"Das System Scientology"

brisanonb · Jun 20, 2008

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By the way, the problem with the zip file is the use of the quotation marks " in the file name. Windows doesn't allow these as characters, but Mac OSX and Unix may, which is where we're getting problems.

brisanonb · Jun 20, 2008

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I. The system Scientology - 25 questions with answers

Question 1: What does the word Scientology mean?

Scientology is a technical term, based on the words “scire” (Latin for: “to know”) and “logic” (from the Greek “logos” meaning “theory of”). It means “Theory of the knowledge”.

This technical term was used by the US science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard as a name for his technical theory for the change of humans.

Question 2: Who was L. Ron Hubbard?

L. Ron Hubbard’s (1911 - 1986) supporters have woven a network of legends. Hubbard rose to prominence in the 40's as a writer of science fiction novels. During the Second World War - following the family tradition - served in the US Navy (1). Subsequently, he went into psychotherapuetic treatment because of his war service. There he became acquainted with the psychoanalysis of Sigmund Freud and Freud’s therapy procedures. From these teachings and other psychological concepts Hubbard developed a method for the manipulation of the human psyche. In 1950 he published a book under the title “Dianetics - the modern science of mental health“, in which he presented these teachings and his procedure (Dianetics) for personality change. He established the “Dianetics centers” and finally the Scientology Organization (SO).

Scientology is an ideology to the rule over individual humans and the whole society. Hubbard called his teachings and technology to the manipulation of human behavior an “engineering science” (2).
(See also questions 6 and 8.)

During his life, Hubbard was involved in legal trials and expelled from different countries several times. (3) After Hubbard’s death – he was seen publically for the last time in 1983 – Scientology was involved in legal battles because of its immoral sales methods and criminal activities in conflict with democratic order, such as court proceedings in the USA, Spain, Greece, Italy, Germany and other countries.
(See also question 22.)

Question 3: How is Scientology organised?

Scientology presents itself partly openly and partly hidden. Establishments that call themselves “churches”, “missions” and “Celebrity Centres” are immediatley recognised as parts of the Scientology organization (SO). The “Churches” are internally called “orgs” (an abbreviation of organisations). They have a minimum number of coworkers to sell multi-level courses as well as trainings for claimed personality improvement. Smaller units are so called “missions”. So called Celebrity Centres are established for prominent people such as artists and VIPs who are to be treated well. The upper course stages of Scientology are not available in Germany. For this one must drive (in Europe) to Saint Hill in the outskirts of London or to Copenhagen. Courses for higher stages are given also in Clearwater, Florida, the highest courses are given on a Scientology-owned vessel, the “Freewinds”.

The international headquarters of Scientology is in Los Angeles. From here the whole system is controlled. Scientology claimed in 1992 that it was represented in 99 countries, possessed 1,039 establishments of all kinds world-wide and had approximately 10,000 contractually bound employees (4).

Scientology with its subsidiary organizations is organised like a company. Subsidiary organisations and franchisers, which do not belong to the actual company, i.e. to SO, are strictly controlled through commission and franchising contracts (5) (see in the appendix the organisation chart “The Command Chart of Scientology”).

Hubbards experiences from his time at the navy are reflected in the style of leadership and structure of the Scientology Organisation. Top officials who have left Scientology compare the internal system to a military dictatorship (6). The individual coworkers, so called Staff Members, are subjected to rigid control and disciplinary systems that follow the principles of instruction and absolute obedience. The management is obliged to lead the Scientology Organisation following text books about the art of warefare and strategic principles. There is a militarily organised elite unit (the so called Sea Org), whose members have military ranks. The personnel of this unit supports the management, if they get into difficulties while leading the Scientology Organisation. Hubbard declared himself “admiral” at last.

Furthermore a number of organisations belong to Scientology: for example the anti-drug “NARCONON”, the “Citizens’ Commision on Human rights” (CCHR), the “Commission on Criminal Rehabilitation Reform and Crime Prevention” (CRIMINON), the “Centre for Individual and Effective Learning” (CIEL), the business association “WISE” and enterprises like that New Era publishing house, which publishes books and other materials about Scientology (7).

Some of these could be rewritten for better flow, but it seems OK for the time being. I am not100% confident about the last paragraph with the translations of the various acronyms. CRIMINON doesn't even seem to be an acronym, their website says it means "no crime".

brisanonb · Jun 20, 2008

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Question 4: Who is now in charge of Scientology?

The leader of the organisation currently is David Miscavige. He manages the so called Religious Technology Center (RTC), the command center of Scientology. The RTC possesses the rights of all “registered trade marks and services”, which are sold by Scientology. The highest authority of this company camouflaged as a church (8) is thus a business executive.
(See question 6 and the family tree printed in the appendix)

David Miscavige is a “product” of scientologic education. He is the son of a Scientologist, who was with Hubbard while he was on the ship “Apollo”. After Hubbard’s death there arose a merciless power struggle amongst the top executives, from which Miscavige left victorious (9). Hubbard’s will which mentioned his successor as leader of Scientolgy disappeared from the public record.

Question 5: How many Scientologists are there?

There are no precise estimates as to how many Scientologists are active world-wide. This is partly because of the fact that the definition who is a Scientologist already is difficult to reach. Everyone who has taken a course at Scientology is therefore counted as a Scientologist. In addition the information from Scientology concerning member counts varies substantially. From the number of sold member magazines however one can make rough estimations of the number of courses taken. The upper limit of the active Scientologists world-wide might be 125,000; Scientology speaks of numbers of eight million. For Germany, the newest estimate of a number of 5,000 to 6,000 supporters is accepted.

However, Scientologists do not measure the impact of their organization by number of members alone. Scientology time and time again reminds its parishioners of the history of the South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar, who once brought Venezuela under control with only 150 like-minded compatriots.

Furthermore management coaches who use training techniques of Scientology without being employees of the company or members of the “International Association of Scientologists“ (IAS), thus approve L. Ron Hubbard’s ideas and ideology, and spread its techniques, are called “Hubbardists” and speak of “Hubbardism”.

Question 6: Is Scientology a religion?

Scientology regards itself internally as an organisation of psycho- and social-engineers, which prusue “scientific results” and “repair” humans .
(See question 8.)

In Dianetic Auditor's Bulletin, Volume I, Nummer 4, October 4th, 1950 it says about “Dianetics”:
“Dianetics is a science, as such it has no opinion about religion, for sciences are based on material laws, not opinions.“

Scientology appears to the public however as a “church” and “religious community” and calls its coaches, the so called auditors, “clergyman”. These religious designations are legally not protected in Germany. Therefore any group can use them - regardless of its actual objective.

L. Ron Hubbard declared the organization a religious community for tactical reasons only. The façade of a religion served to more easily repel critics and to obtain priveleges from the state in order to do better business.

The high-ranking Scientologist Robert Vaughn Young reported in 1994 that he had the task in the 70's in San Francisco to organise the deception of the public by a pseudoreligious façade for the Scientology establishments. Parts of this deception are for example carrying collars in the manner of catholic priests or the building of a chapel. Also the choice of the religious designation “Church of Scientology” was aimed at deceiving the government authorities (10).

The reports by Robert Vaughn Young are confirmed by the following statements from the Scientology organization (SO):
“Attacks can be stopped clearly thereby: we must be religious in nature and in body status.“ (11)…
“remember that churches are regarded as reformist groups. Therefore we must also look like a reformist group.” (12)…
“The only reason, why LRH (L. Ron Hubbard) created the church and worked with it, was the selling of Dianetics and Scientology to the people of this planet…, since he could not manage to train and audit 2.5 billion people alone. That is the only reason why there is the church. And that is the only point why we manage it… this point is selling and supplying material and services at customers.“ (13)
[editor’s note: these are quotes, we should find the originals so as to not violate their sanctity]
Scientology itself points to a decision of the US Internal Revenue Service from 1993, according to which the organization in the USA was exempted from the tax. Scientology argued, thus it was officially recognized as religious community in the United States. However, an official acknowledgment of an organization as religious community is not at all possible in US law and is not present therefore in the case of Scientology. Tax exemptions can be comparatively easily attained in the USA. Stamp collecting societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, literature societies, “the Church of Satan” or neo-nazi groups received tax exemptions as well. From research by the ‘The New York Times’ and people who ‘blew’ from Scientology it follows that Scientology got the tax exemption after struggles with the IRS that took many years of underhanded tactics. According to reports, Scientology had spied on the private lives of a multiplicity of IRS employees and harrassed them with lawsuits (14).

Speaking further against the status of a religious community, Scientology is not open for everybody. According to its own statements, it refuses to accept the ill and instable as members.

Therefore German Federal Government holds the view that Scientology is not a religion or an idealogical community in the sense of the constitution (15).

The Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) decided with resolution of March 22, 1995 that the self-assessment of Scientology to be a church is only a pretext for the pursuit of its economic interests and stated that Scientology does not represent “religion or an idealogical community in the sense of the articles 4 and 140 of the constitution in connection with article 137 of Weimar Reichsverfassung“ (16). The Federal Labor Court followed thereby the legal maxims of the Federal Constitutional Court (17) (Bundesverfassungsgericht), according to which the self-assessment of an organization as religion is not important: “Rather it must also actually concern, in mental content and outside appearance, a religion and a religious community.”

Also appraisal of Scientology comes to the result that Scientology is not religion or an idealogical community in the sense of the constitution (18). However, the question of the religious character is not in the long run crucial for the discussion of Scientology; because also religious communities in a free, democratic state must abide by the law and to respect the democratic order.

I have a translator note in there. It would be nice to find the original quotes for the insets.

indeedindeed · Jun 21, 2008

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same proceeding as before, again italics mark the parts of text to which comments refer to. About the second chunk pertaining to sections 2.) and 3.)

I. The system Scientology - 25 questions with answers

Question 1: What does the word Scientology mean?

Scientology is a technical term, based on the words “scire” (Latin for: “to know”) and “logic” (from the Greek “logos” meaning “theory of”). It means “Theory of the knowledge”.

maybe artificial term instead, because "technical term" is -afaik- something like "professional term" or "strongly context dependent term", while "Kunstwort" is an invented, made up, artificial word.

disagreement to "the". "eine "Lehre vom Wissen"" is "a theory of knowledge" ("a theory of knowing" would be another possibility), knowledge in general not a specific knowledge. Grammatically "the" is included (vom). Also imho it's not meant as a direct translation/explanation of meaning, but as an explanation of what it supposedly is, what category it supposedly belongs to. maybe: " It is meant to be a "theory of knowledge". "

This technical term was used by the US science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard as a name for his technical theory for the change of humans.

for the same reasons as before I prefer "artificial word".

During the Second World War - following the family tradition - served in the US Navy (1). Subsequently, he went into psychotherapuetic treatment because of his war service.

I think a "he" is missing.

From these teachings and other psychological concepts Hubbard developed a method for the manipulation of the human psyche.

I don't know how it may be changed, but "Versatzstücke" is a negative term refering to the method of taking only parts (often out of context, often intended only to serve one's purposes and not true to the original) of other people's creations. So -according to the text- he didn't base his teachings on Freud, but he took elements from Freud in a way that at least may be considered suspect, and together with other works he started his own stuff. If one was to formulate in a neutral fashion, maybe: "From parts of these teachings and other psychological concepts..."

Scientology is an ideology to the rule over individual humans and the whole society. Hubbard called his teachings and technology to the manipulation of human behavior an “engineering science” (2).
(See also questions 6 and 8.)

I don't know whether it has any "lingoflow" in english, but in the original it says "eine technische Ideologie", so: "Scientology is a technical ideology..."
I think "Hubbard himself" is closer to "Hubbard selbst", as it's meant to prove the point by word from the man himself.

After Hubbard’s death – he was seen publically for the last time in 1983 – Scientology was involved in legal battles because of its immoral sales methods and criminal activities in conflict with democratic order, such as court proceedings in the USA, Spain, Greece, Italy, Germany and other countries.
(See also question 22.)

First a specific point then about the structure. At the end there is an alternative proposal, which is based on the previous remarks.

specific point: "Scientology was involved", I think "was still involved" to reflect "Auch nach dem Tod Hubbards". But maybe this needs to be replaced by something else anyway, see next point.

structure:

Scientology was involved in legal battles because of its immoral sales methods and criminal activities in conflict with democratic order, such as court proceedings in the USA, Spain, Greece, Italy, Germany and other countries.

Several points pertaining to structure here. First, I think democratic societies is more accurate than democratic order, because it says "Gesellschaften".
"such as court proceedings in the USA, Spain, Greece, Italy, Germany and other countries demonstrate." or something similar to reflect "zeigen", then "such" may not be necessary. Also, the "conflict" part does not specify the type of criminal activities, but the sales methods and criminal activity signify the conflict. I'll just try to translate how I understand it:

Even after Hubbard's death - he was seen in public for the last time in 1983 - Scientology continues to be in conflict with democratic societies, because of its immoral sales methods and criminal activities as demonstrated by court proceedings in the USA, Spain, Greece, Italy, Germany and other countries.

Question 3: How is Scientology organised?

Scientology presents itself partly openly and partly hidden.

I think "auftreten" is not "presenting itself" in this case -which isn't really possible in a hidden manner imho-, but more something along the lines of "getting active"/"its existence makes itself known to others by:". More akin to occur/appear. But it's possible that "present" has a second meaning as well. I don't know if "appear" would do the trick here. It's not so important anyway.

Establishments that call themselves “churches”, “missions” and “Celebrity Centres” are immediatley recognised as parts of the Scientology organization (SO).

small typo "immediately". Maybe also "are immediately recognizable as", as it is about the ability to recognize them ("erkennbar").

The individual coworkers, so called Staff Members, are subjected to rigid control and disciplinary systems that follow the principles of instruction and absolute obedience.

This is in the singular form in the original, so maybe: "are subjected to a rigid system of control and discipline that follows..." I also believe "instruction" is too weak an expression for "Befehl", which is an order, contrary to "Anweisung", which would be instruction. So maybe: "...the principles of order and absolute obedience" or "the principle of orders and absolute obedience".

The management is obliged to lead the Scientology Organisation following text books about the art of warefare and strategic principles.

small typo: warfare.

brisanonb · Jun 21, 2008

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I'll incorporate your suggestions into the posts tomorrow. It's getting very late so I'm not up for grammar and all that nasty stuff. I've been working on a layout for this document in Indesign, check out the attached zip. I will halt working on the Indesign until the translation is spot-on, because it's already becoming a chore working out what is the "current" version. (You may notice I already made alterations to the text in the PDF.)

I hope it is bouying to see how this can look when we've completed this effort. It's going to be awesome!

indeedindeed · Jun 21, 2008

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Wow, this looks GREAT!
Take your time with regards to proposals for change, no need to hurry. I'll just continue with the commenting posts based on your posts here and you can then decide what to use and what to discard. But, seriously, it really looks awesome already.

TrevAnon · Jun 21, 2008

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brisanonb;366932 said:

By the way, the problem with the zip file is the use of the quotation marks " in the file name. Windows doesn't allow these as characters, but Mac OSX and Unix may, which is where we're getting problems.

Thanks for this advice! I am rather new in Linux (using it for 6 months now), and I didn't know this.

indeedindeed · Jun 21, 2008

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same proceeding as before, again italics mark the parts of text to which comments refer to. About the third chunk pertaining to questions 4.) to 6.)

He is the son of a Scientologist, who was with Hubbard while he was on the ship “Apollo”.

I think there's a need for "Emigrationszeit", maybe like this:

"who was with Hubbard while he was on the ship “Apollo” druing his time in emigration"

After Hubbard’s death there arose a merciless power struggle amongst the top executives, from which Miscavige left victorious (9).

not sure, but maybe "emerged" is better.

Hubbard’s will which mentioned his successor as leader of Scientolgy disappeared from the public record.

no, because what disappeared according to the document was not his will, but his appointed succesors. my proposal, which is correct with regards to content, but not necessarily with regards to style, grammar, etc:

Successors which were appointed by Hubbard himself in a sort of "will" disappeared from public.

Everyone who has taken a course at Scientology is therefore counted as a Scientologist.

"Nicht jeder" translates to "Not everyone", also counted isn't correct, because it's about being a Scientologist. So something akin to

"Not everyone who has taken a course of Scientology is a Scientologist [just] because of that" or more liberally translated "Taking a course in Scientology does not make one a Scientologist".

From the number of sold member magazines however one can make rough estimations of the number of courses taken. The upper limit of the active Scientologists world-wide might be 125,000;

"The upper limit... is probably at 125,000", because I think "dürfte" means in this context that it's pretty sure, but not entirely.

Scientology speaks of numbers of eight million. For Germany, the newest estimate of a number of 5,000 to 6,000 supporters is accepted.

"Angenommen" isn't "accepted" here, but "assumed".

Scientology time and time again reminds its parishioners of the history of the South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar, who once brought Venezuela under control with only 150 like-minded compatriots.

"Gleichgesinnte" doesn't translate to "compatriot", but to "like minded people".

Furthermore management coaches who use training techniques of Scientology without being employees of the company or members of the “International Association of Scientologists“ (IAS), thus approve L. Ron Hubbard’s ideas and ideology, and spread its techniques, are called “Hubbardists” and speak of “Hubbardism”.

It does not refer to the people, but what this phenomenon is called. so maybe "and one speaks of “Hubbardism”."
Also, "furthermore" isn't in the original, it goes more like "When management coaches use... thus approving L. Ron Hubbard's ideas and ideology... they are called... and one speaks of “Hubbardism”."

Question 6: Is Scientology a religion?

Scientology regards itself internally as an organisation of psycho- and social-engineers, which prusue “scientific results” and “repair” humans .
(See question 8.)

small typo: pursue

The façade of a religion served to more easily repel critics and to obtain priveleges from the state in order to do better business.

The final part is missing here "und Kritiker leichter abzuwehren", maybe: "and to fend off critics more easily"

“remember that churches are regarded as reformist groups. Therefore we must also look like a reformist group.” (12)…

I think "auftreten" means a way of acting, so either "act as" or "appear as". Rather appear than act though. Of course the actual quotes would be better.

According to reports, Scientology had spied on the private lives of a multiplicity of IRS employees and harrassed them with lawsuits (14).

"harassed" is probably too strong for "überzogen". "flooded" is probably more accurate.

Therefore German Federal Government holds the view that Scientology is not a religion or an idealogical community in the sense of the constitution (15).

don't know whether this word exists or if it's a typo for "ideological".

The Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) decided with resolution of March 22, 1995 that the self-assessment of Scientology to be a church is only a pretext for the pursuit of its economic interests and stated that Scientology does not represent “religion or an idealogical community in the sense of the articles 4 and 140 of the constitution in connection with article 137 of Weimar Reichsverfassung“ (16).

idealogical: same as before. "Weimar Reichsverfassung", maybe "Weimar's Reich constitution", but not sure whether this works.

The Federal Labor Court followed thereby the legal maxims of the Federal Constitutional Court (17) (Bundesverfassungsgericht), according to which the self-assessment of an organization as religion is not important: “Rather it must also actually concern, in mental content and outside appearance, a religion and a religious community.”

not sure if this can be said, if a different word than "concern" is needed or if i simply didn't know this expression before.

Also appraisal of Scientology comes to the result that Scientology is not religion or an idealogical community in the sense of the constitution (18).

Don't know as a specific document is referenced by "das Scientology-Gutachten". Maybe "the appraisal of Scientology"?
"idealogical" as before.

TrevAnon · Jun 29, 2008

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brisanonb;367581 said:

I'll incorporate your suggestions into the posts tomorrow. It's getting very late so I'm not up for grammar and all that nasty stuff. I've been working on a layout for this document in Indesign, check out the attached zip. I will halt working on the Indesign until the translation is spot-on, because it's already becoming a chore working out what is the "current" version. (You may notice I already made alterations to the text in the PDF.)

I hope it is bouying to see how this can look when we've completed this effort. It's going to be awesome!

:woot: GREAT work guys!! This looks really fabulous. :flowers:

brisanonb · Jun 29, 2008

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More work, I've done up to Question 12. I've proof-read these ones too, so hopefully it requires a lot fewer alterations.

Question 7: What is Scientology's goal?

The goal pursued by Scientology and formulated by L Ron Hubbard is as follows: “A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights…“ (19)

From this statement which only at first glance appears as positive, it is possible to see the true face of Scientology. Since, according to Hubbard, “insanity” means not having undergone Scientologic procedures and “criminals”, for Scientology, are those who oppose Scientology. In order to reach its ultimate goal, Hubbard recommended the following strategy(20):

“The planning for Scientology is that the able ones are made more able, while the unable ones are left for the time being, until we build the correct institutions for them. If we make it there, we grow. If we, as some unwise people do, burden ourselves with the unable ones, the helpless ones or those left behind, we will not be in the position to move quickly forward and up.”
(Translator’s note: Preferably find the original quote.”)

In a future Scientologic society (“Scientocracy”) humans will therefore not have fundamental rights as guaranteed to them by the constitution, but only “the honest” will. The ruling powers of Scientology will determine who these people are. From Hubbard’s plan, it can be inferred that its new civilisation would not be a free society, but a dictatorship.

Behind the alleged reform program to “clear” the world, (“Clear Planet”) stands the ultimate goal of the seizure of power over the entire world. Every person will be transformed under the guise of the Scientological “reform program” by Hubbardish psychotechnics, and those for whom this is not successful will be kept as “mentally ill” in institutions after the seizure of power. Scientology already operates institutions in Europe today (in Great Britain and Denmark) and in the USA and Australia for “failures” of their elite “Sea Org” under the name “RPF” (Rehabilitation Project Force), in order to re-educate them with forced labour and brainwashing techniques. For this, Hubbard specified exact guidelines (21). Similar harsh measures are used against youths during their training as Sea Org members. Additionally, basic employees of the Scientology Organisation (SO) who have failed can be “re-educated” using twisted methods of the framework of the DPF (Deck Project Force) program (22).
See also question 14.

Scientology states that it is apolitical. However, ideology and practice of the Scientology Organisation shows the fact that it acts according to a claimed sole right to execute power and wants to seize political power (23). A new civilisation is to be created, which is encompasses all mankind. This is done “by the applications of the technology of Scientology” (24) (See also Question 8). Additionally, new humans– Scientologic superhumans – are necessary, who will be subjected to a transformation according to Hubbard's technology in Scientological learning laboratories. By means of educational drills, they are education to blind obedience in relation to the system. Also, supposed persons (those who are opponents, deviants or critics of the system) are to be “handled’, ie. subjected to inconsiderate methods of psychodrills and psychoterror. According to Scientology, a true and perfect democracy is only possible in a society of “clears”, persons who are perfected by Scientology. (25). Thus Scientology lays claim to absolute truth typical of totalitarian organisations. This means only “clears” can save the world from destruction. (See also question 8.)

Norbert J. Potthoff, who was previously active in the high-level management of Scientology, reported to the Commission for Women and Children of the Bundestag (German Parliament) in hearings in 1991 on the topic of “Youth cults” that Hubbard, in guideline letters and public relations orders gave concrete instructions for the infiltration of socially active groups (the “GUNG-HO” strategy).(26) Also Scientology gives special guidelines for the infiltration of government agencies, authorities and police to make them compliant. The instructions mentioned are available to the German security authorities presently. (27) A proof for this is, for example, in accordance with the operations paper “Crusade 1991” against delegates of the German Bundestag, who participated in the aforementioned hearing. The highest reward was promised to those who infiltrated the hearings (28). Already the statement by the Public Prosecutor’s office at the state court in Munich in the mid-80s, resulted from written proof and myriad further references showing that the organisation used means of the secret services to spy against critics in Munich and tried to silence opponents by unfair means. (29) Further operations papers on the infiltration of substantial social areas within the state also arose.

Scientology combines political and economic goals. By the marketing of courses and publications, as well as with the profits from its businesses that are run in accordance with Hubbard’s guidelines, the Scientology Organisation creates for itself the economic basis for its worldwide organisational expansion as well as the spreading of its totalitarian ideology and practices.

Those who begin training under Scientology, receive, according to their understanding, no belief-system but only self-experience courses and personality training. The Scientology Organisation does not publish its highest level stages. Only functionaries and trainers can know that Scientology pursues totalitarian ideological goals. The customers, who are not employees of the Scientology Organisation, do not commonly know this background particularly since they are deceived by the propaganda of the organisation as to the true goals of Scientology. (See also question 18.)

Question 8: How does Scientology view the human being?

L. Ron Hubbard claimed to have discovered that humans consist of three parts: body, understanding and a spirit being. He called the spirit being the “self” of humans, after the Greek letter theta “Thetan”. The “Thetan” inhabits a body and possesses an understanding which splits up into one ‘reactive’ and one ‘analytic’ part. In the reactive part, all negative painful experiences are stored in so-called “engrams” in the form of electrical loads. The “reactive mind” holds the “analytic mind”, which is responsible for acting positively to obtain solutions to problems. Thus one produces aberrational behaviour which is defined as senseless activity. So following Hubbard’s theory, all humans would possess a “reactive” mind and all non-Scientologists are “abberated people” as long as they are not released by Scientological procedures to be “clears” (cleared). Aberrated people are a potential danger for society because they are not sane. (See also question 10.)

“So we can conclude on actual evidence that the first true democracy will emerge when we have freed each individual of the more vicious reactive impulses.” (30)
L. Ron Hubbard.

The spirit, the “thetan” cannot die, can freely move in time and space and can even create objects by thought alone. The goal of the Scientologic procedure is to return to the “thetan” its full capacity and ability, which it does not possess present. The first step is to eliminate the “reactive” mind. When this happens, people are “clear” and thus cleared or liberated from “negative blockades”. In the further stages, there are so-called “OT Stages” (OT stands for “Operating Thetan”). (See also question 12.) Here the spirit gets its unlimited abilities back. Hubbard called this procedure the “Bridge to Total Freedom”. (See also question 9.)

Scientology’s basic techniques (“technology”) stand in contrast to the “thetan” ideology. It assumes that humans are to be operated like a machine. Those people who are rebuilt under Scientological procedures, the Scientologists, are “products” according to Hubbard, which must be brought by training from the still imperfect “product 0” up to the perfect “product 8”. (31)

Under this man-machine model, Hubbard understood himself as an “engineer”. (32) In his writings, he stresses his similarity to Sigmund Freud; the starting point for Dianetics is however, an American behaviour and learning theory (behaviourism) (33) as well as a theory of control and communications protocols in living beings and machines (cybernetics). (34) Hubbard transposes the mechanical engineering model of control onto communication and onto the learning of cybernetic teachings onto humans. Therefore he treats humans like an incorrectly programmed computer, which must be reprogrammed.

The “personality development” training at Scientology is frequently reminiscent of machine procedures, in the way that they are accomplished with the programming of a robot. The endless repetitions of certain exercises have similarity with animal conditioning. The interhuman relations are treated like a technical protocol To achieve better “function”, the auditors will “delete” alleged “engrams”, i.e. faulty data from the “man-machine” by their interrogations, without regards for privacy, self-determination or wishes of the customer in the Scientological technology laboratory and thereby they make the “human-computer” “clear”. (35) (See aso question 1.) Hubbard compared a “clear” to a perfectly functioning machine, which could maintain itself.

In order to transform the customer into a man-machine, compassion, a natural basis for humane behaviour, is excised from him. According to Hubbard, compassion reduces the “survival potential”. On its tables of subjective grades for emotions, the “tone scale”, which is comprised of 40 units, compassion is derogatorily classified with the value of only 0.9 out of 40.

Question 9: What is “The Bridge”?

Followers of Scientology must follow an exactly marked training path in order to reach the to reach the final goal of the highest level, “OT”. It begins in general with a communication course, in which certain abilities are trained which are necessary for further Scientologic training paths. (See also questions 8 and 12). This is accompanied with a so-called “purification rundown” which is to release the body of all environmental influences and drugs (and also atomic radiation). This “purification rundown” consists of strenuous, hours long sauna treatment, which can be dangerous to the health, and of extremely high vitamin doses.

This is followed by long auditing meetings. “Auditing” is a psycho-technique, through which the condition of “clear” is supposedly achieved. After this come the courses for the OT Stages, from OT I up to the highest at present offered stage OT VIII. (See also question 10.) OT VIII is not the final stage to returning to the “thetan” his awarded abilities, because stages on the training plan, “The Bridge to Total Freedom” (the Scientology classification, grade and consciousness chart) above OT VIII are being developed and in the drawers of top management, to be sold in the coming years to customers. Those who avail themselves of all associated services from the first through to the last course will incur a cost of several hundred thousand Euros (36) even if price deductions are given due to membership in the “International Association of Scientology” (IAS) or by employment in the organisation.

Some customers can develop an immediate addiction for further courses because of the training. As the position of a trainer or salesman in the Scientology system depends on the number of sold trainings (“production”), one recruits and sells recklessly. Whether one is a good or bad Scientologist is a result of statistics measuring his book and training sales. The way along “The Bridge” is therefore very rarely based on free decision. One is usually pushed and pulled and enticed through the refined implementation of psycho and social techniques, that is dubious sales techniques, into purchasing further training courses. The Scientology Organisation calls its sales techniques “Hard Sell”.

Question 10: What is “auditing”?

Auditing (derived from Latin “audire”, to hear) is the relevant psycho-technique which is used by Scientology to change people. The auditing serves to lock customers into the system and to make them “function” for the system. According to Hubbard’s theory, painful experiences, when they are recovered, should be removed (“deleted”). According to Scientology, these painful experiences which Hubbard called “engrams”, are the main cause of psychosomatic suffering. In addition, “immoral” behaviours, sexual perversions or social failure with one’s fellow man are caused by such engrams, according to Hubbard. Through auditing, all these engrams are to be eliminated – like the wrong programming of a computer – and reprogramming must be done to return ability. (See also question 8.)

In the auditing procedure, the “preclear” and the auditor, the Scientologic psycho-technician, sit opposite. The “preclear” (PC) must communicate all his negative experiences -which were collected on the so-called time track in the course of his life- in an interrogation-like procedure to the auditor, the pc must state all of his problems, but above all else also his misdemeanours and preferences. The “E-Meter” serves as a controller. (See also question 11.) The E-Meter is a piece of psycho-galvanic reaction equipment, which measures skin electrical resistance. Colloquially such devices are also known as lie detectors. At the beginning of the session, the preclear is brought into a pre-hypnotic state, to make it easier for him to “confess” all his secrets, his most intimate events and serious misdemeanours.

In a 1961 lecture, Hubbard asserted that secrets are the cause of all aberrations and are opponents of communication. The large aberrational factor of the present is the need to keep secrets. As long as a preclear has secrets he does not want to communicate, he cannot improve. (37)

All the preclear’s “confessions” during the auditing are held in the session minutes and their details are noted with the utmost care. Subsequently, his data is passed onto a “case supervisor” for investigation. Thus the preclear becomes a “transparent” man. Scientology claims to treat the auditing minutes as confidential. Contrary to this however, there are internal instructions of the Scientology Organisation (38) and statements of people who blew (left) from Scientology. Since the Scientology Organisation possesses a collection of intimate data about its customers obtained in auditing, these customers must fear that this intimate data will be used in extortion by the organisation if they speak out against it. (See also question 20.)

Question 11: What is an “E-meter” and how does it work?

The “E-meter” utilises a natural principle of human skin, measuring its electrical resistance. The test taker must hold two metallic cans in his hands. A weak electrical current is then transmitted through the body. With the measuring instrument, skin electrical resistance can be read from a dial. By 1888, French researchers had discovered that skin constantly changes its electrical resistance. Thinking about frightening or joyful events causes the skin resistance to change. Based on these results so-called lie-detecting devices were developed (polygraph). However, as these only indicate emotional fluctuations, but don’t indicate which type of emotion is present (either joy or fear) their use as a “lie detector” is limited to sessions in which the cross-examined does not want to reveal himself.

Scientology uses E-meters to pinpoint unpleasant emotions (“engrams”) for customers and to allegedly help the customers to “delete” these. (see questions 8 and 10)With so called “security examinations” which must be taken before higher stage courses can be taken, the E-meter is used to control the candidate but also in the place of a genuine lie-detector. (39) Additionally, Scientology uses the E-meter as instrument of control in tests of learning success, testing if theory and certain behaviours made in small steps have been taught to the customer by way drills (programmed learning and conditioning). (40) With such education, the danger of memory training exists. It can also cause the so-called conditioned response neuroses. (41)

Scientology uses E-meters beyond this as a genuine cross-examination instrument outside its psycho-technical alteration practices, in order to determine “crimes” against the Scientology. People who have blown from Scientology report procedures below human dignity in the form of non-stop auditing sessions that last for hours. A goal of the auditing session is the complete subjugation of the suspect. (42)

Question 12: What are the “OT levels”?

At the beginning of training, the Scientology Organisation gives the impression that it will be for the improvement of the personal situation of the individual. Soon however, upon reaching the later stages of grade of “clear” one discovers that he is now committed to the “survival” of the entire human race. Since Scientology is the only salvation of mankind, one of the goals of the “OT Stages” (OT stands for “Operating Thetan”) is “production” of Scientologic superhumans for the creation of a new world order. Only in these OT Stages does the Scientologist confront the actual objective of Scientology, which is world conquest. (See also question 8 and 10.) For stage OT III, Hubbard developed the science-fiction myth of an evil ruler “Xenu’, ruler of a galactic federation of 21 suns and 76 planets 75 million years ago. He solved the problem of overpopulation, according to Hubbard, by drugging, killing and transporting billions of “thetans” to Earth. Here, through the development of a modern, technological civilisation and through the use of atomic bombs commit planetary suicide. Scientology wants to prevent this world disaster scenario in the intergalactic war, which continues to this day. (43)

The science-fiction mythology (“mystery”) helps the Scientology Organisation convince the public that Scientology acts as a religion. In addition, customers become curious and Scientology is able to lure them and then lock them into the system. In his teachings on marketing, Hubbard revealed the purpose of “mystery” as a manipulative advertising technology for the seduction of customers. (44)

A substantial training goal with OT training is to produce a condition of changed waking consciousness unusual experiences for the test subject, for instance experiencing so-called out-of-body experience (exteriorisation). Regardless of their faith, such experiences are able to be effected in many people by means of certain psycho-tehniques (hypnosis, meditation, hyperventiliation, drug use etc). (45) With the inappropriate use of the techniques mentioned, serious damage to health can occur (46), in particular if these methods are used excessively or as punishment, which obviously occurs within Scientology (“Black Dianetics”). (47)

indeedindeed · Jul 8, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

same proceeding as before, again italics mark the parts of text to which comments refer to. refering to the previous part up until end of p.15 of the original. Rest of remarks to follow soon. It's really of a great quality, hardly anything to be found and most of the time it's rather small things.

From this first, positive sight, it is possible to see the true face of Scientology.

disagreement, because it states that it only appears positive at first - thereby stressing that it's negative already in this part. So, more something akin to "From this statement which only at first glance appears as positive, it is possible to see the true face of Scientology." or something similar.

“The planning for Scientology is that the able ones are made more able, while the unable ones are left for the time being, until we build the correct institutions for them. If we make it there, we grow If we, as some unwise people do, help the unable ones, the helpless ones or those left behind, we will not be in the position to move quickly forward and up.”
(Translator’s note: Preferably find the original quote.”)

small typo: "." is missing. It's probably not big, but I don't think "aufhalsen" is translated with "to help". One dictionary gives it as "to saddle oneself with something". Don't know how common it is or whether it's a big deal.

Every person will be tranformed under the guise of the Scientological “reform program” by Hubbardish psychotechnics, and those for whom this is not successful will be kept as “mentally ill” in institutions after the seizure of power.

small typo: transformed

Scientology already operates institutions in Europe today (in Great Britain and Denmark) and in the USA and Australia for “failures” of their elite “Sea Org” under the name “RPF” (Rehabilitation Project Force), in order to re-educate them with hard labour and brainwashing techniques.

Zwangsarbeit is stronger than hard labor, it's "forced labor" even.

Similarly, harsh measures are used against young people during their training as Sea Org members. Additionally, basic employees of the Scientology Organisation (SO) who have failed can be “re-educated” using twisted methods of the framework of the DPF (Deck Project Force) program (22).
See also question 14.

not really big, but the "ähnlich" is referring to the harshness of methods and not that this point is similar to the one before, so the colon may be skipped. If "jugendliche" is translated verbatim, it's "youths", but not very important, I guess and young people isn't wrong.

Scientology states that it is apolitical. However, ideology and practice of the Scientology Organisation shows the fact that it pursues a requirement for autocracy and wants to seize political power (23).

not a big point and no alternative proposal. i'm not sure about this expression. don't know whether it's correct for "dass sie einen Alleinherrschaftsaspruch verfolgen", it's something like "they act according to a claim to solely execute power" with regards to content.

Additionally, new humans– Scientologic superhumans – are necessary, who will be subjected to Hubbard’s technology in Scientological learning laboratories.

I think the part "Umformung" is missing here. So maybe more like this: "who will be subjected to a transformation according to Hubbard's technology" instead, or something similar.

Also, supprosed persons (those who are opponents, deviants or critics of the system) are to be “handled’, ie. Subjected to inconsiderate methods of psychodrills and psychoterror.

maybe small typo, don't know english language rules good enough to finally judge: small "s"

Norbet J. Potthoff, who was previously active in the high-level management of Scientology, reported to the Commission for Women and Children of the Bundestag (German Parliament) in hearings in 1991

small typo: Norbert

A proof for this is, for example, in accordance with the operations paper “Crusade 1991” against delegates of the German Bundestag, who participated in the aforementioned hearing. The highest reward was promised to those who infiltrated the hearings. (28).

small typo: two "."

L. Ron Hubbard claimed to have discovered that humans consist of three parts: body, understanding and a spirit nature.

point of medium importance: "Geistwesen" rather translates to "spirit being", if this may be said in english. In any case "wesen" means being and instead of nature this suggest something that is alive or an independent entity. maybe "entity of spirit", but that may sound to esoteric. Don't know what to do about it, but it may be a good idea to somehow get the concept of a "being" in there.

He called the spirit nature the “self” of humans, after the Greek letter theta “Thetan”.

like before, if the nature of the Thetan is a being is introduced before, it's more consistent with the next paragraph of the thetan inhabiting a body.

Thus one produces inhibited behaviour which is defined as senseless activity.

I think it's "abberated".

So following Hubbard’s theory, all humans would possess a “reactive” mind and all non-Scientologists are “apostates” as long as they are not released by Scientological procedures to be “clears” (cleared). Non-Scientologists are a potential danger for society because they are not sane. (See also question 10.)

I think, it's rather "Abberrees" or "abberated people". "Apostate" also is a problem, because non-Scientologists weren't Scientologists before. With regards to "Non-Scientologists": Practically it follows, but from the appearance of the original the direct reference of "diese" seem to be "Abberierte". So at this place maybe use the translation you want to use for "Abberierte", with regards to this see previous sentence.

indeedindeed · Jul 9, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

continuation until the end of chapter 9. rest of the remarks to follow.

The goal of the Scientologic procedure is to return to the “thetan” its full capacity and ability, which it cannot at present.

maybe "doesn't have" instead? Or "does not posess"

The endless repetitions of certain exercises have similarity with military routine.

"Dressur" is something else that is done to animals in a circus. A dictionary gives it as "conditioning", but this would be confusing, for these exercises aren't merely similar to conditioningm but are conditioning themself. So maybe "The endless repetitions of certain exercises have similartity with animal conditioning" instead. Strangely it sounds harsher than in the original, but it has the same meaning as "Dressur".

To achieve better “function”, the auditor will allegedly delete “engrams” from the “man-machine” without regard to the privacy, self-determination or wishes of the customer; ie. To remove the faulty data and make the “human-computer” “clear”. (35) (See aso question 1.) Hubbard compared a “clear” to a perfectly functioning machine, which could warten itself.

several points here, at the end of this segment, I'll put up an alternative proposal. "warten" is no english word. Wartung=maintenance, so warten=maintain in a technical sense. The green parts belong together. Also, there are auditors (plural), not a singfle auditor and the part "durch ihre Verhöre" (by their interrogations) is missing. Also, "its engrams" instead of "engrams". I don't know, whether it can be done, but allegedly isn't referring to "delete" -which needs to be set in quotation marks as well- but to engrams. "the customer in the scientological technology laboratory" instead of "the customer". "i.e." serves as an explanation for the definition of engrams, not of what is happening. I'm also not sure about "without regard to", I think it's "without regards for", but not entirely sure.

So, here's my alternative proposal:

To achieve better “function”, the auditors will “delete” alleged “engrams”, i.e. faulty data from the “man-machine” by their interrogations, without regards for privacy, self-determination or wishes of the customer in the scientological technology laboratory and thereby they make the “human-computer” “clear”. (35) (See aso question 1.) Hubbard compared a “clear” to a perfectly functioning machine, which could maintain itself.

In order to transform the customer into a man-machine, compassion, a natural human emotion, is excised from him.

I think it's rather "a natural basis for humane behaviour"

On its tables of subjective grades for emotions, the “tone scale” which is comprised of 40 units, compassion is derogatorily classified with the value of only 0.9 out of 40.

not sure, maybe a colon is missing between "scale" and "which".

Followers of Scientology must follow an exactly marked training path in order to reach the final goal of “OT”, its highest level.

rather "to reach the final goal of the highest level “OT” "

This is followed by long auditing meetings. “Auditing” is a psycho-technique, through which the condition of “clear” is achieved.

not sure, maybe "is to be achieved", because it's not regarded as a fact, but rather as a claim.

After this come the courses for the OT Stages, from OT I up to the highest at present offered stage OT VIII and onward. (See also question 10.)

I suggest to skip the "and onward" part, because it's not in the original.

Those who avail themselves of all associated services from the first through to the last course and will incur a cost of several hundred thousand Euros (36) even if price deductions are given due to membership in the “International Association of Scientology” (IAS) or by employment in the organisation.

I think, there's some grammar problem in here. Those who... and will incur... So, I suggest to skip the word "and".

As the position of a trainer or salesman in the Scientology system depends on the number of sold trainings (“production”), one recruits and sells indiscriminately.

Rücksichtslos is rather "recklessly" instead.

The way along “The Bridge” is very rarely based on free decision.

maybe "is therefore very rarely based" instead, because of "daher".

Mouseyhair · Jul 9, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Just a flyby to say, you guys fucking rock for translating this. I have the book at home, but I'm the only anon here who can read German.

This is one of the VERY best sources of general information about the cult. Everyone should read it.

indeedindeed · Jul 9, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

continuation, now including questions 10-12

Auditing (derived from Latin “audire”, to hear) is the relevant psycho-technique which is used by Scientology to change people.

not sure, whether it should be corrected and don't know whether it sounds good in english. Maybe "most relevant" instead, but not sure.

The auditing serves to lock customers into the system and for them to keep that system “working”.

rather "and to make them “function” for the system", because Funktionieren is referring to the people not the system, it's used as the purpose of their functioning here.

In addition, “immoral” behaviours, sexual perversions or failure of interaction with one’s fellow man are caused by such engrams, according to Hubbard.

not sure. "soziales Fehlverhalten" is rather "social misbehaviour" or maybe "failure in interaction", not sure what failur of interaction means, but if it means that there's no interaction than it's different from the original.

The “preclear” (PC) must communicate all his negative experiences in a cross-examination-like procedure to the auditor, who writes down in the so-called ‘minutes’ the story of his life and problems, but above all else, his misdemeanours and desires.

first, I think it's rather "interrogation-like", because Verhör=interrogation. Second, this sentence doesn't state that the auditor writes something down which is called minutes, but rather that the negative experiences of the pc are "written down" on the timeline, the time-track concept. I also think, "desires" is to strong a translation for "Vorlieben", which is more similar to "preferences". So, alternative proposal, not optimal either, but closer to original imho:

The “preclear” (PC) must communicate all his negative experiences -which were collected on the so-called time track in the course of his life- in an interrogation-like procedure to the auditor, the pc must state all of his problems, but above all else also his misdemeanours and preferences.

At the beginning of the session, the preclear is brought into a pre-hypnotic state, and made to “confess” all his secrets, his most intimate events and serious misdemeanours.

I think this is too strong a translation for "um ihm... zu erleichtern". Maybe rather "to make it easier for him to “confess”"

questions 11 and 12:

By 1888, French researchers had discovered that skin constantly changes its electrical resistance.

Maybe rather "Already by 1888", because of "Schon 1888"

Thinking about frightening or joyful events causes the skin resistance to change.

purely formal, not important: "causes the change in skin resistance"

However, as these only indicate emotional fluctuations, but don’t indicate which type of emotion is present (either joy or fear) their use as a “lie detector” is limited to sessions in which the cross-examined does not want to reveal himself.

I'm not sure about the use of "is limited to", but I always understood it as "it only refers to the following" and if it's this, then it needs to be changed. The original statement is that it has only limited use in such sessions and not that it's only useful in such sessions. So, if I'm correct, it should rather be "their use in sessions, in which the cross-examined does not want to reveal himself, is limited".

With so called “security examinations” which must be taken before higher stage courses can be taken, the E-meter is used to control the candidate but also in the place of a genuine lie-detector. (39)

no. "but also as a genuine "lie-detector", not instead of a lie-detector. It seems the author of this text is very skeptical of the functionality of the concept of lie-detectors, but accepts that an e-meter is being used as a genuine lie-detector. That's why he put "lie-detector" in quotation marks.

Additionally, Scientology uses the E-meter as instrument of control in tests of learning success, testing if theory and certain behaviours made in small steps have been taught to the customer by way drills (programmed learning and conditioning). (40)

Disagreement, because in the original these describe the conditions under which these tests are taking place, but not what is being tested. That's why the "if" is misplaced imho. Also it may be part of a test, but the original describes it as the way the test is conducted. I also think, there's an "of" missing in the second part. Also, "have been" is the german equivalent to "are being" in the original. Alternative proposal:

Additionally, Scientology uses the E-meter as instrument of control to test success in learning, when theory and certain behaviours made in small steps are being taught to the customer by way of drills (programmed learning and conditioning). (40)

With such education, the danger of memory training exists. It can also cause the so-called conditioned response neuroses. (41)

I think "memory training" means to train one's memory, how good one can remember things. Dressur on the other hand in german means behaviour conditioning of animals, sometimes also of humans. So I suggest "behaviour conditioning" instead. Also fits better to the next sentence.

Scientology uses E-meters beyond this as a genuine cross-examination instrument outside its psycho-technical alteration practices, in order to determine “crimes” against the Scientology.

Not completely wrong, but in the original it says "System", which would be "system".

People who have blown from Scientology report procedures below human dignity in the form of non-stop auditing sessions that last for hours.

Not necessarily wrong, I don't know how much this is scieno-speak for leaving or generally used in english. The german term "Aussteiger" may be translated as "people who have left Scientology". The meaning is certainly the same, there's just no Scientologeese in the original. Also, there's no talk of "auditing" in the original. Instead of "auditing sessions" it simply says "interrogations" ("Verhöre").

A goal of the auditing session is the complete subjugation of the suspect. (42)

In the original it says "Verhör", which simply means "interrogation". It's also the goal and not just a goal according to the original, which is referring to a specific type of auditing sessions here.

Question 12: What are the “OT levels”?

At the beginning of training, the Scientology Organisation gives the impression that it will be for the improvement of the personal situation of the individual.

probably not important, but in the original it says "Scientology Organisation (SO)", because Verfassungsschutz often uses this abbreviation for Scientology.

Soon however, upon reaching the later stages of grade of “clear” one discovers that he is now committed to the “survival” of the entire human race.

disagreement, because the original statemnt is that one learns it soon, if not anytime before then upon reaching Clear and not that there are different stages of Clear and at the later ones of those one learns about it. So, alternative proposal:

Soon however, if not before then upon reaching the grade of “clear” one discovers that he is now committed to the “survival” of the entire human race.

Since Scientology is the only salvation of mankind, one of the goals of the “OT Stages” (OT stands for “Operating Thetan”) is “production” of Scientologic superhumans for the creation of a new world order.

not important, only formal and maybe it's better the way it is. In the original it says "OT=“Operating Thetan”"

For stage OT III, Hubbard developed the science-fiction myth of an evil ruler “Xenu’, ruler of a galactic federation of 21 suns and 76 planets 75 million years ago.

in the original it states something like "supposedly ruler of...". Not a big thing.

He solved the problem of overpopulation, according to Hubbard, by drugging, killing and transporting billions of “thetans” to Earth.

In the original Xenu is doing this to humans who were then "as thetans" brought to earth. proposal: "by drugging, billions of humans, subsequently killing them and bringing them to earth as “thetans”"

Here, through the development of a modern, technological civilisation and through the use of atomic bombs commit planetary suicide.

"the" instead of "a", because this is referring to our present, modern civilization. Also grammar problem, can be solved as in the original this way: "they were then to commit planetary suicide", because subjects of the sentence are the thetans. Don't know about the usage of "then" in the proposal, "afterwards" may be used instead maybe at the end of the sentence, because "dann" in the original describes something happening afterwards.

Scientology wants to prevent this world disaster scenario in the intergalactic war, which continues to this day. (43)

rather: "which supposedly continues", because of "andauere".

The science-fiction mythology (“mystery”) helps the Scientology Organisation convince the public that Scientology acts as a religion.

In the original it's not about "acting as a religion", but about being a religion, so maybe "is", "would be" or "was" instead.

In addition, customers become curious and Scientology is able to lure them and then lock them into the system.

disagreement, because "locken" is not to lock, but to lure. So "lure" instead of "lock".

In his teachings on marketing, Hubbard revealed the purpose of “mystery” as a manipulative advertising technology for the seduction of customers. (44)

proposal: "Hubbard himself" instead, because at this point the author tries to convey, that Hubbard knew fully well what he was doing and that's why it says "selbst offengelegt"

A substantial training goal with OT training is to produce a condition of changed waking consciousness unusual experiences for the test subject, for instance experiencing so-called out-of-body experience (exteriorisation).

Looks a bit crammed, proposal: "to produce unusual experiences for the test subject, which is in a condition of changed waking consciousness,"

Regardless of their faith, such experiences are able to be effected in many people by means of certain psycho-tehniques (hypnosis, meditation, hyperventiliation, drug use etc). (45)

Two points: Small typo with missing "c", so it's "psycho-techniques" instead. The other thing is that I don't know whether the other part which is marked in italics can be said and whether it does mean the same in the original. Therefore, I'll write here, what's the meaning of the original: Regardless of any faith such experiences may be induced/produced in many people by means of certain psycho-techniques (examples). If it's the same, then there's no need to change it.

With the inappropriate use of the techniques mentioned, serious damage to health can occur (46), in particular if these methods are used excessively or as punishment, which obviously occurs within Scientology (“Black Dianetics”). (47)

not important and probably nothing to be changed here, just wanna state that in the original part translated with "which obviously occurs within Scientology" the word for which is referring to both cases -excessive usage as well as punishment- I think it's the same here, if not, some change may be a good idea, but it's not big in any case.

Slippery · Jul 9, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Mouseyhair;407199 said:

Just a flyby to say, you guys fucking rock for translating this. I have the book at home, but I'm the only anon here who can read German.

This is one of the VERY best sources of general information about the cult. Everyone should read it.

Seconded. I keep coming back to this thread to check how it's going: I no speak Deutche, but really want to get access to this document. Will be sehr useful (or something ).

brisanonb · Jul 10, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Thank you so much indeedindeed. You're doing a much more important job than me; you're putting this translation beyond reproach as a trustworthy and accurate translation.

I have updated the post with the alterations I think are proper. Exceptions include the "failure of interaction" which I changed to "social failure" and a few slight alterations to make it flow better.

Work has begun on Question 13. I've been lazy for the last week, slap on the wrist. Thank you Mouseyhair and Slippery for your words of support. If you're knowledgeable in the field of Scientology, you could proofread some of the lingo and quotations to make sure we're on the mark with the words they use, and possibly help with finding original words of the now twice-translated quotations.

indeedindeed · Jul 10, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

thanks, I think both of our jobs are important and both improve the result's quality and you've really recognized the importance of this translation, which I didn't as I thought along the lines of: "But there's nothing in there which we wouldn't know already", but it's an interesting sort of text: Concise, yet detailed to some extent and with an official aura.
I've had a lazy last week too. Thanks for incorporating the suggestions that you regard as good ones. Also, thanks to Mouseyhair and Slippery.
Original quotes are always a problem with this sort of work. This is also a big problem for the Verfassungsschutz-AG report. BTW, I'll continue my work there soon, going over my parts and adding to the list of sources.
I guess I'll go over questions 11 and 12 tomorrow, in the same post as question 10.
update: done now.

brisanonb · Jul 15, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

I swear it's coming along! I would really like to set myself a timetable for this stuff. Maybe a new chapter every two days? I think that sounds pretty good.

Question 13: How does Scientology get people into its system?

There is no particular group to which Scientology addresses itself or which feels addressed by Scientology. Neither young nor old, poor nor rich, poorly nor well educated are immune from what Scientology offers. The mechanics of the system function in a similar way to a snare trap (as in fishing): one advances into the system, believing himself free but if one wishes to turn around, the retreat is blocked.

Usually the first contact with the Scientology Organisation occurs with the receipt of propaganda material that the Scientology Organisation has used to flood Germany for years, or as a result of contact on the street. Scientology seeks in its recruitment strategy - often with help of a personality test - to subjectively exploit weak points of its potential customers. (See also question 14.) These may be, for example, their lack of abilities, public speaking, disappointment with their career advances, or a desire to improve or extend their abilities. Scientology apparently offers new prospective customers an individually tailored life improvement program; to this end beginner courses are for all situations in life. (eg. “Course for the improvement of life”; “How to make work easier”; “Being a successful parent”; “Leading a happy marriage”; “The ups and downs of life” or a “Communications course”.) In these courses, one gets trapped in the Scientologic thought framework bit by bit – consisting of its own ideology and a technical specialised vocabulary – and into a technical procedural system. (See questions 15 and 17.) Thereby, Scientologists use the basic human needs of acceptance, contact, freedom from fear, security, explanatory exemplars, and success. In the introductory stage, Scientology arouses the impression of being able to deliver competent assistance through a coherently functioning concept which promises the removal of all subjectively disturbing, unpleasant or intolerable perceived feelings (fear, uncertainty, low self-esteem etc) and from this, resulting behaviours in business, partnerships and social circles.

(Translator’s note: I don’t like the translation of the list of basic human needs. Tell me how you read the list. I’d rather go for: acceptance, contact, assuredness, security, role models and success.)

The new customer believes, through self-awareness exercises and role-play, that he is the “master of events”. He will however, quickly become the system’s plaything without realising it. The SO-functionaries are themselves not free to act, and are steered by the system. They are compelled to operate as service providers for the SO through the carrot (financial reward, commission) and the stick (the menace of “ethics” procedures and their use) to “produce”, ie to sell books, courses and to carry out training. (See also questions 15 and 16.) The customer must be reckoned to regularly, initiated through dubious methods, purchase services and goods such as books, cassettes and the “E-meter”.

Strenuous sauna visits, for the “detoxification” of the body are recommended after the introductory course, in order to make the customer pliable for re-education and indoctrination through training and auditing, ie, imperceptibly breaking down their resistance and making them compliant.

The Scientology Organisation appears to the individual in very different roles:
- As salesman and trainer of personality development and management techniques (without proper information, the customer often does not recognise that he is being trained according to Scientologic principles);
- As entrepreneur, which seeks personnel for advertisement, sales and training;
- As an apparently selflessly acting social reformer, dedicated to the “improvement” of society.

In addition, employees may be pulled into the Scientology system by their employer, entrepreneur or personnel chief. Often this happens through “skill enhancement courses” in which employees are introduced to the Scientologic technology. Clues that an enterprise is controlled following Scientologic management principles can be, amongst other things: semi-injurious control techniques, inhumane pressure to perform, the use of so-called “Ethics Records” alongside normal personnel records, with which co-workers are obligated to denounce colleagues in “Knowledge reports” in furtherance of the firm’s aim. (See questions 16 and 21.)

In the same way, increased vigilance is required around finalising agreements concerning performance expectations of personal development, company organisation and organisational communication (the establishment of communications networks, production of software etc). This is because Scientologic companies are able to exert influence on the enterprise placing sales orders and its employees.

brisanonb · Jul 15, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

I really should respond to, explain and justify my adoption/rejection of your alterations, because I really don't want my side of things to be black-box either. So here goes for the most recent set. I might do this for some of the more difficult bits from previous ones as well, just so I can justify why I am doing it. Typically if I am silent on something, I've just accepted your explanation and proposal.

Orig -> Yours -> Mine

"pursues a requirement for autocracy" -> "they act according to a claim to solely execute power" -> "acts according to a claimed sole right to execute power"
Changed for flow, mainly. the meaning does not change.

"spirit nature" -> "spirit being" -> "spirit being"
While I really wish I could have just gone with "spirit" here, because that's how you would call the immaterial supernatural component of a human. (eg "His spirit has left his body") I've gone with your suggests spirit being because "spirit of the self" could also allude to a 'sense of individuality', rather than the ghost inside of you.

apostate -> abberated person -> abberated person
I still feel that Scilons call them apostates, but a Sci lingo expert might have to proof read this when we have finalised a draft of it.

military routine -> animal conditioning -> animal conditioning
You're right that it sounds harsh, but I guess this is the reality the writer was going for.

warten paragraph[i/]
I have adopted your paragraph entirely. I also kept warten in there because I didn't know how to use it. Thanks for picking it up.

blown -> have left -> have left
Blown is a Scilon word, but the public probably won't know what it means.

Scientology Organisation (SO)
While I know that it's what they do in the document, in English it's only common practice to give an abbreviation the first time a word is used and then use the abbreviation every time after that. They seem not to do so here, preferring the full version quite often. After we have translated the bulk of this work, I'll generate some style guidelines (for things like: English locali[s/z]ation; endnoting; abbreviations like ie, eg, etc, etc; when and how often to abbreviate SO
(eg, per question, per page etc?); how to notify when we've made a translator's comment. Then I'll go back and edit them and make sure it all matches and look spick and span

which obviously occurs -> which obviously occur -> which both obviously occur
Changed to highlight that both of these things occur.

Thanks for all the proposals. Hard work is being carried out on Question 13, which seems like it's been written by a different author because the phrasing is doing my head in! Almost done though.

brisanonb · Jul 16, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Question 14 incoming sar!

Question 14: Does Scientology practice “brainwashing”?

The placative term of brainwashing insufficiently captures the psychological and social manipulation techniques with which the Scientology Organisation (SO) transforms an individual’s personality and in doing so make him an efficient element of its system. The SO commands a whole arsenal of graduated soft and hard manipulation techniques.(48) (See also question 11 and reference 39) However, it also employs brainwashing techniques. As far as is known, only Sea Org members must submit themselves to this, when they have failed. (See question 7.)

In the classical sense, brainwashing is understood as a type of torture for political prisoners or prisoners of war, from whom a fictitious confession or a complete reversal of political beliefs is extracted. This effect on a prisoner arises from, amongst other things, non-stop interrogation, sleep and food deprivation, continuous and often rhythmic mental irritation, threats and promises. The prisoners are thereby forced into a state of decreased consciousness, increased suggestibility and indecision.

After many years of research the Canadian sociologist Stephen A. Kent came to the conclusion that detention in the Rehabilitation Project Force serves as a method of personality shaping by means of brainwashing. (49) (See question 22, the case of Wollersheim, and questions 11, 12 and 16.) In the framework of a highly-developed punishment system, techniques are used outside of the penitentiaries which are reminiscent of the procedures of brainwashing.

At first new customer hears nothing of the punishment system or the prevailing totalitarian control and guidance system of the organisation.

The integration into the Scientologic thought and behavioural system happens gradually. First through a pseudo-scientific personality test (Oxford Capacity Analysis) and then by trial training are doubts introduced as to existing explanations and living circumstances. Therefore, alternative, admittedly very simple explanations and self-appraisal are supplied. These simple explanations are built from a body of well-known psychological, esoteric and lay-psychology theories, so that the customer finds comfort in them, and are interpreted now in a Scientologic sense. Right from the initial courses, “positive experiences” are produced, the successes of which are credited to Scientologic explanations. (See question 15.) For example, in the communications course one sits motionless opposite the trainer staring in his eyes for a few minutes and sometimes up to hours. The artificial stress to which one is exposed to changes into a condition of euphoria when one successfully passes the course. This elation serves the Scientology Organisation (SO) by giving the impression that all problems and concerns could be transformed into permanent elation through Scientologic techniques.

Educational pressures, exerted by the SO upon the individual, play an important role in the control and guidance of external behaviours and internal attitudes. (See also question 16.)

The former Scientologist Potthoff, who became acquantied with the Scientology System as a high ranking manager, stated his experiences with the Scientological training in a hearing on 6 December 1993 in the state parliament of Baden-Wüttemberg as follows: (50)

“My own experiences with the purification rundown, the communications training and auditing have led me to fundamentally reject Scientologic procedure. I see therein a strong manipulation of people, particularly in the case where a new language is also simultaneously introduced. In this situation people are made to think thoughts which would never normally arise. People can have their personality so seriously altered that they separate from their wife and children, abandon their family, give up studies, ruin their companies and commit criminal fraud in order to pay for auditing and other things, and be drawn into drug-related crime.”

This can only account for the fact that employees of Scientology on orders submit themselves without great resistance into prison camps, and to the tormenting and degrading procedures of the organisation. (See also question 15.) An intensive scientific study of the methods of psychological manipulation used by Scientology was initiated by the Bavarian State Government and is currently available as “Health and Legal Risks of Scientology” (Gesundheitliche und rechtliche Risiken bei Scientology).

indeedindeed · Jul 16, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

same proceeding as before, again italics mark the parts of text to which comments refer to. concerns question 13, including my take on the translation of the list of basic human needs.

Neither young nor old, poor nor rich, poorly nor well educated are immune from what Scientology offers.

it's put a little different in the original, it's more like "neither less educated, nor people with a university degree", not very important, it just doesn't call some people poorly educated, it's a little difference in style.

Usually the first contact with the Scientology Organisation occurs with the receipt of propaganda material that the Scientology Organisation has used to flood Germany for years, or as a result of contact on the street.

not a big thing, it's more like "as a result of being approached on the street", but I think it's pretty clear this is meant, when "contact" is being used, that this refers to a targeted contact.

Scientology seeks in its recruitment strategy - often with help of a personality test - to subjectively exploit weak points of its potential customers. (See also question 14.)

rather "to exploit points subjectively regarded as weak" or similar, because what's subjective in the sentence is the assessment of something being a weak point, not the exploitation.

Scientology apparently offers new prospective customers an individually tailored life improvement program; to this end beginner courses are for all situations in life. (eg. “Course for the improvement of life”; “How to make work easier”; “Being a successful parent”; “Leading a happy marriage”; “The ups and downs of life” or a “Communications course”.)

I think rather "seemingly" than apparently and also rather "part of this are beginner courses for all situations in life", because these courses are called a part of the "life improvement program" in the original.

Thereby, Scientologists use the basic human needs of acceptance, contact, freedom from fear, security, explanatory exemplars, and success.

A remark: I'm not sure about thereby, because it's more similar to "dadurch" than to "dabei". I think "Dabei" in this context means something like: "In doing so", "While doing so", or rather "The following is part of the way they do it". Don't know how to really put it, but it's rather a description of how it's done than a description of a desired consequence. But I have no alternative proposition.
With regards to the list, here's my take on it:

the basic human needs of affection, contacts, freedom from fear, security, explanatory patterns and success.

explanation for this list: affection, because Zuneigung is more than acceptance, but actually being liked/loved by others, contacts as a plural, because it's plural in the original, freedom from fear, because I think assuredness means something like basic self-confidence, while "Angstfreiheit" means one doesn't have to be determined by fears. If you're self-assured, you're probably free from fear, but if you're free from fear you can still be not self-assured. But it's possible I misunderstand the meaning of assuredness. "Explanatory patterns", because "Erklärungsmuster" are structures which are helpful to understand things.

In the introductory stage, Scientology arouses the impression of being able to deliver competent assistance through a coherently functioning concept which promises the removal of all subjectively disturbing, unpleasant or intolerable perceived feelings (fear, uncertainty, low self-esteem etc) and from this, resulting behaviours in business, partnerships and social circles.

I'm not sure how this word is used in this context, but if it's the same as "gives the impression" it's certainly ok.
If -second part- this means the same as "and also the removal of behaviours in business, partnerships and social circles, which are resulting from these" it's certainly ok.

The SO-functionaries are themselves not free to act, and are steered by the system.

no, rather "in the choice of their behaviour towards the customer", because of "in ihrem Verhalten gegenüber dem Kunden".

The customer must be reckoned to regularly, initiated through dubious methods, purchase services and goods such as books, cassettes and the “E-meter”.

I don't think so, because this sentence is about what the customer has to expect or to reckon with and not what he can be reckoned with, so what's described in this sentence after "initiated" is really the center of the message here. There's also a need for a "therefore", because of the "daher". So, proposal, doesn't sound too good:

The customer must therefore expect to regularly be brought by dubious means to purchase services and goods such as books, cassettes and the “E-meter”.

Strenuous sauna visits, for the “detoxification” of the body are recommended after the introductory course, in order to make the customer pliable for re-education and indoctrination through training and auditing, ie, imperceptibly breaking down their resistance and making them compliant.

Several smaller points not that important, but in the original it doesn't explicitly state that this is the purpose, it's a description of what's happening. Also, a smaller grammatical change, so new proposal here:

"Streneous sauna visits, recommended for “detoxification” of the body after the introductory course, make the customer..."

I'm also not sure about "their" because this is plural and before it was "the customer", so maybe "his" instead?

The Scientology Organisation appears to the individual in very different roles:
- As salesman and trainer of personality development and management techniques (without proper information, the customer often does not recognise that he is being trained according to Scientologic principles);

"can not" or alternatively "without proper information, it's often unrecognizable to the customer, that..."
Also "management principles"/"principles of management" instead of just "principles", because it's "Managementgrundsätzen" in the original (grundsätze=principals/basics).

- As an apparently selflessly acting social reformer, dedicated to the “improvement” of society.

probably not important proposal and maybe worse than now: "an" instead, at least in the original it's the indefinite article

In addition, employees may be pulled into the Scientology system by their employer, entrepreneur or personnel chief.

not sure. if it's the same as "personell manager" it's ok.

Often this happens through “skill enhancement courses” in which employees are introduced to the Scientologic technology.

a remark: In german "Fortbildungskurse" is a word normally used for something genuine, so it's supposed to sound harmless/normal. If this is the same with "skill enhancement courses" or if it doesn't sound strange by itself in english, then it's ok.

Clues that an enterprise is controlled following Scientologic management principles can be, amongst other things:

maybe, maybe "according to" instead. Depends on what's normal usage in english.

semi-injurious control techniques, inhumane pressure to perform, the use of so-called “Ethics Records” alongside normal personnel records, with which co-workers are obligated to denounce colleagues in “Knowledge reports” in furtherance of the firm’s aim. (See questions 16 and 21.)

several points, at the end there's a proposal for a new version including all of them.
first part: Hard to translate, maybe "control techniques partially in violation of human dignity", in any case it's important to mention human dignity here, as it's the thing which is violated according to the original.
second part: "the obligation for co-workers to..." instead, no "with which", this is the next item in the list of indications.
thirs part (underlined): This is quite different from the original. In the original it's mentioned here that knowledge reports on co-workers are sent to the highest levels of the company for the purpose of denounciation, so proposal: "to write “Knowledge reports” on colleagues for the purpose of denounciation, which are to be sent to the top of the company."

proposal for new version:

Control techniques partially in violation of human dignity, inhumane pressure to perform, the use of so-called “Ethics Records” alongside normal personnel records, the obligation for co-workers to write “Knowledge reports” on colleagues for the purpose of denounciation, which are to be sent to the top of the company.

indeedindeed · Jul 17, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

same proceeding as before, again italics mark the parts of text to which comments refer to. on question 14

The placative term of brainwashing insufficiently captures the psychological and social manipulation techniques with which the Scientology Organisation (SO) transforms an individual’s personality and in doing so make him an efficient element of its system.

maybe better "captures the psychological... techniques only insufficiently, with which..." if this works gramatically. "Only" added because of "nur". Also, see next sentence.

The SO commands a whole arsenal of graduated soft and hard manipulation techniques.(48) (See also question 11 and reference 39)

"In fact, the SO commands..." because this sentence is referring to the "only" of the last sentence as in "this is insufficient, because the SO actually commands..."

As far as is known, only Sea Org members must submit themselves to this, when they have failed. (See question 7.)

better: "currently only Sea Org members" because of "derzeit".

In the classical sense, brainwashing is understood as a type of torture for political prisoners or prisoners of war, from whom a fictitious confession or a complete reversal of political beliefs is extracted.

Rather something like -dont know whether it sounds right-: "for whom a fictitious confession or a complete reversal of political beliefs is intended; often this intend succeeds." Important here is only, that there are actually two parts: The intention and that it often succeeds.

This effect on a prisoner arises from, amongst other things, non-stop interrogation, sleep and food deprivation, continuous and often rhythmic mental irritation, threats and promises. The prisoners are thereby forced into a state of decreased consciousness, increased suggestibility and indecision.

I'm not sure about "indecision", because the original talks about a state where one has lost his willpower. maybe "loss of willpower" instead, but I don't know.

After many years of research the Canadian sociologist Stephen A. Kent came to the conclusion that detention in the Rehabilitation Project Force serves as a method of personality shaping by means of brainwashing. (49) (See question 22, the case of Wollersheim, and questions 11, 12 and 16.)

In the original it reads "question 22 (the case of Wollersheim)". Not much of a difference, but these two items aren't separated in the original, the second is an explanation of the first.

In the framework of a highly-developed punishment system, techniques are used outside of the penitentiaries which are reminiscent of the procedures of brainwashing.

maybe rather: "techniques, which are reminiscent of the procedures of brainwashing are also used outside of the penitentiaries", the important point here is the word "also", they are used inside as well, the author only found it remarkable that they were also used outside.

At first new customer hears nothing of the punishment system or the prevailing totalitarian control and guidance system of the organisation.

I think an "a" is missing: a new customer

Therefore, alternative, admittedly very simple explanations and self-appraisal are supplied.

This isn't the translation of "freilich" in this context. I think "yet" hits home closer.

These simple explanations are built from a body of well-known psychological, esoteric and lay-psychology theories, so that the customer finds comfort in them, and are interpreted now in a Scientologic sense.

this is quite different from the original. The original is about finding partially known terms, which are then interpreted in a Scientologic sense, so proposal:

"so that the customer finds partially familiar terms, which are now interpreted in a Scientologic sense."

For example, in the communications course one sits motionless opposite the trainer staring in his eyes for a few minutes and sometimes up to hours.

I'd skip "a few", because the original doesn't state how many minutes.

Educational pressures, exerted by the SO upon the individual, play an important role in the control and guidance of external behaviours and internal attitudes. (See also question 16.)

A part from the original is missing here: "...exerted by the SO upon the individual by means of the "Ethics" system, play an important role..."

The former Scientologist Potthoff, who became acquantied with the Scientology System as a high ranking manager, stated his experiences with the Scientological training in a hearing on 6 December 1993 in the state parliament of Baden-Wüttemberg as follows: (50)

maybe a "top manager" even, don't know.

“My own experiences with the purification rundown, the communications training and auditing have led me to fundamentally reject Scientologic procedure.

in the original it says: "to fundamentally reject this Scientologic procedure"

I see therein a strong manipulation of people, particularly in the case where a new language is also simultaneously introduced.

no, rather "if in this mental state"

In this situation people are made to think thoughts which would never normally arise.

maybe. I'll just write how I understand the original passage: ...people are brought to ideas they wouldn't normally have. They aren't directly forced, more like directed. Don't know whether it's a problem and how it could be changed in case it is.

People can have their personality so seriously altered that they separate from their wife and children, abandon their family, give up studies, ruin their companies and commit criminal fraud in order to pay for auditing and other things, and be drawn into drug-related crime.”

rather: "be drawn into a sort of drug-related crime." because he isn't talking about actual drug related crimes, but comparing auditing etc. to drugs.

This can only account for the fact that employees of Scientology on orders submit themselves without great resistance into prison camps, and to the tormenting and degrading procedures of the organisation. (See also question 15.)

Other way around: "Only this can account for"

An intensive scientific study of the methods of psychological manipulation used by Scientology was initiated by the Bavarian State Government and is currently available as “Health and Legal Risks of Scientology” (Gesundheitliche und rechtliche Risiken bei Scientology).

not important, but maybe rather "by now", because they are stressing that it hasn't been available before, rather than mentioning the distant possibility of it becoming non-available again.

brisanonb · Aug 5, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

I must apologise for my lack of work here. Uni and work has overtaken my life, and I cannot dedicate as much time as I was able to previously. If there are any German/English speakers, please might I implore you to participate because this truly is a worthwhile document.

Fleischmann · Aug 5, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

I'll try to hold the front in your absence, then..what exactly is yet untranslated?

indeedindeed · Aug 5, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

@brisanonb no need to apologise, thanks a thousand times for the work you have done so far.

@Fleischmann everything from question 15 onwards, I also think some of the suggestions for question 14 (see posts above) haven't been checked yet, but these aren't as important. Also consider that there's a complete version from TrevAnon, which might serve as a basis for translation, it's an automatic translation, over which s/he went once more to correct mistakes.
Thanks a lot for the work you're doing. I'll see to it, that I'll do more translation work once again, when there's time and other requirements are fulfilled as well.

Fleischmann · Aug 5, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Alright, I'll be on it..

cardanon · Aug 5, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

brisanonb;480572 said:

I must apologise for my lack of work here. Uni and work has overtaken my life, and I cannot dedicate as much time as I was able to previously. If there are any German/English speakers, please might I implore you to participate because this truly is a worthwhile document.

I could take a stab at translating short passages. I have a number of years of high school and college German as well as German grandparents who spoke it fluently. I would probably be quite slow at translation but I understand grammar enough to suss out what's being said (with the help of a good German/English dictionary. PM me if that sounds like it would help.

Fleischmann · Aug 6, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz) is rather useful.

brisanonb · Aug 7, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Here is the English document I have made so far whilst working. This includes all of Indeedindeed's suggestions.
MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service

I am going to quickly punch this into an incomplete draft first half of the "print" doc for everyone to salivate over.

Ilse Hruby · Aug 9, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Hi :text: and:reading:,

I suggest to use "OT Levels" instead of "OT Stages" in the text from "Question 9" and "Question 12". And also "For level OT III" instead of "For stage OT III".

I know, in German we use "OT-Stufen", but in English I never saw that they were called "OT-Stages".

Operation Clambake present: OT Levels & Confidential Material Summary List

Have fun and Thank you for this great Job on this translation!! :applause::applause::applause:

:coffee:

LawrenceWoller · Aug 18, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Hi

FACTnet : Cult, Cults, Abuse by Religions, Abuse Recovery Discussion & Resources, Peer-Support, Legal support is also very interested in the translation of this document. We have a german speaking person who can help as well as part of the team.

Is there a link to the current state of the translation? Is there a way that you think we can best help you with the great translation work that you are already doing?

L

indeedindeed · Aug 19, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Thanks a lot for your offer. There's a link to the current state of the translation:
posting #69 by brisanonb. I think this includes the first 14 questions as of yet.
There should also be a file with an automated translation by trevanon somewhere in this thread, he went over the whole document to correct mistakes by the auto translation, but I can't find it in this thread anymore. I believe it used to be on the first page as an attachement as there's also dialogue about zip and txt formats there.

We have a german speaking person who can help as well as part of the team.

Is there a way that you think we can best help you with the great translation work that you are already doing?

Sure, just join the fun in this thread. The idea is that you can either make drafts for parts that haven't been translated yet (so anything from question 15 on) or make suggestions for corrections of already translated stuff by quoting what part you'd like to see changed, why and how. Same procedure if you got remarks, but no exact idea with what to replace it, that's fine as well, someone else might.

TrevAnon · Aug 19, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

indeedindeed;516482 said:

There should also be a file with an automated translation by trevanon somewhere in this thread, he went over the whole document to correct mistakes by the auto translation, but I can't find it in this thread anymore. I believe it used to be on the first page as an attachement as there's also dialogue about zip and txt formats there.

I think all attached files have been dropped from enturbulation.org because the admins decided to go to MegaUpload. I tried upload my document (the raw translation) there (cannot find if the admins have done this themselves) but I seem to do something wrong. :sad:

I still have the document, and maybe some other anons have it too (indeedindeed?). Please pm me a mailaddress so I can e-mail the document there.

LawrenceWoller · Aug 19, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

my email for the current document is wollersheim@msn.com or you can also send it to manage@factnet.org. Attention Lawrence

I will talk with the German person and get their advice on when they can/might join the thread. Also I will be off line until Sept 2 before i myself can rejoin again.

Best,

L

indeedindeed · Aug 20, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

here's as a ressource -and possible starting point- the corrected auto-translation from TrevAnon from question 15 onwards. Like I said, the current version up to and including question 14 is on Megaupload as a doc linked to in posting #69 of this thread. So here comes this ressource, because it apparently got lost when attachements were dropped.

So what remains on the to do list now? Translation from question 15 onwards, correcting and checking this with the original with regards to content and correct translation and then go to the fine-tuning of the entire document: re-checking, layout etc.

Question 15: Is the redefinition of the term „ethics“ by Scientology compatible with the value order of the constitution?

The conventional understanding of „ethics “- as wanting and acting humans a positively coining / shaping set of standards and values - does not have anything to do with the redefinition of this term by the Scientology organization (SO).

L. Ron Hubbard defined four different categories of „unethical behavior“: „Errors, offenses, crimes and heavy crime “(51).
„Errors “are smaller unintentional omissions or mistakes.
„Offenses “are to be - according to Hubbard - for example: impolite or stubborn behaviour, refusing a safety check at „the E-meter“ to not be able to be audited despite arrangement by higher command, or the wasting of funds. (See the questions 10 and 11)
„Crimes“ are in Scientology definition for example to suspend Scientology or Scientologists of a danger; causing disobedience; plot local activities, in order to rob a superior of his power or his position; refuse to accept punishments imposed from the Scientology Organisation itself; make ridiculous materials or guidelines of the Scientology or to surrender it to contempt and scorn“.
The break with the everyday understanding of the term ethics becomes still clearer with by Hubbard defined „heavy crimes “. Like that it is in the Scientology logic a heavy crime, „to turn away publicly from Scientology“. Heavy crimes are also „not approved possessing, using, copying, pressures or publishing of confidential materials of Dianetics and Scientology; public expressions against Scientology; to deliver hostilely certification before national or public investigations of Scientology in order to suppress the Scientology; to deliver Scientologists on demands of the civilian or criminal law authorities without giving justifiable protection or to insert legal protest; legislation or regulations, to recommend regulations or laws which are aligned to the suppression of the Scientology “(52).

That can have as a consequence that Scientologists, which stand in a service relationship with civil service status opposite their service management are allowed only to give censored statements on Scientology. They may themself accordingly get into activities that Scientology critically examines. From this reason they - if Scientologist does not want to commit „heavy crime“ - are in a loyalty conflict between national authority and their obedience obligation in relation to the imposed system Scientology.

„Ethics“ according to Hubbards ideology is equivalent to total obedience, suppression and obligatory re-education by means of draconic punishments, for Sea Org members in RPF (= rehablitation Project Force) penal buildings. It is the core of the repressive totalitarian system Scientology. This becomes clear if one regards the contents of the redefined term „on the scientologic ethics“; the purpose of „ethics“ is to remove „adversaries from the environment“ (53) (see question 17). That means that all thinking and acting that stand Scientology in the way is to be eliminated. This „ethics“-term follows also Hubbards moral, which is committed to a strict „black-and-white thinking“ and which in a plural society prevents indispensable open dialogue. „Good“ is only which uses Scientology and its spreading; „bad“ or „unethic“ is all that stands the propagation of the organization in the way. This ideology goed through the entire organization network of Scientology. Constantly „the good ones” must be differentiated from „the bad ones “, they must be sought out, unmasked, fought and „bad ones“ must be dealt with. For the implementation of ethics of Scientology has an enormous amount of regulations, frequently disproportionately hard sanctions (hard labour etc.) for slight deviations from the regulation of the Scientology Organisation plan, even if personal being to blame for it is missing. With the execution of „ethics “-measures human rights are violated. „Ethics” are enforced by a set of internal mechanisms. (See question 16.) Question 15 is to answer with a clear no (54).

Question 16: How does Scientology implement obedience?

The precise observance of the so called „ethics“-guidelines, i.e. the scientologic behavior regulations is forced in the Scientology organization (SO) by the menace and the execution of unusually hard education measures (see question 15). "Nobody of us arranges or punishes gladly. But we are probably only humans on ground connection, who have the right, to punish…“ (55) L. Ron Hubbard.

For the enforcement of the „ethics “-guidelines inside and outside the Scientology Organisation there are different mechanisms. For the internal monitoring of the adherence to the guidelines are responsible „ethics officers of the ethics department“, „an ethics court“ and „a committee of the hearing of evidence“ (equipped with more internally „judicial“ authority). The sanctions are determined by means of written „ethics instructions“.

Each Scientologist has the possibility to address himself to these institutions because of „unethic behavior“ by other Scientologists. According to Hubbard not each statement counts directly much. „The ethics court“ orients itself at the respective „statistics“ of the complaining and the accused one. „The statistics“ measures „the production achievement“ of the employee, i.e. his sale of books or trainings. It is the logic of Scientology - Hubbard fixed this expressly - that a for the organization highly-productive Scientologe in injustice (KHA KHAN doctrine) (56). Uses one this doctrine consistently, it results that by supporters (see question 22) the principle that the purpose also sanctifies immoral means, illegal and criminal ways of acting, from which Scientology Organisation in the long run does not condemn, but approves of, if they are useful to the organization. „God and bad“ are measured thus on the for the system useful achievements (57).

Even excesses of internal guidelines can be permitted after the KHA KHAN doctrine, if the one, who commits the offences, furnished sufficient money or services for the organization. On the other hand that which is unproductive at Scientology or has no „successes“ in the sense of the organization is a case for „the ethics department“. The scientologisc arbitration is generally suitable to grant effective legal protection. Since it is Scientologists forbidden with punishment to go to national courts the application of the KHA KHAN doctrine can practically lead to the complete denial of rights of the less „productive“ party in the scientologic arbitration.

In addition the Denunziantentum (? Translator) is promoted. So each Scientologist is to deliver „knowledge reports“ regularly. Essential these reports are anyhow if a Scientologist experiences from his view „unethic“ behavior from another Scientologists (58). (see the questions 13 and 21.) The Scientology Organisation entitles itself according to their „ethics“-guideline also to punish the non-scientological world, because of their action against the system as far as it useful to the expansion of the Scientology Organisation. For the monitoring the as hostile estimated outside world „the office for special affairs“ (OSA) is generally responsible. This also has to organize the defense of the system outward. (See question 20.)

Question 17: Why do Scientologists have their own lingo?

In the organization two languages are used next to each other, a generally comprehensible pseudoreligious in the propaganda writings intended for the public and an organization-internal technical special language. (See question 19.)

An organization-internal language contributes to bulkhead themselves opposite the outside world and to bind the supporters still more closely to a group. (See question 18.) Hubbard „redefined“ therefore words and gave them new meaning. Consequently terms from the everyday life world can at Scientology have completely different meaning, like e.g. the term „ethics “. (See question 15.) Scientologists possess therefore own dictionaries (Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary; Decay management Technology Defined; Technical term collection for Dianetics and Scientology - FWDS -), that contains hundreds in an “engineering kind” redefined words or new words. With the designation „downstat“ for example the condition of a Scientologist is defined, which is ill or confused. Starting point for this definition is the low production statistics of a coworker, who is reduced in its strength to be active for Scientology.

The new language is stamped in courses. This practice of the linguistic reeducation is a means of totalitarian systems, to steer and control which thinking and acting the system members (see in addition the function of the „new speak“ in George Orwells „1984 “). Who wants to understand and evaluate Scientology correctly, must therefore understand its special language aligned at the man-machine model, and makes the argument more difficult.

Question 18: How does propaganda in Scientology function?

Scientology tried to hide their true core behind an enormous propaganda front that is paid for with enormous expenditure. This is the public front that Scientology is a harmless religious community, which is pursued as religious minority. In internal instructions of the Scientology organization (SO) the propaganda techniques used are described exactly. Hubbard refers for example to the following trick used by un-serious publications and relies thereby on the propaganda of totalitarian systems, like that communist and national socialist. Words are redefined in order to get a favourable opinion. In an essay Hubbard (59) writes:

„There are many examples of it. There are no natural changes of the language. They are changes of propaganda, carefully planned and accomplished, to get an advantage in public opinion for the group which operates propaganda. If one repeats the new definition often enough, one knows the public opinion will change through a change of meaning. (...) Psychiatry and psychiater are easily redefined to mean an anti-social enemy of men. (...) That is a positive use of the technology, since the psychiatrist set up the record at inhumanity under mankind in one century for all times. (...) … we can redefine the modern psychology as a German military system, that was supported by American and other universities once, and that was used to get humans for the war when the government had difficulties with the summoning for the military service. (...) The way to redefine a word often consists of the repitition of the new definition as often as possible . Therefore it is necessarily to redefine medicine, psychiatry and psychology downward and to define Dianetics and Scientology upward. (...) A constant, repetitive effort is the key to each success with the propaganda technology.“

As the further important default for this scientologic propaganda Hubbard arranged to never pass one on „hostile campaign“ on the own lines. This means not to defend himself but always to attack (60). With its propaganda campaign against Germany Scientology adheres so far exact to the public relation strategy Hubbards. The Scientology Organisation ignored the criticism at its practices, raised in Germany, and defamed the measures of federation, countries and municipalities in Germany for the protection of the citizens from Scientology as „violations of human rights “.

Question 19: How does Scientology cope with the truth?

For who for example comes into a loyalty conflict with the national authority, Hubbard has one rescue anchor ready: „True is what for you is truely.“ (61). Not objectivity, not facts and also not proofs are the basis of the scientologic truth term, these are oriented at the system Scientology alone.What is useful to the system is true. People who blew Scientology reported that they - released from each moral doubt - let themselves train to lie before court under oath (62). In the order from 24 April 1986 the public prosecutor's office at the regional court Munich I told the organization uses a linguistic double strategy for the deception of the public. It shows itself to the customer opposite in the garb of the scientist and psychotherapist. Opposite the critic however it shows itself in the garb of the priest, sells on the other hand courses „how to earn one more funds“. This practice shows the validity of double standards in the Scientology system.

Question 20: How does Scientology respond to critics?

Scientology does not accept an argument over their goals and methods (63). Basis of this attitude is their requirement on world control. Only Scientology has the way and the psycho and social technology, in order to save the earth - the whole universe. Who places himself in the way of this order becomes „the enemy to the surviving of mankind“, which - according to Hubbard - also justifies the fight with all means against critics, particularly when they belong to „destructively anti-social persons” or the „psychotics“. The Scientology founder developed for it the theory of the „suppressive person “- SP. Everyone that stands Scientology in the way is „a suppresive person“. According to Hubbard the SP is not only the anti-social person only, but it is beyond that absolutely the anti-Scientologist.

„If you would sift out… all those anti-social personalities… and if you would then separate from them you could feel a large relief. Likewise both socially and economically recovery could enter, if the community would recognize and isolate this type of personality as an ill nature, as it does now with people with smallpox into quarantine.“ (64) L. Ron Hubbard

Approximately 20% of the society are - according to Hubbard – a „potential trouble source“ (65) and approximately 2.5% SP's. It is valid to uncover, expose and fight them. Basis for the fight against „the SP's “ is the so called „Fair Game“-doctrine of the Scientologists. In the guideline, in which „the Fair Game“-doctrine is fixed, it says:

„ENEMY — SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.“ (66)

The Scientology Organisation insists this guideline has been repealed. The way they handle critics however shows that the guideline is still used (67). In order to explore enemies of the Scientology and to intimidate and silence them the organization has its own secret service, the so called „office for special affairs” (68). A further task of the OSA is it to make the government shift and agree complety with the goals of Scientology (69). (See question 23.)

According to materials classified as confidential by the Scientology Organisation, in particular the writing running under the cover name „manual of Justice“, and reports from high-ranking former functionaries (70) the agents of the OSA are drilled for the fight against enemies in attack techniques of operational psychology, like secret services from totalitarian states (71). And the OSA thereafter uses hard manipulation techniques in order to decompose the strength of the opponents and make them silence. To the soft measures belongs buying good behavior, to the hard techniques belongs the use of psychodrill up to the psychotorture and abusive revealing of intimate data, which were won in the auditing. (See the questions 10 and 22, case Wollersheim.)

Against critics and its opposition the SO determines „loudly “or covertly with secretservice methods (72); they are indicated, defamed, exposed and sued publicly, threatened, troubled sometimes and tormented to the attrition also psychologically. In the USA from there some media are afraid already to take position openly against Scientology.

„Locate the possible annoyance causers, look out for people which spread rumors. Find then the eliminator and pull the trigger“. (73) L. Ron Hubbard.

The OSA is aimed to fully research the private life of critics after honour-active facts, in order to be able to discredit those in the public. The following instructions speak for itself: „The department must know that press and public are interested in murder, robberies, destruction, use of force, sex, and dishonesty - in this order. Investigations which uncover these factors in the activities of persons or groups that attack Scientology are valuable in the measure, as they contain a number of these factors.“ (74)

Because according to this guideline opponents of the Scientology Organisation were systematically and intensively questioned and are still questioned intensively by the security authorities extensive evidence is present. Some critics, against whom loading material of this kind could not be found, became such put underneath. This happened not only in the USA, but also in Germany.

Purposefully is also to find the so called „ruin“, the most vulnerable place of the critic. That can be valid both for the critic and for governments. Scientology obviously sees „the point of ruin” of Germany in its national socialist past. Thus it explains the international campaign of the Scientologists, which equate the Federal Republic of Germany with „Nazi Germany “. The Scientologists places itself thereby on a stage with the pursued Jews in the Third Reich. This comparison caused violent protest as lampooning the victims of the national socialism in the world. The particular agent of the human rights commission of the United Nations called the comparison shocking.

Question 21: Does Scientology infiltrate the economy?

For the introduction of the scientologic methods in the economy the Scientology organization (SO) created „the World Institutes Of Scientology Enterprises” in the year 1979, abbreviated WISE. A goal of this world-wide subsidiary organization is to systematically occupy key positions in important business enterprises and to create a powerful umbrella organization of scientologic or scientologic led companies, in order to increase the sphere of influence of the Scientology Organisation in the society. (See the Organigram printed in the appendix.) WISE member firms, which sell Hubbards „technology“ as personal, management or management consultants, pay up to 15% of their gross sales (not their profit) to the Scientology Organisation as royalty (75). These incomes are used for the further development of the system. Scientology admits openly that it is a task of the WISE Topmanagements, „to introduce the administrative technology of L. Ron Hubbard in enterprises of their country, other combinations, municipalities, countries and governments“ (76).

„Conquer, no matter how, the key positions, the position as chairmen of the woman federation, as a personnel chief of a company, as directors/conductors of a good orchestra, as a secretary of the director, as advisors of the trade union - any key position. “(77)
L. Ron Hubbard

If this is reached, above all „the scientologic ethics is used“ in (see question 15) the enterprise or federation. The experience shows that in companies, which are restructured according to the scientologic principles, beside normal personnel documents also „ethics documents“ are put (see the questions 13 and 16) by coworkers that employee over colleague denunciate „knowledge reports“ to make and that employees are pushed to the participation in scientologic courses. Who refuses itself accepting „the scientologische ethics “in the enterprise must count on a notice. The Bavarian federation for security in the economy registered association sees therefore also by the penetration the Scientology Organisation into the economy above all dangers for the operating peace and the competitive ability of the enterprises (78). The way, as Scientology wants to drive their coworkers again and again to new maximum output, calls the Federal Labor Court in its resolution of 22. March 1995 - related to the Org in Hamburg - „despising humans“ (79) (see question 3). Active WISE companies particularly within the range of personnel switching and management training courses, in the computer industry and in the real estate business.

Question 22: Is Scientology a criminal organisation?

The higher administrative court for the country North Rhine-Westphalia decided 31 May 1996 that a number of critical expressions on Scientology cannot be forbidden to the Federal Minister for work and social order. In addition the statement, „the ringleaders of Scientology are criminal ones“, and the use of the term „criminal money laundering organization“ (80).

This resolution adds itself in the order of the public prosecutor's office at the regional court Munich I from 24 April 1986, which described the Scientology organization (SO) among other things as follows: „Scientology… also used secretservice methods for the internal defense and outside opponents of the organization, operated in the frontier to the unlawfulness and is if necessary not afraid to back criminal actions back“ (81).

In the order from 17 June 1994 the public prosecutor's office at the regional court Hamburg answered negatively to Scientology being present of a criminal combination in the sense § 129 penal code. The Scientology Organisation however at the same time was assessed to be criminogenic and certifies as an incompatible structure in the value order of the constitution (82).

Reference points for it are in a multiplicity of obligatory Scientology guidelines, in which one requests illegal actions or such are approved of. Furthermore Scientology regards under ignoring the ethos law and the democratic order as „illegaly“ which (by the Scientology Organisation required high) statistics and instructions of the organization. (See the examples in the answer mentioned under question 20.)

This results from the in the dictionary „Modern Management Technology Defined“ printed definition of the term „illegaly“. This definition can be held out against the frequently expressed excuse of the Scientology Organisation, illegal activities are to be due only to non-authorized actions of individual coworkers for whom the Scientology Organisation is not to be responsible. The dissociation of the Scientology Organisation from such illegal actions is from there to be rated as a pure propaganda maneuver. Examples of criminal procedures and judgements against Scientology as well as results of national investigations at home and abroad:

(As for the lawyer-like texts the following was hard to translate... Translator)

● In Germany: Condemnation of a Scientologists by the district court Munich with judgement from 18 July 1975 to a fine of 100 daily rates because of aid to the falsification of documents and wrong suspecting. Corruptibility reproach was designed against an official of the military administration who did not want to release a scientologic „clergyman“ from the military service. (83).

● in France: Condemnation of L. Ron Hubbard on 14 February 1978 because of fraud to an imprisonment of four years and a fine of 30.000 francs (84).

● in the USA: Condemnation of nine high functionaries of the Scientology - under them the wife of L. Ron Hubbard - on 26 October 1979 by an American Federal court because of theft and conspiracy against the government. (The procedure concerned the theft of numerous authority documents by Scientology agents, infiltrating of authorities and the installation of monitors) (85).

● in Germany: Preliminary investigation of the public prosecutor's office at the regional court Munich I against the center of the Scientology Organisation in Munich in the year 1984 because of tax evasion (86). (The procedure against the responsible person had been dismissed because the pursuit was too long ago. This had him escape the procedure. )

● in Germany: Condemnation to a fine of 70 daily rates and/or caution with reservation of a fine of 40 daily rates of two Scientologists by judgement of the Youth Jury Berlin Zoo from 3 July 1984 because of joint unlawful detention and dangerous bodily injury. The perpetrators brought on behalf of the chief a then-ex-Scientologist under obligation into the areas of the local SO-church and held her there for 45 minutes. This was to clarify over the height of reclaims (87).

● In Switzerland: Condemnation of two Scientologists in the year 1987 by the criminal court Basel city to many-month terms of imprisonment, because they had persuaded a mentally handicapped to the purchase of courses for approx. 60,000 Swiss Francs (88).

● in the USA: Decision of the supreme court of appeals of the State of California from 18 July 1989 in the case Wollersheim (89). (Those „Church Of Scientology Of California“ was condemned in this case to the payment of damages at height of 2.5 million dollar. The court stated that Wollersheim, through psychotorture and brainwashing suffered heavy health damage, had been pushed to leave his wife and family, and by a retaliation campaign after „the Fair Game“-guideline was floated into the financial ruin.) In May 2002 the Scientology Organisation paid Wollersheim, being entitled payment of damages, a sum that had increased in the meantime by interest to 8.67 million dollar. After press reports the Scientology Organisation wanted thereby avoid more details judicial investigation of their company structure to be forestalled, which could have endangered their tax exemption (90).

● in Switzerland: Condemnation of four Scientologists in the year 1990 by the district court Zurich, essentially confirmed by the Federal court, because of fraud to terms of imprisonment, because they had persuaded a mentally handicapped to the purchase of courses and teaching materials for all together 12,000 Swiss Francs (91)

● in Germany: Condemnation of two leading Scientologists on 29 August 1994 in Rostock because of tax evasion at height of 1,5 million DM (92).

● In Germany: Condemnation of the chairman of the Scientology association NARCONON registered association because of bad practice of the medicine in 200 cases by the district court Bad Miesbach on 12 January 1995 (93).

● in Germany: Condemnation of a Scientologists by the regional court Hamburg of 20. March 1995 because of offense and other in connection with the spreading the Scientology brochure „hate and propaganda“ (94).

● in Germany: Condemnation of a Scientologists in Baden-Wuerttemberg on 28 November 1995 because of a murder threat against the regional chairmen of the CDU pupil union (95).

● in France: Closing of the Scientology center in Paris because of tax evasion and collection of a demand for tax of 100 million franc in the year 1995 (96).

● in France: Condemnation of the former director/conductor of the Scientology Organisation in Lyon in Octobers 1996 because of negligent homicide and fraud to three years imprisonment as well as to 500,000 francs fine; fourteen other members of Scientology received probation sentences between eight months and two years as well as fines because of fraud or aid to fraud (97); with resolution of the court of appeal Lyon of 28. July 1997 the detention against the former director/conductor of Scientology in Lyon on the probation was suspended; five further supporters received probation sentences from eight months up to one year and fines from 10.000 to 20.000 francs.

● In Greece: Dissolution of the Athener Scientology church on 7 October 1996 through in the appeal confirmed court order. (The court saw it as proven that Scientology was an organization with totalitarian structures, that submits humans to „brainwashing”) (98).

● in Norway: Condemnation of the Scientology on 14 October 1996 by the upper court for the court district Borgarting for the achievement of a payment of damages sum of 600.000 Norwegian crowns plus 249.466 Norwegian crowns law costs to a former member. (The court saw it as proven on that the plaintiff of the Scientology was tempted to take up several loans and that the method, with the Scientology of courses and documents had offered „represented no responsible way of acting“) (99).

● in Italy: Condemnation of 29 members of the Scientology Organisation on 2 December 1996 to imprisonments by a criminal court in Milan because of education of a criminal combination (100); the judgement became from the highest court of appeal in Rome waived and to the renewed negotiation referred back. Circumstances determined by the criminal court after a detailed hearing of evidence show the regular Köderung (? Translator) of the customer their economic exploitation and psychological subjecting.

● in Canada: Condemnation of the Scientology Organisation to a fine of 250,000 dollar and a Scientology member to one fine of 5,000 dollar. (The court stated that itself on reason of Scientology or members of the organization among other things at the police of the province Ontario and the Ministry of Justice of Ontario applied, after their attitude under offence against their oaths of office copies confidential Documents had stolen and them Scientology had passed on.) The measure of punishment is from the responsible supreme court of appeals to 18. April 1997 confirmed (101).

● in Belgium: Punishing investigations against the Scientology Organisation since October 1999 with approx. 25 raids because of fraud and other criminal offences. Thousands of personal dossiers were seized about supporters, officials, politicians and journalists were contained, in which, under offence of the Belgian data protection act, detailed medical information, over the concerned people, reports on their life and sexual behavior, data concerning their families and „confessions“ with the use of the Scientologists used „E-meter “. The investigations are still going on (102). In the meantime an examining magistrate has approximately nine member of the Scientology Organisation accusated of fraud, injury of privacy, illegal practice of the pharmacist and occupation of physician as well as because of membership in a criminal organisation (103).

● In France: Condemnation of the former regional responsible person of the Scientology Organisation in Marseille in November 1999 because of fraud to two years imprisonment, by which 18 months were suspended on the probation, and to 100,000 francs fine; four further members of the Scientology Organisation received detentions from six months to one year on probation. Those people, through the sale of medical-therapeutic treatments, had taken away sometimes substantial fortune from ten persons between 1987 and 1990 (104).

● in France the report „of the interministerial working group for sect fight“ (MILS) was regarding the Scientology Organisation among other things to the result in January 2000 that Scientology
threatens the human rights and the social equilibrium
is an organization with totalitarian structure
ignored the inherently values of humans and represents an impairment of the public order
is a foreign secret federation whose secret activities proceed from a strange power
permanently ignores the laws and
belongs to groups that try continually (and with some success) to infiltrate democratic institutes and official international and private organizations, and must effectively be fought against and dissolved (105).

● in France: Condemnation of the Scientology Organisation in the region Ile-de-France in May 2002 by Paris courts to a fine of 8.000 €. The chairman of the organization received a punishment of 2.000 €. Thus the conviction in the year 1997 in Canada against the Scientology Organisation for punishment again was imposed. The condemnation took place because of an offence against the data protection act and unfair advertisement for the purpose of fraudulent machinations (106).

● the Scientology appraisal from the year 2002 contains referring to the following organization-typical criminal offences:
§ 263 StGB (fraud) § 5 welfare practical man law (welfare PRG)
§ 130 Abs.2 No. 1 A StGB (incitement of the masses)
§ 201 StGB (injury of the privacy of the word)
§ 129 StGB (education of a criminal combination).
46 Are beyond that in individual cases above all the following further Criminal offences are possible: § 229 StGB (negligent bodily injury)
§§ 223 and/or 229, 13 StGB (bodily injury by omitting) § 240 StGB (compulsion)
§ 291 StGB (usury) (107).
The Bavarian office for the Constitutional Protection was ordered due to the expert's assessment to to continue the observation of the Scientology Organisation as organized crime.

In reports from people who blew Scientology in the USA still heavier criminal offences by responsible persons of the Scientology Organisation in the USA as for example murder orders against American critics are described.

Question 23: Is Scientology an anticonstitutional organization?

The authorities for the protection of the constitution in Germany have the legal task to observe efforts that are directed against the liberal democratic constitutional structure (= anticonstitutional efforts). They must get active, if actual reference points for such efforts are present. On the basis of the final report of one working group of the constitution authorities for the protection was formed particularly to examination of this question, has the Conference of the Ministers of the Interior and - senators of the countries unanimously stated on their meeting on 5./6. June 1997 that at the Scientology organization (SO) such actual reference points are present and the legal conditions for the observation are given to the organization by the protection of the constitution. This final report over 200 sides is a comprehensive result of a systematic examination and evaluation of the protection of the constitution authorities to SO available material. The report shows clearly the incompatability of the political objectives and the activities of Scientology with the basic principles the liberal democratic constitutional structure:

● Scientology strives for another society, in which non scientologists become managed by the leaders from Scientology with from their view technology superior. (See also source reference 23 in the appendix of this publication.)

● Scientology wants to establish its own, for all obligatory juridical system with „Scientology standards “, without course of law warranty, without legal hearing, without legal and independent judge as well as without according-to-law administration.

● Scientology plans such in place of independent courts, those the standardised technologies given by Scientology convert.

● Scientology ignores the human rights (art. 1 constitution) and the principle of equality (art. 3 constitution), as only „clarified“ Scientologists are entitled of rights, not the aberrated.

● Scientology ignores the fundamental right of the free expression of opinion (art. 5 constitution), as Scientology suppresses criticism at all - also illegal - means.

● Scientology organizes itself in a totalitarian form, which includes force and arbitrary government. A report on first observation results was submitted to the conference of the secretaries of the interiors for their autumn meeting 1998. The report is held ready in the Internet under the following address: http://www.im.nrw.de/inn/doks/vs/blagsc.pdf (report is in German, translator).

The annually updated results of the observation through the authorities for the protection of the constitution of the federation and the countries can be likewise taken from the Internet. The reports of the Bavarian office of a federal state for protection of the constitution are on the Internet under the following address: Willkommen

The Administrative Court of Saarland has rejected 29. March 2001 a complaint of the Scientology church Germany registered association (SKD) against the observation of the plaintiff by the office of a federal state for Protection of the constitution Saarland. According to a statement of the Court the appropriate conditions for these measure are fulfilled, the actual reference points for en version-hostile efforts of the plaintiff are present. Up the request of the plaintiff the appointment became in the meantime certified (108).

On 13 December 2001 the Administrative Court Berlin decided on a complaint of the Scientology church Berlin registered association (SKB) according to the complaint request that the citizens of Berlin Land authority for protection of the constitution has to omit the recruitment and the employment of members or coworkers of the SKB as paid V-people. The employment of other intelligence means by the authority for the protection of the constitution remains untouched of it (109).

With a system of hard psycho and socialtechnical measures the Scientology Organisation wants not only to suppress and steer individual humans, but also to penetrate the society and the state and elimination more democratically principles.

The goal „CLEAR planet“ describes therefore the intention that the organization is to introduce world-wide an anti-democratic system of government.

Question 24: What is Scientology really?

In the opinion of the Bavarian Department of the inside State the Scientology organization is a world-wide active company which pretends to be a religious community, uses psycho-manipulation and psychoterror, and also stands in the suspicion to pursue, if necessary with criminal methods, totalitarian political goals. The sale runs thereby over a sales network. Scientology achieves goals by the sale from trainings to the personality change and of management technology. Supporters are educated using the trainings and the techniques with it (praehypnosis, hypnosis, programmed learning and drillmethods), and will then blindly devote to the system.

Question 25: How dangerous is Scientology?

The system Scientology is not compatible with the picture of free humans and our democratic order. Also abroad Scientology turns out increasingly in conflict with state and society, as legal proceedings show. (See question 22)

Each person is exposed to various and serious dangers as customer, member or critic of the Scientology organization (SO). Who then use services (e.g. psychotests, courses) is threatened with financial exploitation, (see question 14), indebtedness and dependence. Beyond that exists dangers of health damage by inappropriate and abusive use of psychotechnics (110) (see question 12.) Members the Scientology Organisation are withheld as persons employed rights from the German work and social security right (111). Critics of the Scientology Organisation become anti-social as „SP's“, „and „spirit-ill “persons designated, criminal ones on an equal footing, and must count on pursuit and threat (112). (see question 20)

The economy is endangered by infiltration efforts of the Scientology Organisation. (see question 21), the application „of the scientologic technology“ in the economy arranges heavy damage into that enterprises on, because the social relations an absolute control and command system to be subjected, that takes no consideration on human needs. Institut of the German economy has described the dangers of more scientologic manipulation in the economy with the words „psychological deformation, up to the ruin who were to blame for, extortable coworkers, economics and defraudation, disloyalty, promotion in the office, unfair competition and offences against those obligation to secrecy“ (113). Danger threatens our liberal democratic constitutional structure. Special plans of Scientology describe, how authorities and governments are to be infiltrateted and made willing. A goal of Scientology is the removal of the democratic state and the mechanism of a new „scientologic social and state order“ (see question 7).

II. What does the state undertake against Scientology?

Scientology endangers public security and order. Bavaria has therefore under leadership of the Department of the inside State developed a comprehensive 15 points catalog against Scientology and supplemented and updated this after expert's assessment. A goal of the catalog is to protect the citizens of our democratic constitutional structure against the practices of the organization. It is however not a goal of the catalog of out-bordering individual Scientology supporters that are not perpetrators but victims.

The best protection from Scientology is the informed citizen, who knows the system and its methods. Therefore Bavaria clarifies up on many ways - among other things with this publication - over Scientology.

An abundance of reference points proves that Scientology pursues anticonstitutional goals. The organization therefore stands under observation of the authorities for the protection of the constitution.

Applicants for the public service in Bavaria get asked about their contacts to Scientology. (See also source reference 23 in the appendix of this publication) Thereby is prevented a Scientology supporter who is not loyal to the democracy and to the state become a public service infiltrate. In each individual case all for and against an attitude of speaking circumstances are carefully weighed out. With these questionings the public institutions take in Germany the same right like other states of, e.g. the USA, in requirement, to protect the public service from enemies coming in (114).

As examples show, Scientology tries, particularly over consultation and trainings in the personnel management to win EDP-range influence on state and economics. The public clients in Bavaria demand therefore before the assignment of orders to private companies within sensitive ranges (e.g. personal and management training courses; series of lectures and advanced training; research and investigation missions) an explanation of their contracting parties, that do not work according to the techniques of the Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

Further national measures to the protection from Scientology are in preparation. Bavaria prepares on the basis of the Bill of the Upper House of Parliament from 19 December 1997 a renewed initiative for the legal regulation of the so called psychomarket on which „commercial life mastering assistance are offered“ with the goal to a personality development and - improvement. Scientology is as more dubious offerer on this new market. In this so far legally unsettled service sector the consumers become pretty often victims of businessmen and Kurpfuschern (? Translator). By a set of regulations (e.g. the obligation for clearing-up over the qualification of the aide, its applied methods and the goal of a course, the disclosure of the total costs for the trainings, the necessity for writing for such contracts as well as a revocation and a right to give notice) the legal position of the consumer is to be strengthened, without making for it regulations regarding the selection of the offers (115).

The Upper House of Parliament requested the Federal Government upon the request of the countries Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg, also to introduce a association-legal preliminary investigation against Scientology to the examination of a prohibition of the organization. The Scientology appraisal sees clear reference points for the consideration of an association prohibition particularly because of penal law-adverse activity and purposes (116).

III. How to protect yourself against Scientology

Inform about the system Scientology!
Who knows Scientology, how the system functions, does not become a gullible victim of the organization. The media report again and again on Scientology. Also a set of books contains very good information (see section V of this publication).

Scientology is not about your well-being, but about profit and world domination!
If you should come with Scientology into relationship, think of the following:

You are dealing with a sales organization aligned on absolute maximization of profit, that wants to sell you services to alleged improvement of your personality or your company with extremely dubious sales methods for expensive money. The profits get invested in the inconsiderate spreading of the system.
Doubt that already for a participation in trainings lower stages altogether amounts can result to magnitude in the order of up to 50.000 €. Fees for the use of the scientologic enterprise techniques in your enterprise can amount to up to 15% of the gross sales.
Irrespective of of which course-agreement you have reached and irrespective of which position you have coworkers in the organization, you must buy yourself further alleged personality improvement on „the bridge to the complete freedom “also despite any earnings/services for the organization. The prices for connection courses become usually ever higher.
The more course you took part in, the weaker becomes your resistance to buy a next course, even if its price is astronomically high. Did you due to the training used up your whole fortune already, you wil get loans in substantial height to pay further courses. Scientology will here hardly hold back you, but the advertisement continue to buy a next course in all rule will be strengthened. Do not count on compassion. This virtue is at Scientology a thing to get rid of by training.

Don't let advertisement and propaganda of the Scientology Organisation deceive you!

Scientology permits to its members to say the untruth if it is useful to the system. This is valid particularly with sale of the services. The solicitors are perfectly drilled on the application of shameless selling techniques.

Scientology tries to hide its true goals behind a front established with enormous expenditure on propaganda. For this purpose it has e.g. sumptuously illustrated brochures and books in the four-color printing on glazed paper and it has subsidiary organizations, such as the superficial for drug-dependents, convicts, psychologically ill humans and low-power pupils or for human rights and freedom of religion. In reality these subsidiary organizations however are the bridgeheads of the system contempting for human beings over its totalitarian ideology and practice in our democratic to spread and for the overall organisation influence and power provide society.

Do not assume Scientology does not have a chance with you!

Scientology understands it, to sell everyone its trainings to the alleged improvement of its personal or vocational situation. The refined psycho and social techniques work faster, than the customer believes. Who from curiosity wants to play with Scientology, becomes fast the ball himself.

Do not give to Scientology your address!

Addresses are for Scientology starting points for intensive advertising measures. Cases documented, in those Scientology the return of a light for order from books or documentation to the cause took to take up by telephone or personally contact to urge for completing the psychotests or the sale of books and courses.

Be careful when contracting services in sensitive ranges!

Scientology is particularly active, where fast and effectively influence can be practiced on humans or enterprises (e.g. in the education and education range, also with helping instruction for pupils, in the operating and personnel consultation, in management training, in the EDP-consultation). If you have doubts, you can be confirmed in writing that the contractor neither works after a technology from L. Ron Hubbard or its coworkers have completed training courses, courses or seminars at Scientology. Such an protection explanation the employer can in justified cases also require his employee before signing a work contract. People in search of a job at the labour office: if a place is offered, this also communicates whether one leads the enterprise after the management principles of Scientology (117).

In case of problems with Scientology you immediately require expert assistance!

If you get into trouble with Scientology, you absolutely need expert assistance of persons, who know the Scientology system. Usually the customer can not rise against the techniques of luring and threat. That is valid also for the case of employees in an enterprise led after the management principles of Scientology or from you to be sent to a management training by your enterprise, in which scientologic methods are are used actively.

The Scientology crisis advisory board with the Bavarian national youth welfare office helps with problems concerning Scientology and its private surrounding field. This advisory board is attainable in all of Bavaria to the town center call tariff by telephone. Besides are the district administration authorities (district administration offices and circle-free cities) first liaison points. In section IV of this publication beyond that also different helping and supporting mechanisms are specified.

Make your rights valid after a separation from Scientology!
In case you separate from Scientology pretty often controversy breaks loose about the repayment of course fees yet to be used. Problems arise frequently then, if additional payments from you are required, because you took up courses as Scientology coworkers at a discount („Freeloaderbill “). The Scientology appraisal comes in its civil evaluation to the result that several services from the offer pallet of the Scientology Organisation - in particular with the so called processing courses, those represent the main offer at Scientology, and with achievements, which are based on the scientologic ethics technology (PTS/SP Rundown, O/W minute, Leaving Staff Confessionals) - the which are the basis contracts are futile. In these cases the customers can completely reclaim paid payment for those courses at Scientology. Claims for damages remain untouched (118). Examine whether you have for your part still requirements against the Scientology organization (SO), e.g. if you received no content or a too small salary or if the Scientology Organisation exhausted no social insurance contributions. Examine, whether the requirements to quit Scientology Organisation validly exist. Get yourselves advice if necessary with an attorney. Some attorneys experienced in handling Scientology are mentioned in section IV of this publication.

In case you or a member should be put under pressure or threatened after your separating from the Scientology Organisation contact the police immediately!

IV. Who helps

(Didn't translate, contains a list of German governmental authorities, (real ) churches and private organisations that may help. Translator / editor)

V. Publications on Scientology

(Didn't translate, however, in the references sometimes a publication is mentioned, so I copied an numbered it. Translator / editor)

1.Abel, Ralf-Bernd: Ist das Menschen- und Gesellschaftsbild der Scientology-Organisation vereinbar mit der Werte- und Rechtsordnung des Grundgesetzes?, herausgegeben von der Ministerpräsidentin des Landes Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel 1996

2.Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern: Scientology - eine verfassungsfeindliche Bestrebung, München 1997, abrufbar unter der Internetadresse: http://www.innenministerium.bayern.de/infothek/scientology

3.Von Billerbeck, Liane und Nordhausen, Frank: Der SektenKonzern, Scientology auf dem Vormarsch, Berlin 1994

4.Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend: Die Scientology-Organisation - Gefahren, Ziele und Praktiken, herausgegeben vom Bundesverwaltungsamt, Köln 1996

5.Christ, Angelika und Goldner, Steven: Scientology im Management, Düsseldorf 1996

6.Gross, Werner (Hg.): Psychomarkt-Sekten-Destruktive Kulte, Bonn 1996

7.Haack, Friedrich-Wilhelm: Scientology - Magie des 20. Jahrhunderts, München 1995

8.Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung e.V. (Hg.), Politische Studien 346: Vom Sektenmarkt zum Psychomarkt, München 1996

9.Herrmann, Jörg: Mission mit allen Mitteln - Der Scientology-Konzern auf Seelenfang, Reinbek 1992

10.Jaschke, Hans-Gerd: Auswirkungen der Anwendung scientologischen Gedankenguts auf eine pluralistische Gesellschaft oder Teile von ihr in einem freiheitlich demokratisch verfassten Rechtsstaat, herausgegeben vom Innenministerium Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf 1996

11.Junge Union Rheinland-Pfalz (Hg.): Das 2. Wormser Scientology Tribunal 17. und 18. September 1994. Die politische Herausforderung durch totalitäre Bewegungen, Mainz 1995 64

12.Küfner, Heinrich (Institut für Therapieforschung, München) und Nedopil, Norbert (Psychiatrische Klinik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) und Schöch, Heinz (Institut für die gesamten Strafrechtswissenschaften der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München): „Auswirkungen und Risiken unkonventioneller Psycho- und Sozialtechniken“ (Expertise), herausgegeben und veröffentlicht im Pabst-Verlag unter dem Titel „Gesundheitliche und rechtliche Risiken bei Scientology“, ISBN 3-936142-40-8, Lengerich 2002 (Scientology-Gutachten)

13.Landesinstitut für Erziehung und Unterricht Stuttgart: Macht-Kult-Sucht, Unterrichtsbausteine zum Thema Scientology, Stuttgart 1996

14.Minhoff, Christoph und Lösch, Holger: Neureligiöse Bewegungen - Strukturen, Ziele, Wertungen, herausgegeben von der Bayerischen Landeszentrale für politische Bildungsarbeit, München 1996

15.Minhoff, Christoph und Müller, Martina: Scientology Irrgarten der Illusionen, Sonderdruck für die Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung und Behörde für Inneres der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg; München, Dillingen 1994

16.Potthoff, Norbert: Scientology und Wirtschaft - Der WISE-Report, Krefeld, 1994

17.Reichelt, Peter: Helnwein und Scientology, Lüge und Verrat, Eine Organisation und ihr Geheimdienst, Mannheim 1997

18.Schneider, Karl H.: Dossier Scientology, Handreichungen für Lehrkräfte, Eltern und sonstige Interessierte, München 1997

19.Schweitzer, Jeannette: Scientology. Die schleichende Entmündigung, Selbstverlag, St. Ingbert 1996

20.Valentin, Friederike und Knaup, Horand: Scientology – Der Griff nach Macht und Geld, Freiburg 1992

21.Voltz, Tom: Scientology und (k)ein Ende, Solothurn, Düsseldorf 1995

22.Zeisel, Alfred: Scientology in der Wirtschaft. Gefahr erkannt - Gefahr gebannt, Selbstverlag, München 1997

VI. Appendixes

Source references

(1) Church of Scientology International: Was ist Scientology?, New Era Publications International ApS, Kopenhagen 1993, S. 83 ff.

(2) Hubbard, L. Ron: Dianetics - Der Leitfaden für den mensch-lichen Verstand, New Era Publications International ApS, Kopenhagen 1992, S. 281

(3) Minhoff, Ch./Müller, M.: Scientology - Irrgarten der Illusionen, Sonderdruck für die Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung und Behörde für Inneres der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg, 2. Auflage, München, Dillingen 1994, S. 17 und 21

(4) Publication1, S. 443 ff.

(5) Marketing form in the trade, with some entrepreneur its Products by a retailer under license, i.e. due to a right of use transferred by the entrepreneur to the dealer to sell leaves. Hubbard, L. Ron: Modern Management Technology Defined, Church of Scientology of California Publications
Organization United States, Los Angeles 1976, Stichwort: Franchise

(6) Voltz, T.: Scientology und (k)ein Ende, Solothurn, Düsseldorf, 1995, S. 40; Potthoff, N.: Arbeitspapier des deutschen Bundestagsausschusses für Frauen und Jugend zum Thema „Jugendsekten“, 1991, abgedruckt in: Steiden, H. P. und Hamernik, C.: Einsteins falsche Erben - Die unheimliche Macht von Dianetics und Scientology, Wien 1992, S. 204

(7) Publication 1, S. 412, 384, 418, 422 ff., 443

(8) Young, R. V., in Nachrichtenmagazin „FOCUS“ Nr. 50/1994

(9) Publication 3, S. 27 ff.

(10) Publication 8

(11) „Hubbard Communication Office Policy Letter“ (HCO PL) vom 18.02.1966: „Angriffe gegen Scientology (fortgesetzt)“. (HCO PL sind Befehlsschreiben, von denen es über 5.000 geben soll.)

(12) HCO PL vom 25.02.1966: „Funktionen der Unterabteilung für Kommunikationen“

(13) HCO PL vom 31.01.1983: „Der Grund, aus dem es Organisationen gibt“, abgedruckt in „The Auditor“ Nr. 191, Jahrgang 1983

(14) „The New York Times“ vom 09.03.1997

(15) Bundesverwaltungsamt im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend: Die Scientology-Organisation - Gefahren, Ziele und Praktiken -, 5. Auflage 1996, S. 3 und 8

(16) Bundesarbeitsgericht, NJW 1996, S. 143

(17) Bundesverfassungsgericht, NJW 1991, S. 2623

(18) Scientology-Gutachten, S. 389

(19) Publication 1, Vorwort XIII

(20) Field Staff Member (FSM) Newsletter, 1992, S. 3

(21) Publication 5, Stichworte: Rehabilitation Project Force; RPF'S RPF

(22) Publication 5, Stichworte: Deck Project Force; Deck Project Force MAA

(23) Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern: Scientology - eine verfassungsfeindliche Bestrebung, München 1997, abrufbar unter der Internetadresse: http://www.innenministerium.bayern.de/infothek/scientology

(24) Scientology-Gutachten, S. 194

(25) Publication 2, S. 486

(26) HCO PL vom 02.12.1968: „GUNG-HO-Gruppen“

(27) Publication 23, S. 11 ff.

(28) Publication 23, S. 15 ff. (siehe dort auch die Erwähnung weiterer Kampagnen)

(29) Staatsanwaltschaft bei dem Landgericht München I, Verfügung vom 24.04.1986 Az. 115 Js 4298/84, S. 28 ff. (unpublished)

(30) HCO PL vom 13.02.1965, Neuauflage 07.10.1985: „Politik“

(31) Publication 5, Stichworte: Product; Product 0-8, Product Laws

(32) Publication 2, S. 11; Ruesch, J./Bateson, G.: Kommunikation. Die soziale Matrix der Psychiatrie, Heidelberg 1995, S. 262

(33) Skinner, B.F.: Jenseits von Freiheit und Würde (USA 1971), Reinbek bei Hamburg 1973

(34) Wiener, N.: Mensch und Menschmaschine, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 1952; ibid.: Kybernetik·Regelung und Nachrichtenübertragung im Lebewesen und in der Maschine (USA 1948), Düsseldorf, Wien 1963

(35) Hubbard, L. Ron: Dianetics and Scientology-Technical Dictionary, Church of Scientology of California Publications Organization United States, Los Angeles 1975, Stichwort: Clear (7.)

(36) von Billerbeck, L./Nordhausen, F.: Der Sekten-Konzern, Scientology auf dem Vormarsch, 5. Auflage, Berlin 1994, S. 47 ff.

(37) Kind, H.: Ausgewählte Zitate und Auszüge aus dem Schrifttum von L. Ron Hubbard mit bibliographischen Belegen nach Themen geordnet und kritisch kommentiert, infoSekta Zürich 1994, Kapitel 7 zweiter Spiegelstrich Abs. 2

(38) HCO PL vom 07.04.1961, revidiert am 15.11.1987: Johannesburg - Confessional - Liste; HCO Bulletin vom 10.03.1982: „Confessionals - Ethikberichte sind erforderlich“

(39) Publication 37, Kapitel 8

(40) Publication 37, Kapitel 10 (S. 24)

(41) Cumming, J., in: Arnold/Eysenck/Meili, Lexikon der Psychologie, 7. Auflage, Freiburg, Basel, Wien, 1991, Stichwort: Dressate; Pelzer, K. E., a.a.O., Stichwort: Dressur.

On laboratory conditions can not only an animal, but also humans by attraction reaction training (Dressur) a conditioned reflex so called to be instilled in such a manner that with the later occurrence of the attraction without willentliche control the behavior learned in training one releases (classical conditioning so called). By a technology of systematic punishment or reward of a certain behavior (instrumental or operante conditioning) can become deleted “or „strengthened “this behavior „(P. London: Steered humans. Over the possibilities of behavior control, Munich 1973, P. 92 FF.). Both learning technologies apparent uses the Scientology Organisation (see child, H., a.a.O., chapter 10 exp. 6 seventh mirror line).

(42) Publication 36, S. 253

(43) Publication 3, S. 43 ff.

(44) HCO PL vom 25.06.1978: „Verbreitung, die das Interesse anregt (Marketing-Serie Nr. 6)“

(45) Dittrich, A.: Ätiologie - unabhängige Strukturen veränderter Wachbewusstseinszustände. Ergebnis empirischer Untersuchungen über Halluzinogene I. und II. Ordnung, sensorische Deprivation, hypnagoge Zustände, hypnotische Verfahren sowie Reizüberflutung, Stuttgart 1985

(46) von Lucadou, W.: Psychische Störungen durch Psychokulte, TW Neurologie Psychiatrie, 1994, S. 380 ff.; Niebel, G./Hanewinkel, R.: Gefahren- und Missbrauchspotenzial von Meditationstechniken unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Jugendlichen, psychisch labilen und psychisch kranken Menschen, Kiel 1997; Schwertfeger, B.: Der Griff nach der Psyche. Was umstrittene Persönlichkeitstrainer in Unternehmen anrichten, Frankfurt, New York 1998

(47) Mende, W./Nedopil, N.: Nervenärztliches Gutachten vom 21.12.1984 in der Verwaltungsstreitsache Landeshauptstadt München gegen Scientology-Vereinigung, unpublished;
Kind, H.: Auditing und andere Psychotechniken aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht, in SPD-Landtagsfraktion Baden - Württemberg (Hg.): Anstöße - Beiträge zur Landespolitik -
Heft 1: Scientology - In den Fängen eines totalitären Psychokonzerns, August 1994, S. 6;
Hubbard, L. Ron, zitiert nach Stacy Young in eidesstattlicher Erklärung vom 13.10.1994:

„A person can make itself rather moved with Dianetics without much difficulties. So far you have itself Their studies concentrates to improve people. That is your stress. But you do not think that everything in addition is. There are likewise many data, like one people madly, uncomfortable, ill to make or kill can. (Volume of 17.09.1951 with the title Some Notes on ' Black Dianetics')“ For the presumed use of Black Dianetics as Punitive measure, in order to produce Psychosen, see those explanation in lieu of an oath of A. Tabayoyon of 05.03.1994 in the procedure Church OF Scientology international against Steven Fishman/Uwe Geertz, United States District OF California, also in the Scientology appraisal, P. 419, to be mentioned.

(48) Scientology-Gutachten, S. 478: The dangers and risks at Scientology „it lies in the fact that Scientology with one Ausschließlichkeitsanspruch, that of the concerning becomes, the autonomy of the participants does not check up also relatively rigid rules and sanctions and with methods, after the literature predominantly the psychological manipulation serve, limits and undermines. “
(49) Kent, St. A.: Brainwashing in Scientology ́s Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF), 1997, Internetadresse: Brainwashing in Scientology's Gulags, Gulags in America

(50) Potthoff, N.: Scientology-Techniken aus der Perspektive eines Betroffenen in SPD-Landtagsfraktion Baden-Württemberg (Hg.), a.a.O., S. 4

(51) Publication 1, S. 245

(52) Hubbard, L. Ron: Einführung in die Ethik der Scientology, New Era Publications International ApS, Kopenhagen 1989, S. 195 ff.; ibid:: PTS/SP-Kurs - Wie man Unterdrückung konfrontiert und zerschlägt, New Era Publications International ApS, Kopenhagen 1989, S. 173 ff.

(53) HCO PL vom 18.06.1968: „Ethik“

(54) vgl. Scientology-Gutachten, S. 398 ff., mit seiner verfassungsrechtlichen Gesamtbewertung des „Ethik-Systems“

(55) Hubbard, L. Ron: HCO Manual of Justice, Hubbard Communications Office, London 1959, S. 7

(56) Publication 5, Stichwort: KHA-KHAN (After Hubbard became at an Asian race a soldier, due to a hero act „of the KHA KHAN “- title lent was, ten times the death penalty for committed crimes issued. Angestelle of the Scientology Organisation with high statistics are to be treated as „KHA KHAN “and remain from there of , HCO PL spares punishments („ethics “- measures) of 01.09.1965 VIII: „Ethics protection “.)

(57) vgl. Scientology-Gutachten, S. 244

(58) HCO PL vom 22.07.1982: „Wissensberichte“

(59) HCO PL vom 05.10.1971: „Propaganda durch Umdefinierung von Wörtern (PR-Serie Nr. 12)“

(60) HCO PL vom 09.06.1975: „Die feindliche Linie (PR-Serie Nr. 27)“

(61) Publication 5, Stichwort: Truth

(62) Schutzgemeinschaft Robin Direkt e.V., Robin Direkt Report, August 1995, S. 10; Zeugenaussage von Vibke Damman vor dem Dänischen Hohen Gericht in der Sache Jacob Andersen gegen Scientology, Az. 503/1978 (7043); ib in ARD-Magazin „Monitor“ vom 18.08.1981 (Wortlaut der Aussagen in: Heinemann, I.: Die Scientology-Organisation. Stichworte - Fundstellen - Zitate, Materialdienst der Aktion für Geistige und Psychische Freiheit (AGPF) Bonn 1997, Stichwort: Zeugenaussage)

(63) Scientology-Gutachten, S. 342

(64) Hubbard, L. Ron: PTS/SP-Kurs - Wie man Unterdrückung konfrontiert und zerschlägt, New Era Publications International ApS, Kopenhagen 1989, S. 65

(65) HCO PL I vom 07.08.1965: „Die Hauptmerkmale von Unterdrückerischen Personen“

(66) HCO PL vom 18.10.1967: „Strafen für niedrigere Zustände“

(67) Publication 23, S. 22 ff.; Staatsanwaltschaft bei dem Landgericht München I, a.a.O.; vgl. auch Antwort auf Frage 22 (Fall „Wollersheim“)

(68) The secret service became as public ones so called Investigation department by HCO PL of 17.02.1966 („Public investigation department “) based and thereafter „Guardian Office “was called (see free ones and Hanseatic city Hamburg office of a federal state for protection of the constitution: The secret service the Scientology organization, 1998).

(69) HCO PL vom 15.08.1960: „Abteilung für Behördenangelegenheiten“ (Die Aufgabe dieser Abteilung nimmt heute das OSA wahr, vgl. „Die Führungskanäle der Scientology“, 1988, S. 25)

(70) Atack, J.: Scientology: Religion or Intelligence Agency, unpublished, Berlin (Dialog Center), 1995

(71) vgl. Behnke, K./Fuchs, J. (Hg.): Zersetzung der Seele - Psychologie und Psychiatrie im Dienste der Stasi, 2. Auflage, Hamburg 1995

(72) Publication 29, S. 25.

(73) HCO PL vom 16.05.1965, II: „Indikatoren von Orgs“

(74) HCO PL vom 17.02.1966: „Öffentliche Ermittlungsabteilung“

(75) Hartwig, R.: Scientology. Die Zeitbombe in der Wirtschaft, Pfaffenhofen 1994, S. 70

(76) Yager, M.: Vortrag auf der 6. Jahresfeier der IAS am 05.10.1990 in Lausanne, zitiert nach Bürgerschaft der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg, Drucksache 15/4059, S. 14

(77) HCO Bulletin vom 10.06.1960, I: „Was wir von einem Scientologen erwarten“, KSW-Serie Nr. 33

(78) Vosselmann, W., in Zeitschrift für Wirtschaft, Kriminalität und Sicherheit (WIK), Ausgabe 96/5, Ingelheim

(79) Publication 16

(80) Oberverwaltungsgericht für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, Beschluss vom 31.05.1996, Az. 5 B 993/95

(81) Publication 29, S. 25

(82) Staatsanwaltschaft Hamburg, Verfügung vom 17.06.1994, Az. 141 Js 194/91

(83) Amtsgericht München, Urteil vom 18.07.1975, Az. 452 Cs 24 Js 3728/75

(84) Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, 13. Kammer, Urteil vom 14.02.1978

(85) Bundesgericht der Vereinigten Staaten für den District Columbia, Entscheidung vom 26.10.1979, Az. 78-401

(86) Staatsanwaltschaft bei dem Landgericht München I, Az. 301 Js 14070/84

(87) Amtsgericht (Jugendschöffengericht) Tiergarten, Urteil vom 03.07.1984, Az. 420 7 Ju Ls 49.84 108/84

(88) Urteil des Strafgerichts Basel-Stadt vom 10.06.1987, Az. 773/1986

(89) Revisionsgericht des Staates Kalifornien, Zweiter Revisionsbezirk, Gerichtsbezirk 7, Entscheidung vom 18.07.1989, Az. B O 23193 (LASC Nr. C 332827)

(90) Die Welt vom 13.05.2002 und FACTNet Newsletter vom 09.05.2002, Internetadresse: http://www.factnet.org/letters/FACTNewsMay2002 Wollersheim.html?FACTNet

(91) Urteil des Bezirksgerichts Zürich vom 08.05.1990, Az. 19 - 1350/89; Urteil des Bundesgerichts vom 11.11.1993, Az. 1 P. 740/92

(92) Landgericht Rostock, Urteil vom 29.08.1994, Az. II Kls 13/94 (Hi.)

(93) Amtsgericht Miesbach, Urteil vom 12.01.1995, Az. Cs 65 Js 21802/90

(94) Landgericht Hamburg, Urteil vom 20.03.1995, Az. 709 Ns 67/94

(95) Amtsgericht Heidelberg, Urteil vom 28.11.1995, Az. 7 Cs 15 Js 4193/95

(96) „FAZ“ vom 04.01.1996

(97) Tribunal de Grande Instance de Lyon, 13. Kammer, Urteil vom 22.11.1996

(98) Landgericht Athen, Urteil vom 20.12.1996, Nr. 7380/1996

(99) Obergericht für den Gerichtsbezirk Borgarting, Urteil vom 14.10.1996, Nr. 95-00524 A

(100) Berufungsgerichtshof Mailand, 4. Senat, Urteil vom 02.12.1996. Urteil des Kassationsgerichtshofes in Rom vom 08.10.1997, Cass., sez. VI 8 - 22

(101) Court of Appeal for Ontario, Revisionsurteil vom 18.04.1997

(102) „Aktuelle Tipps“ der Interministeriellen Arbeitsgruppe für Fragen so genannter Sekten und Psychogruppen. Nr. 2/02 des Ministeriums für Kultus, Jugend und Sport des Landes Baden-Württemberg unter Berufung auf die belgische Zeitung „Le Soir“ vom 22.02.2002

(103) Frankfurter Rundschau online vom 31.03.2003

(104) Tribunal de Grande Instance de Marseille vom 15.11.1999; Süddeutsche Zeitung vom 16.11.1999

(105) Bericht der französischen „Interministeriellen Arbeits-gruppe für Sektenbekämpfung“ (MILS) vom Januar 2000

(106) „Aktuelle Tipps“ der Interministeriellen Arbeitsgruppe für Fragen so genannter Sekten und Psychogruppen Nr. 3/02 des Ministeriums für Kultus, Jugend und Sport des Landes Baden-Württemberg unter Berufung auf die Frankfurter Rundschau vom 18.05.2002

(107) Scientology-Gutachten, S. 28/29, 404 ff., 472 bis 474, 479

(108) Verwaltungsgericht des Saarlands, Urteil vom 29.03.2001, Az. 6 K 149/00

(109) Verwaltungsgericht Berlin, Urteil vom 13.12.2001, Az. VG 27 A 260.98

(110) Scientology-Gutachten, S. 28 bis 31, 422 bis 424, 479

(111) Publication 16

(112) HCO Bulletin vom 28.11.1970: „Psychose“, C/S-Serie Nr. 22; HCO PL vom 15.08.1960: „Die Unterabteilung für Regierungsangelegenheiten“

(113) zitiert nach: Landtag Nordrhein-Westfalen, Drucksache 12/387 vom 14.11.1995

(114) Stephen A. Kent, „The French And German Versus American Debate Over New Religions, Scientology, And Human Rights“, S. 14, unter der Internetadresse: Marburg Journal of Religion (January 2001) Kent, Stephen A.

(115) Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die große Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Angelika Köster-Loßack und der Fraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen „Verbraucherschutz in der gewerblichen Lebensbewältigungshilfe (Psychomarkt)“, BT-Drucksache 13/8134; Keltsch, J.: Rechtliche Regelung für Dienstleistungen auf dem Gebiet der gewerblichen Lebensbewältigungshilfe -
Brauchen wir ein Lebenshilferecht?, in: Recht der Jugend und des Bildungswesens, 3/1997, S. 255 ff.

(116) Scientology-Gutachten, S. 29/30, 475

(117) Bauer, J.-H./Baeck, U./Merten, F.: Scientology-Fragerecht des Arbeitgebers und Kündigungsmöglichkeiten, Der Betrieb, 1997, S. 2534 ff.;

To the qualification of a management coach, after Abort of all legal and social relations too the Scientology Organisation, scientologisches training on own fist en buys has, see OLG Munich, judgement of 10.05.1995, Az. 21 U 3622/93, partly printed in OLG Mün chen OLG report 1995, P. 255 FF. As justified also the interest is from employees to experience whether its employer the technology of L. Ron Hubbard uses, points to press reports from the USA current complaints of employees because of illegitimate notice of their employer-employee relationships. Those Employees had refused, from their work givers arranged trainings after the technology of To go through L. Ron Hubbard. Whereupon they became to dismiss. (Articles in „the Valley Morning star “of 13.09.2002, error-page 2002.htm and in „the Advocate “of 14.09.2002)

(118) Scientology-Gutachten, S. 29, 451 ff., 474/475

Picture references

(Didn't translate or copy as they are not part of this document, Translator / editor)

Organizational chart Scientology

(Didn't translate, an english version can be found all over the internet, Translator / editor)

Reference

(Didn't translate, legal mumbo jumbo, Translator / editor)

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Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern
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80539 München

Date: August 2003

TrevAnon · Aug 21, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

@indeedindeed: I already sent my raw translation to Lawrence.

Should have made a remark about that here, I understand now.

TrevAnon · Aug 25, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

Lawrence just confirmed: "We are going to join the effort on the team translation sometime after Sept 6." :flowers:

I look forward to seeing the results! :woot:

indeedindeed · Aug 25, 2008

Re: "Das System Scientology"

very nice. I'll probably be able to do more about this effort in the beginning of september, too. Either way, this will get done in the foreseeable future and that's good to know.

brisanonb · Sep 11, 2008

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My uni load has lightened up quite a bit in the past few days (mid-semester exams are completed). I'd be happy to try to tackle one segment. Maybe I might start near the end with the icky mess of references - which are simultaneously short and simple, and no doubt mind-numbing

Sit-rep?

indeedindeed · Sep 11, 2008

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Glad you're back! I don't know what the situation in general is like, but I intend to do a first draft of 15 within the next week. I'll post it when I'm done.
It's probably a good idea to do something near the end. I don't know whether anyone is working at it, but in principle we're expecting some cavalry in the future to ride in from factnet hills.

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