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Contents

Editorial

Overture

The Founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, was part of the generation whose crucibles were World War II and the advent of nuclear weapons that could vaporize civilization. The stakes were so high, victory was either a win or a loss—there were no draws or rematches. Another great man of that era, England’s Winston Churchill, commented that “without victory, there is no survival.

The Metrics

Dimensions of Expansion and Outreach

While the Church of Scientology’s impact on society cannot be gauged by a measuring stick, its physical footprint can be. The premises of Scientology Churches, administrative offices and Church-supported centers for humanitarian programs have now reached the first number. And it, indeed, represents a 250-percent jump over just one decade ago.

David Miscavige

Making the Vision Real

“Vision.” The word denotes “unusual discernment or foresight,” according to one dictionary. Another definition describes “a thought, concept or object formed by the imagination.”

Expansion

The Voice of Scientology

It’s a history L. Ron Hubbard himself laid into Scientology—to share what wisdom we possess, to help others to help themselves. And, what goes with the territory: to ignore the catcalls from those who claim that Man cannot be understood, cannot be helped. But, we know different. We know Man can be helped. And even more than that, we know how to do it.”

Expansion

55 New Churches Build Foundation for a Better World

After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on America, David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, faced the same dilemma of work versus time—but the stakes were higher than at any other period in human history. Indeed, if something wasn’t done about the unraveling of society, humanity faced ultimate calamities.

Expansion

Atlanta

April in Atlanta is the time of year that dogwood trees bloom, creating canopies of white, and occasionally pink, flowers. When so much of the South’s cultural and financial capital is blanketed with the dogwoods, the city celebrates a joyful rebirth after the winter.

Budapest

Hungary’s new Church of Scientology opened on a suddenly beautiful Saturday in late July to a crowd of well-wishers who thronged the courtyard on Budapest’s Váci Road under umbrellas—only to fold them closed as sun broke through just minutes before a contingent of prominent Hungarian speakers mounted the stage.

Harlem

Harlem is … so much. For many people who had to push aside barriers to scramble inside the American Dream, Harlem was just about everything, good and bad, but always with soul and rhythm.

Sydney

The all-new Scientology headquarters for Australia and the Asia Pacific region is the Church’s largest spiritual center outside of the United States.

This is the International Association of Scientologists

Guests in black ties, evening gowns and ethnic attire transcend cultures as they form one crowd from 65 nations and are greeted, welcomed and funneled up the stairs toward an elaborate stage.

Landmark Victory for Religious Freedom

The Church of Scientology in 2016 won a far-reaching victory in that war of spiritual liberty versus enslavement. The battleground was in Brussels, Belgium, but the ripples from a legal decision impact all of Europe.

Humanitarian

Doing Good Works

Education drives nearly all of the world’s progress. So teachers, mentors, social workers, law enforcement officers, community activists and leaders in more than 100 nations set out in 2016 to teach and empower as many people as possible to lift society out of a dangerous slide.

Colombia: Rebels, Military & Human Rights

The Foundation is part of Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI), which, in turn, is the youth component of United for Human Rights, a Church of Scientology-supported independent, nonprofit organization that has hundreds of groups, clubs and chapters around the world.

Olympics: 5,500 Volunteers Against Drugs

For the millions of Brazilians and international tourists who attended the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, chances are that as many as one in five came across a volunteer in an aqua blue T-shirt and cap, emblazoned with “The Truth About Drugs.”

Fiji: Rebuilding Lives

When Tropical Cyclone Winston lashed the Pacific island nation of Fiji in February 2016, Alfred Waqa knew exactly how to respond to the crisis. Among other things, he had hundreds of trained volunteers ready to spring into action.

Humanitarian

Reaching Out to the Emerald Isle

The new Church of Scientology National Affairs Office of Ireland opened down the block from Merrion Square

World

How Do You Reach the World

One day in 2015, Augustine Brian was searching online for human rights resources to educate people in his native Papua New Guinea—one of the remotest nations in the world, where rogue policemen once beat him so badly he couldn’t eat solid food for 10 weeks. When he stumbled on a website offering free human rights information kits, Brian, a health education professional, immediately placed an order.

Global Destination: Flag

Spiritual Headquarters

No other city in the world can lay claim to what Clearwater has: the Scientology religion’s international spiritual headquarters, known as Flag.

L. Ron Hubbard essay

The Aims of Scientology

A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where Man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology.