15. Does Scientology use "front groups?" What are they?
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This article is from the New Readers Scientology FAQ, by rkeller@netaxs.com (Rod Keller) with numerous contributions by others.
15. Does Scientology use "front groups?" What are they?
Answer By: Maggie Council <council@luna.cas.usf.edu>
Scientology has roughly 260 front groups. These are organizations that
may or may not profess a direct link to Scientology. Most are aimed at
destroying or erasing opposition to Scientology, directly or indirectly.
Scientology is not just in the business of religion; Hubbard created a
variety of 'technologies' such as 'study tech' for students and
'administrative tech' for businesses.
ABLE (Association for Better Living and Education) offers training in
Hubbard's study tech and attempts to get Scientology programs in PTAs
and school systems through Applied Scholastics. ABLE manages Narconon,
and Criminon, and many programs under the Way to Happiness Foundation,
such as CCHR, Concerned Businessmen of America, Foundation for the
Advancement of Science and Education, Religious Freedom Crusade,
Citizens for an Alternative Tax System, Nat'l Coalition of IRS
Whistleblowers, National Toxics Campaign, and the Nat'l Commission of
Law Enforcement, which attacks Interpol.
WISE (World Institute of Scientology Enterprises) pressures
Scientologists to license their businesses, which then tithe a
percentage of their income. WISE licenses the Purification Rundown for
use in Narconon. WISE also licenses business management firms that teach
Hubbard's methods to health care and other professionals. A few of these
firms: Sterling Management, Hollander Consultants, Uptrends, Stellar
Management Exec Tech Mgt., Horizons Mgt., Cause Co. Seminars, and The
Advisory.
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