FEATURE / DAVID MISCAVIGE
IN THE MAGAZINE
EXPANSION
Sydney
Sydney—The inauguration of the massive new Church of Scientology Advanced Organization here in early September was launched amid an outpouring of support from community leaders and prominent public officials as it opened its doors for advanced levels of spiritual counseling and training.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Freedom Fighters
Dates matter—especially when freedom has been in the balance. In the tumultuous history of Eastern and Central Europe, Hungarians have a chronology of freedom. 1848-49, the Hungarian Revolution against Austria. 1949, the takeover of Eastern Europe by Soviet communism. 1956, Hungary’s revolt against the Soviets. 1989, the fall of communist domination of Hungary.
CHURCHES
Moving, Shaking, Harlem
It didn’t take long. Within hours of Scientology opening a new Church in Harlem—along with a Community Center—humanitarian projects were being conceived, started up and thrown into high gear.
CHURCHES
Spiritual Path
It is dusk on the evening before the big event and within the massive new Church of Scientology Advanced Organization, last-minute touches are being addressed. The facility, home for advanced levels of spiritual counseling and training and the site of a new continental center for all Church operations and for Scientology’s humanitarian programs throughout Australasia and the Asia Pacific region, is almost ready.
INSIDE VIEW
Plan + Commitment: 51 Ideal Churches done
Salvaging the planet is a tough job—but the Churches that can make it happen are being built.
CLEARWATER BUILDING
Open Doors To a Better World
“True, Scientologists are, because of their religion, motivated to help others, and they do contribute greatly to the community. But as we grow our responsibility grows, and it has become clear that the Church can and must lend its considerable weight to tackling the most daunting challenges facing Clearwater and Florida.”
VOLUNTEER MINISTERS
Scientology Volunteers Get The Job Done
Overall, 350 Volunteer Ministers served in the Haiti relief effort. Coming from 22 nations, they delivered 260,000 pounds of emergency material and medical supplies and became a stable point for other relief efforts. “When the other people came,” says Robinson, “I’ll tell you who they met. They met the guys in yellow jackets.”
SCIENTOLOGY NEWS
The City Closest to Heaven
Cradled beneath chilly Andean peaks, but soaring at 8,500 feet above sea level, Bogotá isn’t what you might think. It’s a thriving metropolis of nearly 8 million people.
SCIENTOLOGY NEWS
In the Middle
In his address to the Scientologists, government officials, religious leaders and academics who gathered for the ceremony, Mr. Miscavige said, “We come to a long-anticipated turning point in European history—a moment when a ribbon falls on a new Ideal Org—and so signals a new era of tolerance, brotherhood, compassion and spiritual power.”
Global Reach
Since its inception, Scientology has been a religion about inclusion. One of its most fundamental achievements is its consistent availability to cultures and continents around the globe, including Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Australia.
