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Hubbard's teachings and those more open to innovation. Free Zoners typically stress that Scientology as a religion is different from the Church of Scientology as an organization, criticizing the latter's actions rather than their beliefs. They often claim to be the true inheritors of Hubbard's teachings, maintaining that Scientology's primary focus is on individual development and that that does not require a leader or membership of an organization. Some Free Zoners argue that auditing should be more affordable than it is as performed by the Church, and criticise the Church's lavish expenditure on buildings.
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only to non-Scientologists using its technology. The Church also maintains that any use of its technology by non-Church members is dangerous as they may not be used correctly. Free Zoners have also accused the Church of "squirrelling", maintaining that it has changed
Hubbard's words in various posthumous publications. Lewis has suggested that the Free Zone has been fueled by some of the Church's policies, including Hubbard's tendency to eject senior members whom he thought could rival him and the Church's "suppressive persons" policy which discouraged rapprochement with ex-members.
1275:"Maybe it makes you feel more confident, for example, if you learn that the office for safeguarding the constitution (Verfassungsschutz) of the German state of Baden-Württemberg has stated years ago that the RON’s Org is not a part of the Church of Scientology and that there is no need to observe them as the RON’s Org has no anti-constitutional goals. Indeed, there is some cooperation between members of the RON’s Org and state authorities who observe the Church of Scientology and investigate their activities,
348:. In the early 1980s, Robertson left the Church and founded Ron's Org, a loose federation of Scientology groups operating outside the Church. Headquartered in Switzerland, Ron's Org included affiliated centers in Germany, Russia, and other former parts of the Soviet Union. Robertson claimed that he was channeling messages from Hubbard after the latter's death, through which he discovered
395:, He defected in 2004 and disappeared for several years before reappearing and offering to provide Scientology auditing services. Reitman called Rathbun's activities a "virtual church" because of the sermonizing on his website. He audited people in his home in Texas, and coined the term "Independent Scientology". But then years of
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say. Ex
Scientologist Homer Smith is one of these (ex meaning "expanded," not "former" Scientologist, says Smith). Wanting to encourage serious discussion of the tech away from the noisy brawl next door in alt.religion.scientology, Smith set up a second newsgroup, alt.clearing.technology, for this purpose.
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Scientology; Thomas suggested Free Zone Scientologists were divided between "purists" who emphasize loyalty
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One of the first steps toward open warfare was the emergence, in about 1990, of a group that wanted to separate the church and its scriptures. Calling itself the Free Zone, this group consists of people who have left the church but still want to practice its teachings - use the tech, as Free Zoners
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After interviewing 16 Free Zoners in
Denmark, Elizabeth Tuxen Rubin noted that they had not renounced the belief system of Scientology despite distancing themselves from the Church of Scientology. James R. Lewis suggests that these "sincerely-held beliefs of Free Zone Scientologists offer the best
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The Church has remained hostile to the Free Zone, regarding it as heretical. It refers to non-members who either practice
Scientology or simply adopt elements of its technology as "squirrels", and their activities as "squirreling". The term "squirrels" was coined by Hubbard and originally referred
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The term "Free Zone" or "Freezone" is used for the loose grouping of
Scientologists who are not members of the Church of Scientology. Often called "freezoners", some prefer to describe their practices as "Independent Scientology" because of the associations that the term "Free Zone" has with Ron's
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The "Ron's Org
Committee" (ROC) and the "True Source Scientology Foundation" (STSS, "Stichting True Source Scientology") have documented the argument that Scientology materials written by L. Ron Hubbard are in the public domain if certain assumptions are made. In addition the ROC has documented a
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training courses, which had very high enrollment in the 1970s, have been shut down. Additionally, Scientology critics in the Free Zone movement have claimed that alterations have been made to
Hubbard's original writings in Church policies and even more so in technical bulletins, with parishioners
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Scientologists outside the Church who meet informally. Some avoid establishing public centers and communities for fear of legal retribution from the Church. There are also Free Zone practitioners who practice what Thomas calls a "very
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Idenics is a personal counseling method not affiliated with any religion, that was developed by John Galusha beginning in 1987. Galusha researched for Hubbard during the 1950s, and was one of the founders of the first Church of Scientology in 1953. Galusha claimed that all personal issues can be
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harassment followed. In 2013, Rathbun stated he was "no longer a Scientologist, independent or otherwise", and Rathbun's wife filed a suit against the Church of Scientology in 2013. After winning several legal bouts, the case was dropped in 2016. Rathbun then started to criticize other prominent
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Synergetics is a self-help system developed by Art Coulter in 1954. American businessman, Don A. Purcell, Jr., joined Synergetics in 1954 after he had financially bailed out Hubbard and his Dianetics foundations and was later sued by Hubbard. In 1976, Coulter published
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addressed by thoroughly looking over the problem at hand, without judgment. The counselor asks a series of questions until the solution is considered found, by the client. Mike Goldstein, the owner of Idenics methodology and author of the book,
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focused on Scientology; however, Aslan was unable to get in contact with any Church of Scientology officials so instead the episode featured an array of independent scientologists. Aslan has compared the Free Zone to other
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as saying: "The Church of Scientology does not want its control over its members to be found out by the public and it doesn't want its members to know that they can get Scientology outside of the Church of Scientology".
377:. Several years of harassment and litigation followed. In 1985, the Church of Scientology succeeded in getting an injunction against Mayo selling Scientology services, and in 1986 the center went bankrupt and closed.
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former Scientologists, including making videos against them which appeared in Church of Scientology advertisements, leading strongly to the conclusion that Rathbun had made some agreement with the Church.
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December 1950, predating the Church of Scientology itself.
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Scientology groups independent of the Church of Scientology
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The Association of Professional Independent Scientologists
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822:. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 133–149.
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A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
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Church of Scientology Intl. v. Time Warner, Inc., et al.
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1138:"Captain Bill Robertson a.k.a. "Captain Bill" and "CBR""
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were developed in the early years of the Free Zone.
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481:never made aware of the changes to these writings.
1191:. MSN New Zealand Ltd. May 9, 2010. Archived from
820:The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements
712:Sappell, Joel; Welkos, Robert W. (June 29, 1990).
2235:Church of Scientology Intl. v. Fishman and Geertz
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433:in Hamburg said that the Free Zone is a type of "
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2221:Church of Scientology of California v. Armstrong
792:"Scientology: What's behind the Hollywood hype?"
871:Temenos: Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion
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2687:New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project
2647:Concerned Businessmen's Association of America
2284:Headley v. Church of Scientology International
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569:Synergetics: An Adventure in Human Development
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591:has been used by Free Zone groups to contest
497:legal battle over the trademark "Ron's Org".
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425:Perception by German government authorities
2790:Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
2722:World Institute of Scientology Enterprises
2027:Church of Scientology editing on Knowledge
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779:. Vol. 3, no. 3. pp. 35–41.
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2242:Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto
1407:on January 18, 2014 – via YouTube.
1401:"The Beginner's Guide To L. Ron Hubbard"
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2277:Church of Scientology Moscow v. Russia
2228:R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto
2186:X. and Church of Scientology v. Sweden
1579:"John Galusha and the Book One Course"
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1098:"Scientology: Sect, Science, or Scam?"
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2727:Youth for Human Rights International
2200:Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology
2147:The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power
1737:The Advanced Org of the Great Plains
1465:"Synergetics - The Compleat Aberree"
1348:. September 21, 2017. Archived from
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1277:English FAQ on German Ron's Org site
1235:
650:Process Church of the Final Judgment
412:, Israel, defected from the Church.
2642:Citizens Commission on Human Rights
2331:Church of Scientology International
2249:Religious Technology Center v Lerma
726:from the original on March 25, 2015
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2419:Scientology Missions International
2384:Golden Era Productions (Gold Base)
2360:Flag Building/Super Power Building
2270:Arenz, Röder and Dagmar v. Germany
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1322:. October 23, 2017. Archived from
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577:Idenics: An Alternative to Therapy
547:in religious history, such as the
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2017:Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act
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1701:The Invention of Sacred Tradition
790:Alter, Alexandra (July 2, 2005).
534:A 2017 episode of the docuseries
408:In 2012, a Scientology center in
272:Scientology beliefs and practices
1937:Scientology and religious groups
1438:Emami, Gazelle (March 3, 2017).
625:) was allowed to lapse into the
468:, and comparable in meaning to "
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2717:The Way to Happiness Foundation
2193:Church of Scientology v. Sweden
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555:Alternative auditing practices
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2022:Books critical of Scientology
1320:"Legal – Ron's Org Committee"
1236:Wray, Dianna (May 25, 2016).
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2409:Rehabilitation Project Force
2062:Guardian's Office operations
1713:10.1017/CBO9780511488450.002
538:hosted by religious scholar
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2404:Religious Technology Center
1902:Keeping Scientology Working
1167:Religious Technology Center
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491:Religious Technology Center
393:Religious Technology Center
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2125:The Secrets of Scientology
1705:Cambridge University Press
1661:Princeton University Press
1399:Jim Jesus (May 27, 2011).
1020:. London: Cassell and Co.
1016:Barrett, David V. (2001).
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2119:Scientology as a business
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1065:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
769:; Jacobsen, Jeff (1995).
621:(invented and created by
601:was published in 1934 by
595:. A German book entitled
519:documentary presented by
429:Scientology Commissioner
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229:Office of Special Affairs
2692:Oxford Capacity Analysis
2179:United States v. Hubbard
639:Erhard Seminars Training
593:Scientology's trademarks
559:Several alternatives to
2918:Free Zone (Scientology)
2047:Death of Lisa McPherson
974:Oxford University Press
371:Advanced Ability Center
362:Advanced Ability Center
356:Advanced Ability Center
264:Independent Scientology
127:Bridge to Total Freedom
2657:Cult Awareness Network
1607:on September 28, 2007.
1603:. 1999. Archived from
1583:www.freezoneplanet.org
1529:solutions.synearth.net
1223:The Underground Bunker
1120:"The Free Zone Decree"
941:. London: Bloomsbury.
583:The word "Scientology"
549:Protestant Reformation
2825:A Token of My Extreme
2702:Second Chance Program
2697:Safe Environment Fund
2367:Flag Ship Service Org
2326:Church of Scientology
2037:Death of Elli Perkins
1352:on September 21, 2017
1173:on September 4, 2005.
1096:Lewis, J. R. (2015).
937:Thomas, Aled (2021).
884:10.33356/temenos.8203
674:"alt.scientology.war"
645:Free Zone Association
603:Anastasius Nordenholz
276:Church of Scientology
274:independently of the
154:Church of Scientology
105:Beliefs and practices
2797:My Scientology Movie
2136:Tax status in the US
2087:Operation Snow White
976:. pp. 245–266.
686:on November 11, 1999
629:in 1976 by Hubbard.
2712:Volunteer Ministers
2662:The Delphian School
2632:Applied Scholastics
2042:Death of Kaja Ballo
2032:Clearwater Hearings
1762:Ron's Org Committee
1326:on October 23, 2017
609:was not written by
525:Hardeep Singh Kohli
166:Officials and staff
2677:Moxon & Kobrin
2131:Suppressive person
2113:Scientology and Me
2082:Operation Freakout
2077:Operation Clambake
1907:Marcab Confederacy
1882:Ethics and justice
1752:Free Zone Alliance
1707:. pp. 18–37.
1631:on August 19, 2005
1283:2007-09-28 at the
1217:(March 14, 2017).
1126:on April 16, 2007.
670:Grossman, Wendy M.
511:Portrayal in media
204:Suppressive person
142:Ethics and justice
2933:Religious schisms
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2861:Wikimedia Commons
2442:Status by country
2336:Guaranty Building
2092:Project Chanology
2057:Fishman Affidavit
1989:Training routines
1722:978-0-521-86479-4
1689:Rothstein, Mikael
1493:Lyle Stuart Books
1427:. March 20, 2017.
1388:on June 26, 2009.
1374:(July 22, 1999).
1248:on June 10, 2016.
1195:on May 26, 2010.
948:978-1-350-18254-7
722:. p. A49:1.
719:Los Angeles Times
672:(December 1995).
442:Baden-Württemberg
439:Verfassungsschutz
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239:War on psychiatry
234:Guardian's Office
199:Status by country
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