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Internal Controversy

These drills have created some controversy among some disaffected members of Scientology. The use of these drills gives the Church of Scientology a tactical edge over groups of dis-affected members in that these materials are not purchased by students, but are only available for use inside authorized organizations. Thus the controversy has two elements,

1. Are the materials legitimately based on the writings and instructions of L. Ron Hubbard?
2. Are dis-affected members concerned because their work and study is now somehow seen as inferior to that available in the Church?

The reference cited for using patter drills is a quote by Hubbard stating that the best auditors would "know their materials cold". An auditor should know their materials so well, and be so skilled that the correct answer and action for any situation should come to mind instantly and without effort. The use of patter drills, along with other types of drill, is designed to develop this.

Some dis-affected members maintain that there is said to be no reference written by Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard which authorizes them. Some have contended that the patter drills are not practical drills. Hubbard defined "practical" in Scientology's Technical Dictionary, saying: Scientology is an organization based on a system of beliefs and practices that originated as philosophy in 1952 by L. Ron Hubbard, an American pulp fiction writer. ... An official Church of Scientology portrait of L. Ron Hubbard, circa 1970 Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was a prolific American author and founder of the controversial Church of Scientology. ...

"the drills which permit the student to associate and coordinate theory with the actual items and objects to which the theory applies. Practical is application of what one knows to what one is being taught to understand, handle or control."^[1]

Hubbard spelled out specific practical drills in HCO Policy Letter 16 April 1965 Issue II "Drills, Allowed", and that policy letter disallows any other practical drills. "NO other practical drills of any kind will be permitted. ... I did not develop or authorize these drills and have now seen that they teach alter-is of easy processes."^[2]

But, if they were theory drills, the drills would then violate HCO Policy Letter 13 May 1972, "Chinese School". Others have contended that the patter drills are done in accordance with TR-101, which is once a drill to improve a student auditor's ability to give auditing commands. The preamble paragraph to that drill from page 380 of Dianetics Today states: "The most common errors made by student auditors are forgetting the commands during session and misusing command sequence or procedure or doing odd things because they get nervous. The following drills are designed to handle this. The drills must be thoroughly done." Dianetics Today is a book which was written by L. Ron Hubbard in 1975 and presents the current technology, practical applications and capabilities of Dianetics in great detail. ...

It is clear that this drill was only intended for auditing commands and. There is no validation for these patter drills outside of the Church of Scientology. Official Scientology Cross Symbol The Church of Scientology was founded in 1954 by the late science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. ...

There are reports of retaliative actions being taken against Scientologists who have objected to and reported what they see as a deviation from standard Scientology.^[3] The installation of the drills began in mid-1995 when David Miscavige announced the findings of an evaluation he made of education in the Church of Scientology: He stated that "the blind are leading the blind." After that announcement, patter drills were put on most courses. ^[4][5][6] David Miscavige (born April 30, 1960) is Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center (RTC)[1], a corporation that owns the trademarked names and symbols of Dianetics and Scientology. ...

Notes

1. ^ Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary Pubs Organization, Los Angeles, CA ISBN 0884040372
2. ^ "Tech Alterations"
3. ^ "Chris Cloutier's situation"
4. ^ Patter drills article
5. ^ Patter drills article
6. ^ Explanation of the implementation of non-LRH patter drills