The IAS Gift to New York

In acknowledgement of their humanitarian work after 9-11 in New York, the International Association of Scientologists provided the wherewithal to fully renovate the Church of Scientology of New York.

Since the grand opening, where David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center, personally addressed the crowds and acknowledged their heroic work, the Church has been an example to the rest of the Scientology world.

Mr. Miscavige even brought up the New York Volunteer Ministers in his speech called This is Scientology to illustrate how Scientologists are determined to improve life in the areas around them.

What is Scientology?

Here is a really good description of the Scientology religion. It is part of a speech that was presented by David Miscavige. He is Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center which, according to their web site, holds the ultimate ecclesiastical authority regarding the standard and pure application of L. Ron Hubbard’s religious technologies.

Mr. Miscavige addressed a large group of leaders from the fields of government, business and the arts. The speech was delivered at Celebrity Centre International. It is known as This is Scientology and is available as a DVD which can be purchased online from Bridge Publications or picked up at a Scientology church or mission.

He covers a lot of ground in this speech, but what Mr. Miscavige specifically says about the questions "What is Scientology?" is this:

Contained in the body of Dianetics and Scientology are answers to those age-old questions — Who am I? What’s the purpose of all this? And, What happens when I die?

The direct answers are: You are a spiritual being, distinct and separate from a body. You have lived lifetime after lifetime and will live again. You are seeking to survive for yourself, your family, group, mankind, the physical universe, and to survive as a spirit. And only when you have fully achieved that level of enlightenment can you truly understand the Creator.

And while that may sound familiar to many of you in the tradition of the ancient Eastern religions — you are certainly correct. What is different, and what is new about Scientology, are the means and ways of achieving it. For Scientology is a modern religion, born in the technical age of the 20th century. And if you were to ask any Scientologist, they would tell you it is a practical religion, with practical answers — tools that can be applied to achieve that greater awareness and purpose in the here and now. Or, as we say it, when you have the answers to life’s questions — there is virtually no part of existence it cannot be applied to for the betterment of life itself.

I'm very disturbed about what I hear about Israel and Lebanon.

It is escalating completely out of control and the dying and destruction is appalling.

One blog I follow had this to say today:


1. It's time human rights was made a higher priority, and

2. There has to be a third party keeping these countries at each others throats, and I suspect that to find who that is you should follow the money. Who is profiting from this war?

There's an important publication you can download at the Church of Scientology International Human Rights Office web site called The Cause of Conflicts by L. Ron Hubbard. I really suggest you read it. It sheds a new light on what has been considered the "normal" way countries interact.
L. Ron Hubbard one wrote:

"One could not exist in a society where oneself or one’s family or friends were at the mercy of some who went about casually taking lives…..

"The stupid, the evil and the insane seek to solve their real or imagined problems with murder. And they have been known to do it for no reason at all.

"Get behind any demostratedly effective program that handles this threat to Mankind and push. Your own survival could depend upon it."

I've also heard David Miscavige, the Chairman of the Board of Relgious Technology Center, commenting on the futility of war in resolving conflicts.

I think it is time to discover what is behind on the conflicts on Earth and actually make progress toward world peace.

Lawrence Anthony and the Earth Organization

IAS Freedom Medal Winner Lawrence Anthony has created a group called the Earth Organization and they are doing brilliant things to save the environment.

This is from their web site:

Did you know:

• Over 300 million inkjet cartridges and over 55 million cell phones are thrown away each year.
• Each laser toner cartridge recycled saves 3 quarts of oil required to produce a new cartridge.
• Over 400,000,000 printer cartridges are sold in the U.S. every year and less than 20% of these are recycled.
• Every cartridge that is discarded in landfills takes over 1000 years to decompose.
• Every year inkjet and laser cartridges account for over 200 million pounds of solid waste to our nations landfills.

It goes on to give a solution:


Americas Schools Program, (ASP) founded and headed up by Olympian pole vaulter Don Baird, has just become co-venture partners with The Earth Organization on a national program to help preserve the environment and provide a new revenue source for K-12 school programs such as the arts, music, drama, computer labs, libraries, and extra-curricular activities.

The Americas Schools National Printer Cartridge and Cell Phone Recycling Program has been adopted by State School Boards across the country and is being championed by hundreds of businesses including Wells Fargo Bank, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Nevada State Bank, numerous city Chambers of Commerce, over 17 State Restaurant Associations and other professional organizations in communities nationwide. Funds generated by this partnership will not only bring revenue to participating schools, but also to The Earth Organization for its other environmental programs.

The program is an easy way for businesses, organizations, and individuals to preserve the environment and help fund K-12 education throughout the country.

To participate, go to www.americas-schools.org/partners/earthorganization and sign up.

Scientology Anti-Drug Campaign

Grahame posts on his "my Scientology blog":
The Church of Scientology is about to expand it's anti-drug campaign to a whole new order of magnitude with the production of 10 drug information booklets in 20 languages. 10 million copies will be distributed: Church Of Scientology International Unleashes Global Assault On Drug Abuse.

There is a brand new anti-drug web site presented by the Church of Scientology International as part of this campaign and you can download booklets that describe the effects of 10 of the most frequently abused drugs.

IAS Sponsors Human Rights Campaign

The International Association of Scientologists is sponsoring the Youth for Human Rights campaign. Scientologists from every Scientology Church in the world have donated to fund the production and publication of 30 human rights ads, a teachers manual and booklets.

The Aims of Scientology are: " A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights"

Respect for human rights is a cornerstone for such a society.

Scientology Creed

The Scientology creed is a remarkable document.

I remember the first time I read it. I totally agreed with it.

As a friend of mine put it, when you know you are a spiritual being, not a body, discrimination based on ethnicity, color, genetic heritage or sex is pretty ridiculous.

The Scientology creed starts with the following statement:

We of the Church believe:
That all men of whatever race, color, or creed were created with equal rights.