Scientology’s war on reality

From the very outset, Scientology has been waging a war on reality. Prior to being called the Church of Scientology, the main organisation under which everything fell was the Hubbard Association of Scientologists. L. Ron Hubbard realised he could gain tax exemption by calling Scientology a religion, and so the Church of Scientology was established.

HCO Policy Letter, 29 October 1962, “Religion”

“Scientology 1970 is being planned on a religious organization basis throughout the world. This will not upset in any way the usual activities of any organization. It is entirely a matter for accountants and solicitors.” – L. Ron Hubbard

The Church of Scientology is an extremely litigious organisation which frequently abuses the legal system to suppress dissent. To quote L. Ron Hubbard directly; “the purpose of the suit is to harass and discourage rather than to win. The law can be used very easily to harass, and enough harassment on somebody who is simply on the thin edge anyway, well knowing that he is not authorized, will generally be sufficient to cause his professional decease. If possible, of course, ruin him utterly.”

HCO Policy Letter, 18 October 1967

“SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.” – L. Ron Hubbard

HCO Policy Letter, 1 March 1965

“A truly Suppressive Person or group has no rights of any kind and actions taken against them are not punishable.” – L. Ron Hubbard

The above policies regarding ‘fair game’ were written by L. Ron Hubbard to justify illegal operations by the Church of Scientology so long as they serve the interests of the organisation. The Church of Scientology has a department which specialises in these kinds of actions called the Office of Special Affairs (formerly the Guardian’s Office).

HCO Policy Letter, 15 August 1960

“In the face of danger from government or courts… attack upon the most vulnerable point which can be disclosed in the enemy ranks…

If attacked on some vulnerable point by anyone or anything or any organization, always find or manufacture enough threat against them to cause them to sue for peace…

Don’t ever defend. Always attack. Don’t ever do nothing. Unexpected attacks in the rear of the enemy’s front ranks work best…

Bring the government and hostile philosophies or societies into a state of complete compliance with the goals of Scientology. This is done by high-level ability to control and in its absence by low-level ability to overwhelm. Introvert such agencies. Control such agencies.” – L. Ron Hubbard

One example of fair game in action is “Operation Snow White” through which Scientologists from the Guardian’s Office both formed and executed plans to infiltrate and wiretap government organisations, as well as to steal and copy documents from government offices. The IRS was one of the main targets of Operation Snow White; the IRS was heavily litigated by the Church of Scientology and their offices infiltrated by Scientologists in order to enable the Church of Scientology to regain its tax exemption in the USA, which it eventually achieved.

As a result of Operation Snow White, many top executives of the Church of Scientology were convicted of theft of documents and government property, burglary of government offices and obstruction of justice. Most notably of these convictions was that of Mary Sue Hubbard, the wife of L. Ron Hubbard, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment for her involvement.

HCO Manual of Justice

“People attack Scientology; I never forget it, always even the score.” – L. Ron Hubbard

The Church of Scientology also goes to the same extraordinary and illegal measures to take revenge against those who publicly criticise their organisation. Paulette Cooper wrote a book called The Scandal of Scientology, and in order to have Cooper silenced and her reputation tarnished, the Church of Scientology launched “Operation Freakout”. The Church had planned to frame Cooper for a series of bomb threats. After the exposure of Operation Snow White by the FBI, the Church of Scientology did not execute the plan completely. The Church of Scientology’s extensive plans to frame Cooper were uncovered during the FBI’s investigations.

“Never fear to hurt another in a just cause.” – L. Ron Hubbard, The Creation of Human Ability, page 5.

It is written directly in to the Church of Scientology’s policies that Scientologists should be prepared to go to extreme lengths in order to suppress dissent and attack their critics. In the eyes of the Scientologist, there is no more just a cause than the preservation of their organisation by continuing, at any cost, the Church of Scientology’s war on reality.