WISE

Scientology falsely claims that front group WISE is not part of Scientology.

WISE in the News

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January 17, 2001 Publishing Company Wins Business Of The Year Award AMC Publishing offers newspaper, magazine and advertising publications for life and health insurance agents. The company, established in 1990 in Dallas, moved to Clearwater in 1993 with a staff of eight. "We moved here because I'm a member of the Church of Scientology and I wanted to be here," Bennetta Slaughter said. Scientology's spiritual headquarters is in Clearwater. Bennetta Slaughter, Clearwater, Press, WISE
January 10, 2000 The Price of Tech: Is There a Ceiling In Sight for Firms On the Cutting Edge? Dr. Zwan helped develop its core technology, but he never got it to turn a consistent profit. In its early years, the company also became known in the marketplace for its founder's association with Scientology. Then, less than a year after Digital Lightwave went public in early 1997, a new chief financial officer concluded that some revenue numbers were overstated and insisted on revising them downward. The stock tanked, the company settled a shareholder lawsuit, and a year ago, Dr. Zwan stepped aside. Bryan Zwan, Clearwater, Press, WISE
December 4, 1999 Clinic To Pay Ex-Workers In Bias Case An Arlington veterinary clinic has agreed to end a federal job discrimination lawsuit by splitting a $150,000 settlement among six former employees who said that their advancement was linked to participation in Church of Scientology training sessions. The former employees of the clinic in the 5800 block of West Interstate 20 said that they were pressured to participate in employee training programs developed by the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises. Press, Scientology in the Workplace, WISE
December 20, 1998 Job-Bias Suit Alleges Dentist Promoted Religion In Workplace In 1991, dentist Roger N. Carlsten told his receptionist, Susan Elizabeth Morgan, that he wanted to promote her to office manager and boost her salary. But first, he insisted she take a special statistics course in "Hubbard Management Technology" written by the late science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. Because she knew Hubbard had founded a controversial religion known as Scientology, and because she also knew that Carlsten was a Scientologist, Morgan worried that the course amounted to religion in disguise. Press, Providence, Scientology in the Workplace, WISE
April 9, 1995 Wary Allstate Agents Want Security Veteran agents are trying to unionize. They claim the insurance company's business strategy reflects certain teachings of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard that stress higher sales at any cost. The company says some agents are simply unhappy with Allstate's new-found emphasis on competition and service. Press, Scientology in the Workplace, WISE
March 23, 1995 Allstate Says Training In Methods Of Scientology 'Wholly Unacceptable' Thousands of workers participated in seminars that taught them to disregard ethics in the quest for productivity. Allstate Corp. acknowledged that it hired a consultant who taught "unacceptable" Church of Scientology management principles to the insurance company's agents and supervisors between 1988 and 1992. More than two dozen agents have filed lawsuits or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaints alleging fraud, harassment or discrimination by Allstate. Press, WISE
March 21, 1993 Bittersweet - Cocolat and Scientology Two years since an employee's embezzlement forced the sale of Cocolat Chocolate Co., an unlikely mix is brewing at the company's Hayward plant: Scientology and chocolate. The mixture has been volatile. Cocolat is the latest in a small but growing number of California companies whose employees claim religious harassment because their employers are using management techniques based on the teachings of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Press, San Francisco, WISE
June 27, 1990 Los Angeles Times: Converting the Business World Scientology is using a network of private consulting firms to gain a foothold in the U.S. business community. The firms promise businessmen higher earnings but appear to be mainly interested in recruiting new members for the church. Los Angeles, CA, Press, WISE

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February 2, 1991 Tom Voltz, Marcelo Vine, WISE International, Los Angeles. Vine, WISE Europe, Copenhagen. They, Voltz, Hubbard, German. Voltz wri Tom Voltz receives a visit from Marcelo Vine, one of the leading powers from WISE International in Los Angeles. Vine is accompanied by a staff member from WISE Europe in Copenhagen. They ask Voltz to hand over his translation of Hubbard materials into German. Voltz writes: "I knew the meaning of the apparently accidental appearance of the gentlemen: it would hardly be possible to realize a fair price for the translations and layouts of over a hundred pages. If WISE had wanted to make an honest deal, then WISE would have, as is customary in the business world, made previous written contact with me and imparted to me that WISE themselves now wished to undertake the sale of course documents and would have asked me to make a bid. In order to avoid the danger of coming out of this completely empty-handed, I looked over my books for expenses and income for this order and calculated the difference. I determined that I was about $10,000 short of breaking even. (Making a profit was out of the question.) I offered Marcello Vine, the management member of WISE International, the computer disks with the translations and the layouts, ready for publication, for $10,000. He had a short telephone conversation with another person from WISE and told me that he could agree to that. ... Besides that I was to receive a one-year membership, free. I did not need it, and WISE could give them out easily, since it cost them nothing to confer. I have never received or signed that sort of membership contract. We agreed as to the payment. ... I sat behind my computer for two days and two nights, practically without sleep, and worked up the documents in accordance with the wishes of WISE. Then I awaited my first check, as the publication of the order would surely be a huge success." Los Angeles, WISE
December 6, 1989 Ethics Order Nr. 150-1, published, Comm Ev, Scientologist Ethics Order Nr. 150-1 is published, regarding the Comm Ev of a Scientologist, "A.M.," running a WISE consulting company. He is found guilty of "altering" the works of L. Ron Hubbard, based on ideas he discussed during a lecture; he is also found guilting of violating the policy "Keeping Scientology Working" for having two handbooks which were not written by LRH sitting in a filing cabinet. The prescribed handling includes 500 hours of amends work - 100 hours for the company, 400 hours for WISE; turning the company over to a qualified manager"; and filing a petition with the Legal Director of WISE requesting permission to fill any future management position. L. Ron Hubbard, WISE
February 1, 1979 L. Ron Hubbard, (the, newly-founded) WISE corporation: L. Ron Hubbard writes to (the apparently newly-founded) WISE corporation: "I am extremely pleased about the goals and intentions of WISE I have provided management counseling services for many Scientologists with companies or careers. They asked me to advise them using the unadulterated application of my administration technology, so that they could increase their success rate. These clients, Scientologists, are all potential WISE members." L. Ron Hubbard, WISE