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http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010-Brief_37-1.pdfhttp://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_37-2-Brief_Part_2.pdf
The Church proposes locating the chapel in the basement of the building because the existing building is not engineered and constructed to allow a conventrated assembly of people on any other floor of the building. Denying the Church the ability to utilize the basement would require the Church to revise its existing renovations plans (civil plans have been completed) and re-engineer the structural support of the building, which would be prohibitively expensive.
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_37-4_COS_Statement_of_Material_Facts.pdf
28.Scientology churches also hold congregational services on Sundays, religious holidays, and certain other occasions.
29.Scientologists believe that the expansion and dissemination of the religion is necessary to salvage human civilization.
30.All Scientology churches have a religious obligation to reach out to their community to spread the word of Scientology so that new members may pursue the path to spiritual enlightenment.
31.Scientology churches, therefore, are mandated to include large Public Display areas, including audio-visual presentations on the religion and its social betterment campaigns such as for human rights, drug and alcohol addiction prevention, literacy and scholastic improvement.
~! You sure have been busy!! Have to set aside and hour tomorrow nite to read them!
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_38-3_Affidavit_of_Robert_Wright.pdf
4.Based on my study of CSI's files and my general knowledge of my position, I am informed and believe that beginning in 2003, CSI embarked on a program to create what we call Ideal Central Organizations or "Ideal Orgs." (For decades, Scientology churches have been referred to colloquially as "Orgs," short for organizations.) An Ideal Class V Organization holds and houses all of the functions required for a Class V Church, according to the Scientology Scriptures, and is able to actually deliver all of those functions and services. Even many today, an estimated 90% or more) of our existing Church buildings are not of the correct size to house all the functions. For that reason, for the last five (5) or six (6) years, Scientology churches around the world have been purchasing new buildings so that they can provide all the needed programs and functions of the church.
7.In 2003, CSI determined that from that point forward, all future Scientology churches would be designed and built as Ideal Church Organizations. At first, there were no standards in place. We were trying out different concepts and evolving those concepts as we went along. The first pilot Ideal Church was in Tampa.
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_38-4_Affidavit_of_Nancy_Leathers.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_40-1_Exhibit_G3.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_40-2_Exhibit_G4.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_40-3_Exhibit_G5.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_40-4_Exhibit_G6.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_40-5_Exhibit_H.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Notice_of_Filing_Exhibits-38.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Notice_of_Filing_Exhibits_39.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Notice_of_Filing_Exhibits_40.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Notice_of_Filing_Exhibits_E-39-1.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Notice_of_Filing_Exhibits_E-39-2.pdf
Within Allan Cartwrights affidavit, and his explanation of the tenets of scientology, nowhere do I see mention use of the E-Meter in the auditing process. Is not the E-Meter the foundation in which a scientologist gains knowledge of one self? I wonder why Mr Cartwright failed to make reference to this oh so holiest of holy devices?
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Sandy_Springs_Zoning_38-5.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Sandy_Springs_Zoning_38-6.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Sandy_Springs_Zoning_38-7.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Sandy_Springs_Zoning_38-8.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Sandy_Springs_Zoning_38-9.pdf
http://alley.ethercat.com/storage/RLUIPA/12-15-2010_Sandy_Springs_Zoning_38-10.pdf
All right. What are your current duties with the Scientology Church of Georgia? First of all, what 16 is your title?A: My title is director of special affairs, which is essentially a community liaison role.Q: Okay. And specifically what are your duties?A: Specifically I oversee the social betterment programs, the community programs, and I am the media contact person. So public relations. I am the legal liaison. And that's essentially everything.Q: Those are very diverse areas.A: They are indeed. Essentially I handle everything that goes on outside of the church.Q:Okay.A: I mean, that's kind of how it's designated.Q: You're the face of the church to the outside world in the Georgia community?A: Essentially, yes.
20 A Did I finish all my thoughts? Was I in the21 middle of something?
25 Q Okay. Are there rites or rituals for1 officially becoming part of a Scientology organization?
23 Q Okay. Is there an annual fee for belonging to24 the International Association of Scientologists?25 A There is not. There is not. One would be1 asked to renew at the end of their, say, six-month2 membership, one would be asked to purchase an annual3 membership. It's totally up to you if you want to do4 that or not.5 Q Okay.6 A If you do, you maintain the privileges of that7 membership which is, of course, discounted rates on8 books and services and the magazine and all the stuff.9 And if you don't, fine.10 Q And if you don't, you can still obtain those11 materials; you just don't obtain them at a discounted12 price?13 A Correct.
8 Q Okay. All right. And then when you say 1009 active, tell me a little bit more about what that means.10 A I mean 100 of people who have recently -- and11 I say recently, like, say, within the last year -- are12 participating in services at the organization. So that13 would be course work, extension courses, or courses in14 the Academy or counseling or in some way involved in our15 community service programs, you know, people who are16 actively doing something.
5 Q The Church of Scientology International, where6 is that based?7 A Los Angeles.8 Q And how is it organized to the best of your9 understanding?10 A I don't know that I can actually answer that11 question.12 Q All right. Who controls that organization?13 A David Miscavige is the chairman of the board14 of the Religious Technology Center. Now, there is an15 affiliation between the RTC and the Church of16 Scientology International, but I am not 100 percent17 aware of the corporate structure of those groups.18 I can tell you that David Miscavige is the19 ecclesiastic leader of the church and a good bit of the20 church direction comes from him.21 Q You mentioned the initials RTC. Tell me again22 what that stands for.23 A Religious Technology Center.24 Q And you're saying that's different than CSI?25 A It is different than CSI, yes. The RTC is the1 holder of the works of L. Ron Hubbard.2 Q What is the Georgia church's relation to CSI,3 if any?4 A Well, essentially we are hierarchical in5 structure. And CSI is the body -- really the governing6 body of, you know, ecclesiastically speaking, of the7 churches around the world.8 Q All right. Is there any intermediate level9 going from CSI to the Georgia church? Are there10 churches that would be in the middle of that hierarchy?11 A There is. There's a Continental -- what's12 called a Continental Liaison Organization, one on the13 east coast and one on the west coast. And that is the14 intermediary governing body.15 Q I assume because we're in Atlanta that you16 would go through the east coast Continental Liaison.17 Where is that located?18 A New York.19 Q Okay. And is that the next step down under20 CSI?21 A Yes.22 Q Okay. And then is there a further step down23 from the Continental Liaison body to the Georgia church?24 A No.
16 Q '7. All right. We're at 2007. And then it's17 been two years since the Sandy Springs property was18 purchased. Is that property vacant and available at19 that point?20 A It was vacant, yes.21 Q And why did the Georgia church choose not to22 try to move toward use of the Sandy Springs property at23 that time?24 A At that time we were involved in repaying a25 loan that was made by CSI to purchase the building.1 Q Okay.2 A Fundraising to repay that loan and to further3 handle the renovations that were needed on the building.4 Q Okay. So the Roswell Road building was5 purchased with money from CSI?6 A Originally.7 Q Which then had to be repaid?8 A Correct.9 Q And has that purchase price been repaid in its10 entirety?11 A Yes, it has.12 Q So the Georgia church now owns the Roswell13 Road building free and clear?14 A That's correct.15 Q Okay. Did CSI also advance money for16 renovation of the Roswell Road building?17 A No.
5 Q Understandably so. At the current time would6 you describe for me -- we're going to work on describing7 the Dunwoody facility.8 A Okay.9 Q I understand that that building is in an10 office park; is that correct?11 A Correct.12 Q And how large is the space square footage wise13 that the Dunwoody facility currently occupies?14 A Approximately 11,000 square feet.15 Q How much space is available for classes in16 that facility at the present time?17 A Gosh, square footage wise or percentage wise?18 Q How about number of courses. How many courses19 can be offered at once in the Dunwoody facility?20 A Well, that --21 Q As it's set up. Is that easier?22 A That doesn't help.23 Q That doesn't help.24 A Because what we have at the Dunwoody facility25 is one large course room that has a temporary dividing1 wall in it and another alcove. So it's a bit of a2 makeshift into three separate areas -- four, actually.3 Q And the four areas that that classroom is4 divided into, does that account for the group portion of5 the class meeting as well as the individual meeting6 portions?7 A It accounts for only on the group study.8 Yeah. The individual -- we have an area that is divided9 off to handle the one-on-one activity.10 Q Okay. And is there an area that's also11 available for counseling activity in the Dunwoody12 facility?13 A Yes.14 Q And how large, how many offices are available15 for counseling in the Dunwoody facility?16 A Three.17 Q So getting back to my question, which I don't18 mean to be difficult, but we're still trying to figure19 how to talk to one another.
9 Q And how many additional volunteers does the10 Georgia Scientology Church utilize on, say, on a weekly11 basis?12 A We probably have 10 or 12 volunteers who will13 come in on a weekly basis, but they vary widely.14 Q What kinds of activities would those15 volunteers be allowed to do?16 A They would help typically on our social17 betterment campaigns, drug-free world, youth for human18 rights, the way to happiness, volunteer ministers, or19 they could come in and participate in any number of20 projects that we have ongoing that are going to prepare21 us to move into an ideal org situation. One of which is22 getting our student and parishioner files in order.
Thanks for the notes on the pdfs and the Ideal Org origin comments! It sure looks like a Miscavige creation from the sounds of it.
11 Q All right. Are you familiar with the concept12 of ideal organizations?13 A Yes.14 Q How long has that concept of ideal15 organizations been in effect within the Scientology16 community?17 A I think Hubbard did some writing on it quite a18 number of years ago in a bit of an abstract fashion, you19 know, in direct naming this is what an ideal org should20 be. It doesn't define space. But it talks about what21 products one will get and what would be the environment22 and, you know, kind of like the general feel and that --23 it's a bit more abstract.24 However, the ideal org evolution as we refer25 to it did not really come into our purview here locally1 until 2005 with the release of what we call the basic2 books. Then we became notified that there had been a3 project that had been ongoing researching the writings4 and references and lectures and all of the material of5 Hubbard to go over and pick out the points that referred6 to specific requirements of space of an ideal org7 setting and that this had now culminated into what would8 be henceforth the template for every church.
13 Q What information, if any, has CSI provided to14 Georgia Scientology in terms of what it requires in15 development of the Roswell Road site?16 A What we have been given were essentially a set17 of plans, renderings and plans that were developed by18 Gensler, which is an engineering design company,19 architectural, and we were sent a set of renderings and20 floor plans that were developed for our ideal21 organization.
1 Q All right. I'm sorry. International2 organization. And is it accurate to say that Georgia3 Scientology is required to develop its facility in4 accordance with plans that are going to be approved by5 the international organization?6 A Yes.7 Q In other words, Georgia Scientology doesn't8 have the ability to say "I think we can do this better a9 different way" and then go off on its own and do10 something differently?11 A Well, not without some agreement. We could12 suggest that.13 Q Right. On the other hand, if it's not14 feasible to build according to the first set of plans15 received from the international organization, then any16 revision would have to receive approval from the17 international organization; is that correct?18 A That is correct.
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