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Subject: A religion with a marketing program? Huh?
Answered by: Desertphile
Asked By: Anonymous

Anonymous asked this question on 5/4/2000:

I see in the Church of Scientology's trademaks that they have a publication called "Central Office of LRH 558 07/Aug/78 Urgent Marketing Program," registry TXU2-662-397.

Has anyone read this? How does a religion have a marketing program?

Desertphile gave this response on 5/4/2000:

Hi. I have not read that document, but it certainly does not surprise me that Scientology would have "marketing plans." Scientology is a fpr-profit business--- Hubbard said so!

In letter to Hellen O'Brien, 1953 APRIL 10:

"We don't want a clinic. We want one in operation but not in name. Perhaps we could call it a Spiritual Guidance Center. Think up its name, will you. And we could put in nice desks and our boys in neat blue with diplomas on the walls and 1. knock psychotherapy into history and 2. make enough money to shine up my operating scope and 3. keep the HAS solvent. It is a problem of practical business.

"I await your reaction on the religion angle. In my opinion, we couldn't get worse public opinion than we have had or have less customers with what we've got to sell. A religious charter would be necessary in Pennsylvania or NJ to make it stick. But I sure could make it stick. We're treating the present time beingness, psychotherapy treats the past and the brain. And brother, that's religion, not mental science."




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