David Miscavige (born April 30, 1960 in Philadelphia) is Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center (RTC), a corporation that controls the trademarked names and symbols of Dianetics and Scientology, and is "the ultimate ecclesiastical authority regarding the standard and pure application of L. Ron Hubbard’s religious technologies."^[2] Although Religious Technology Center is a separate corporation from the Church of Scientology, Miscavige is officially described as "worldwide ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion."^[3][4] Image File history File links Miscavige. ... Celebrity Centres are Church of Scientology centers that are open to the public but serve mostly artists and celebrities and other professionals, leaders and promising new-comers in the fields of the arts, sports, management and government, and for those are the people who are sculpting the present into the... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... The Religious Technology Center (RTC) is a non-profit corporation established in 1982 by the Church of Scientology to control and oversee the uses of all of the trademarks, symbols and texts of Scientology and Dianetics, including the copyrighted works of the religions founder, L. Ron Hubbard. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer (that is, someone who works for the company) charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... The Religious Technology Center (RTC) is a non-profit corporation established in 1982 by the Church of Scientology to control and oversee the uses of all of the trademarks, symbols and texts of Scientology and Dianetics, including the copyrighted works of the religions founder, L. Ron Hubbard. ... Scientologists promoting Dianetics at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Dianetics is a set of ideas and practices regarding the relationship between mind and body that were developed by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. ... Scientology is a system of beliefs and practices created by American pulp fiction[1][2] and science fiction [3] author L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 as a self-help philosophy. ... Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (13 March 1911 – 24 January 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was an American science fiction writer,[1][2][3] creator of Dianetics, and founder of the Church of Scientology. ... Scientology cross Symbol Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public groups Organization Controversy The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. ... This article should be transwikied to wiktionary Ecclesiastical means pertaining to the Church (especially Christianity) as an organized body of believers and clergy, with a stress on its juridical and institutional structure. ...

A second-generation Scientologist, Miscavige was an assistant to Hubbard while still a teenager, and rose to a leadership position within the organization by the early 1980s. He was named Chairman of the Board RTC in 1986, some months after Hubbard's death. He reportedly lives at Scientology's Gold Base, which is also the main RTC headquarters, near Hemet, California.^[5][6][7] , Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public groups Organization Controversy The Gold Base is a 500 acre parcel and the headquarters of Golden Era Productions, the media division of the Church of Scientology, located at 19625 Highway 79, Gilman Hot Springs, California 92583, near Hemet. ... Harvard Street c. ...

Biography

David Miscavige was born in Philadelphia to Loretta and Ron Miscavige Sr.^[8] and he was the youngest of their four children. The Polish-Italian family was Roman Catholic, but not very observant.^[8] One sister is Denise Licciardi who in 2002 was hired by Bryan Zwan as a top executive for the Clearwater, Florida-based company Digital Lightwave.^[9] His older brother is Ronnie Miscavige, who for a time was also in the Sea Organization.^[10] Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Clearwater is a city located in central Pinellas County, Florida, USA, nearly due west of Tampa. ... The Sea Org logo. ...

Miscavige suffered from childhood ailments as well as allergies, which kept him from accomplishing athletic and academic goals. During this time his father, a trumpet player, became interested in Scientology. Ron Miscavige Sr.'s interest in Scientology led him to have the boy sent to a Scientologist. According to him and his son, the 45-minute Dianetics session cured his ailments. The family was impressed enough by Scientology to move to the world headquarters in Saint Hill Manor, England^[11]. This article needs cleanup. ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the French horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, and tuba. ... Scientologists promoting Dianetics at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Dianetics is a set of ideas and practices regarding the relationship between mind and body that were developed by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. ... Saint Hill, near East Grinstead, Sussex, was for many years the head office of the Church of Scientology and remains the head office for the United Kingdom. ...

Scientology career

ABC News, David Miscavige photographed by Tampa ABC News affiliate at a legal hearing

Miscavige left high school in 1976 and joined the Sea Organization and became a member of Commodore's Messenger Organization, where, while still a teenager, he became one of L. Ron Hubbard's assistants, first as the person in charge of video and then as Cameraman, in the production of Scientology training films. After this, he became "Action Chief" of the Commodore's Messenger Organization a position "responsible for missionaire activities of the Church." He was later appointed to disband the Guardian's Office and took part in reworking the corporate structure of the Scientology network. In the early 1980s, he became Chairman of the Board of Author Services, Incorporated (ASI). ^[12] Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links Dm0. ... Image File history File links Dm0. ... ABC News Special Report ident, circa 2006 ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public groups Organization Controversy The Sea Organization or Sea Org is an association of Scientologists established in 1968 by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. ... The Commodores Messenger Organization (CMO) was started by L. Ron Hubbard in 1969 while he was living aboard the Sea Organization ship called the Apollo. ... The Commodores Messenger Organization (CMO) was started by L. Ron Hubbard in 1969 while he was living aboard the Sea Organization ship called the Apollo. ... Official Scientology Cross Symbol The Church of Scientology was founded by author L. Ron Hubbard as an organization dedicated to the practice of Scientology, an applied religious philosophy formulated by Hubbard. ... Author Services, Incorporated (ASI) is a for-profit corporation based in Hollywood, California. ...

In 1981 Mary Sue Hubbard, at that time second only to L. Ron Hubbard himself in Scientology's hierarchy, was appealing her prison sentence (assigned her by the courts for her part in the Operation Snow White controversy) and she began to face criticism from within the Scientology organization. The St. Petersburg Times, in the 1998 article "The Man Behind Scientology," states: "During two heated encounters, Miscavige persuaded Mary Sue Hubbard to resign. Together they composed a letter to Scientologists confirming her decision -- all without ever talking to L. Ron Hubbard." According to Miscavige, he and Mary Sue Hubbard remained friends thereafter.^[8] Mary Sue Hubbard (born Mary Sue Whipp) (17 June 1931–25 November 2002 [1]) was the third wife of science fiction writer and Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and often regarded as the first lady of Scientology. ... Operation Snow-White was the name given internally by the Church of Scientology to a program which included the largest incident of private domestic espionage in the history of the United States. ...

In October of 1982, Miscavige required that those operating Scientology Missions - called Mission Holders - sign trademark usage contracts, which established new fees and included newer strict policies on the proper use of Scientology materials^[13][14]. These Scientology Mission Holders would lose their licenses if they did not sign these trademark agreements.

Tax Exemption

In 1993 after lengthy negotiations an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service was reached on its treatment of the Church of Scientology. In 1991 Miscavige had gone to IRS headquarters to meet with the Commissioner, which led to a two year review process (in which IRS tax analysts were ordered to ignore the substantive issues),^[15] and ultimately, tax exemption for the Church of Scientology International and its organizations in the US and partially abroad^[16]. Seal of the Internal Revenue Service Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Part of the Taxation series        “IRS” redirects here. ... The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, or IRS Commissioner, is the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. ... A tax exemption is an exemption to the tax law of a state or nation in which part of the taxes that would normally be collected from an individual or an organization are instead forgone. ...

Before and after the tax status was settled with the IRS Miscavige played an active role in expanding the organization's influence. He encouraged the rise of their Celebrity Centre International and other organizations. Celebrity Centres are Church of Scientology centers that are open to the public but serve mostly artists and celebrities and other professionals, leaders and promising new-comers in the fields of the arts, sports, management and government, and for those are the people who are sculpting the present into the...

In 1983, former Scientologist Jesse Prince testified that Miscavige had ordered that various materials authored by L. Ron Hubbard be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office though the materials in question might have had fallen into the public domain. ^[17]. Jesse Prince is a former Scientologist and now critic of the Church of Scientology. ... The United States Copyright Office, a division of the Library of Congress, is the official US government body that maintains records of copyright registration in the United States. ...

Interviews

Miscavige was interviewed at length by Ted Koppel of ABC News in 1992 and described what he considered were misconceptions about Scientology. Miscavige said that extraterrestrial beliefs (see Space opera in Scientology doctrine) are not as important as people believe or not important at all.^[18] Photo by Bob DAmico/ABC Ted Koppel, anchor of the ABC News program Nightline. ... ABC News Special Report ident, circa 2006 ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... This article or section may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted citations. ...

Aside from that interview, he has rarely spoken to the press. However, he often is a speaker at major Scientology openings, award ceremonies and related events.^[19]

Among Scientologists, Miscavige is often referred to simply as "DM"^[14] or "C.O.B." (Chairman of the Board).

Personal life

David Miscavige's hobbies are riding motorcycles, snorkeling and underwater photography. This article is about pastimes. ... A variety of parked motorcycles A motorcycle or motorbike is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. ... A snorkeler amid corals on a coral reef near Fiji. ... Pink Anemonefish hiding in tentacles Underwater photography is the process of taking photographs while underwater. ...

Miscavige has been married since 1981 to Shelly (Michelle) Miscavige, née Barnett, who also serves as his official assistant. They have no children.

Miscavige served as best man in his friend Tom Cruise's 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes.^[20] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kate Noelle Katie Holmes[1] (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB teen drama Dawsons Creek from 1998 to 2003. ...

Criticism and controversies

The Nightline interview

In Miscavige's 1992 Nightline interview, Miscavige made several strong and controversial claims, amongst them the claim that in 1955 a bill had been presented in Congress to set aside "a million acres [4000 km²] in Alaska" to set up a "Siberia, USA" for the housing of mental patients. When host Ted Koppel asked for evidence of this, such as the sponsor of the bill, or the bill number, Miscavige said that he had already given all that information to Koppel's colleague Forrest Sawyer.^[18] It is generally assumed that Miscavige was referring to the Alaska Mental Health Bill, (H.R. 6376, 84th Congress, 2nd Session) dated January 19, 1956. The purpose of the bill was to establish a land trust to allow the Alaska Territorial government to fund its own mental health facilities as opposed to its practice in that time of sending its patients for treatment in Oregon. L. Ron Hubbard also mentioned a "Siberia bill" in his tape Ron's Journal 67. Official language(s) English[1] Spoken language(s) English 85. ... “Siberian” redirects here. ... Forrest Sawyer on the live debate episode of The West Wing in 2005. ... The Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act of 1956 (Public Law 84-830) was an Act of Congress passed to improve mental health care in Alaska. ... A land trust is an agreement whereby one party (the trustee) agrees to hold ownership of a piece of real property for the benefit of another party (the beneficiary). ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (13 March 1911 – 24 January 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was an American science fiction writer,[1][2][3] creator of Dianetics, and founder of the Church of Scientology. ... Rons Journal 67 (aka RJ67) is an audio tape of spoken word, recorded 20 September 1967 by L. Ron Hubbard. ...

Miscavige also said that the "APA [presumably the American Psychological Association or American Psychiatric Association], AMA, Food and Drug Administration ... were all coordinated" in a five-year campaign against Scientology that included the murder of one of Scientology's executive directors (unnamed): "They literally murdered- the Food and Drug Administration hired an informant to go into our organization in Seattle, Washington, his wife was there [...] Several weeks later, murdered the head of our organization."^[18] The American Psychological Association (APA) is a professional organization representing psychology in the US. It has around 150,000 members and an annual budget of around $70m. ... Due to the epidemic of medical errors, readers are cautioned to be aware that the American Psychiatric Association isnt immune to this. ... The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest association of medical doctors in the United States. ... hi “FDA” redirects here. ...

Another of Miscavige's claims was: "Look at the studies that brought about the Holocaust of the Jews, that the Nazis justified killing the Jews, they were done at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Leipzig, Germany". However, the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry has only existed since 1966; it was the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Psychiatrie that joined the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Psychiatry in 1924,^[21] that was later incorporated into the Max Planck Society in 1954.^[22] Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (in German Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft) was the name of a number of scientific institutes in Germany before World War II. After 1945 they were re-organised and renamed as Max Planck Institutes. ... The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. ...

Miscavige made accusations against specific individuals as well, saying that Time magazine reporter Richard Behar (author of several articles highly critical of Scientology, such as "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power") had advocated the kidnapping and deprogramming of Scientologists, and that Vicki Aznaran (Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology Center, previous to Miscavige) had been "kicked out for trying to bring criminals into the church." ^[18] Richard Behar is an investigative journalist who has written on the staffs of leading magazines including Forbes, Time and Fortune over a twenty-two year period from 1982-2004. ... The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power, Time Magazine, Richard Behar, 1991. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Other matters

• In 1982 in an attempted probate case, Ronald DeWolf, Hubbard's estranged son, accused Miscavige of embezzling from and manipulating his father. Hubbard denied this in a written statement, saying that his business affairs were being well managed by Author Services Inc., over which Miscavige was Chairman of the Board at that time. Judge J. David Hennigan found against DeWolf, dismissing the case on 27 June 1983.^[23]

• Starting in September of 2005 all mentions of Mark Rathbun and Warren McShane the two other publicly known members of the RTC board of directors were removed from all Scientology web sites leaving David Miscavige as the only member of RTC Board listed on the RTC website.^[24]

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References

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External links

• The suspicious death of Scientology member Flo Barnett, David Miscavige's mother-in-law
• RTC, David Miscavige presentation
• Official Church resources for Miscavige
• Miscavige on NNDB.com

Media

• A Conversation with David Miscavige, David Miscavige appears in a discussion with Ted Koppel on Nightline, February 14, 1992

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