing to take ANY service at ANY Scientology-related organization. Although the film is FRAUDULENTLY promoted as "the film Ron wanted every Scientologist to see," there is absolutely no documentation of any such "wish" by L. Ron Hubbard, and the confidential "Staff Briefing Booklet" (only seen by a select few staff members) reveals the real reason behind the film and its "Attestation" form. Here are never-before-published excerpts from the "Staff Briefing Booklet" for the film "Orientation": "WHO SEES 'ORIENTATION'? "...Specific people who must see 'Orientation' are: "* New public who have seen 'The Problems of Life'... "* Any new Scientologist signing up for his first service... "* Any Scientologist signing up for his next service who has not yet seen the film... "* Any Scientologist, new or old, who has not yet seen it... "* All staff members... "* All recruits and staff applicants..." Despite all the phony hype about "Ron" having wanted everyone to see the film, the "Staff Briefing Booklet" can't hide the true purpose of the whole exercise, which is quietly revealed in the section of the booklet called "Attestation": "ATTESTATION "While the purpose of the film is to interest and orient people...it also serves as a legal safeguard. "Everyone seeing this film will sign an attestation that he has. ...This includes new people, Div 6 public, on-lines Scientologists, old-timers, staff, EVERYONE. "It is _required_ that every Scientologist see this film before signing up for their next service. ... "These legal aspects of 'Orientation' are not to be stressed however in communication to the public. ..." So why the big round-up, and why keep the "legal aspects" hidden from the staff and public? The answer is to be found in the ever-so-careful wording of the Attestation that EVERYONE is required to SIGN. Take very careful note: "ORIENTATION ATTESTATION "I have seen the film 'Orientation' and I am now informed and aware that SCIENTOLOGY is a religion, its teachings are religious and its claims are religious in nature. I further understand that if I desire to participate in SCIENTOLOGY services I do so being fully aware that these are religious services and that I am participating in them under the ecclesiastical principles of THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION. [emphasis added] "First Name:_____________________ Middle Initial:_______________ "Last Name:_____________________________________________________ "Signature:_____________________________________________________ "Date:__________________________________________________________" (It should be noted that on the official, printed "Attestation" form, only the word "SCIENTOLOGY" is capitalized in the term "the SCIENTOLOGY religion.") 3. BOOK: "WHAT IS SCIENTOLOGY?" This book has been pushed heavily to every Scientologist, and through campaigns to get the book placed in libraries. It is very carefully written to establish "the Scientology religion," while seeming to talk only about "Scientology" per se. Here are a few examples. Note, in this first example, how carefully the text is worded--the exact selected use of each term--in order to advance the FRAUD: "Part one of this volume provides a firm grounding on the subject of SCIENTOLOGY. This covers three topics, with chapters devoted to each. The first provides a brief introduction to THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION and a basic explanation of its philosophy. The second traces the history of religious thought in order to place SCIENTOLOGY into its proper context and clarify the path it follows. The third chapter introduces the reader to the Founder of SCIENTOLOGY, L. Ron Hubbard." [All caps emphasis added.] Also, note well the clever deception built into this sentence from the same book: "In over half a century of investigation, Mr. Hubbard isolated many, many fundamental truths about life, leading to his development of the SCIENTOLOGY philosophy and the subsequent growth of THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION." [All caps emphasis added.] 4. BOOK: "THE SCIENTOLOGY HANDBOOK" The Introduction to this book says: "'What Is Scientology?' is an encyclopedic reference work which furnishes a comprehensive description of THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION and its impact on the world today." [All caps emphasis added.] 5. BOOK: OEC VOLUME VII, 1991 This volume contains both of these "Editor's Notes": 1. "Editor's Note: In 1982, LRH gave the trademarks of THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION to RTC. The purpose of RTC is to protect the trademarks of THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION..." [All caps emphasis added.] 2. "Editor's Note: the modern corporate structure of THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION is described in the booklet 'The Corporations of Scientology,' published by Church of Scientology International." [All caps emphasis added.] 6. PURPOSE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTOLOGISTS (IAS) Understanding the legal severability of "Scientology," per se, and "the Scientology religion," and understanding, also, the Catch-22 redefinition of the word "Scientologist," it can be seen that the published statement of purpose of the IAS is circular and fraudulent: "To unite, advance, support and protect THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION and Scientologists [see Note #13, above] in all parts of the world so as to achieve the Aims of Scientology as originated by L. Ron Hubbard." [See also: "CST Legal Papers 16 The IAS/HASI Scam."] 7. ALL CURRENT IAS DONATION FORMS In order to make a "donation" to IAS, the donor must sign a statement that includes the following: "I understand that the purpose of the Association is to unite, advance, support and protect THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION... "I understand that all contributions will be used towards the protection of THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION... "I understand that there is no refund of contribution..." [All caps emphasis added.] 8. ALL CURRENT SERVICE REGISTRATION FORMS Not reproduced here because of copyright considerations, but available for inspection at any Scientology-related organization, the forms that must be filled out for training or auditing bind the applicant to acceptance of "the Scientology religion." |