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[ Article crossposted from alt.religion.scientology ]
[ Author was Joe Harrington ]
[ Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 1997 22:38:19 -0400 ]

Warrior wrote:
> =


> >    Applied Scholastics President Ian Lyons said the
> > organization is an "independent, nonprofit corporation"
> > separate from the church, with its own board of directors.
> > However, he acknowledged that Bridge Publications, which
> > prints Applied Scholastics materials, also produces
> > literature for the Church of Scientology.
> =

>    Applied Scholastics may very well have seperate directors,
> but the fact remains that they are answerable to Scientology's
> Religious Technology Center, since Applied Scholastics may
> only use Hubbard's writings through a licensing agreement with
> Scientology. And, it is very probable that Applied Scholastics
> board of directors is comprised entirely of members of Scientology.
> It would be revealing to ask whether their board members are
> Scientologists, *and* to get an answer to the question.
>    An examination of the licensing agreement between RTC and
> Applied Scholastics would be enlightening as well.

Actually Applied Scholastics is far from independent and  exists at the
pleasure of of the CofS. In fact, the RTC owes the trademark. =


from  able.org:

=A9 1996 ABLE International. All Rights Reserved

        The Way to Happiness and The Way to Happiness logo are
     trademarks owned by L. Ron Hubbard Library and are used with
        its permission. ABLE, the ABLE corporate logo, the ABLE
       association logo, Applied Scholastics, The Applied Scholastics
           logo, Narconon, the Narconon logo and Criminon are
       trademarks and service marks owned by Association for Better
                         Living and Education.

      All materials available on this site are protected by copyright
laws
       and international copyright treaty provisions. This material has
         been placed on this Internet site under the authority of the
      copyright owner for the sole purpose of viewing of the materials
       by users of this site. Users are not authorized to download or
        transmit any of these materials electronically, or to otherwise
       reproduce any of the materials in any form or by any means,
        electronic or mechanical, including data storage and retrieval
               systems, recording, printing or photocopying.

              To request copies or permission to reproduce
             materials that are displayed on this site, contact:

                          ABLE International
                  6331 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 701
                        Los Angeles, CA 90028


And what is Able International, the owner of the Applied Scholastics
trademark?

"It is impossible to ignore the signs of decay in modern society -
drug abuse, criminality, failing education and moral decline. They
are issues discussed at every political convention, in every civic
group and nearly every home. They are also issues of pressing
concern to Scientologists, for they, too, must live in this world -
thus, the formation of ABLE=AE, the Association of Better Living
and Education. =


Coordinating the efforts of Scientologists to eradicate these
problems through the use of L. Ron Hubbard's technology,
ABLE has proven itself to be the most successful organization of
its kind in the world. This web site describes the various activities
of ABLE and how it is making a difference." =


And from Applied Scholastics homepage:

Applied Scholastics=99 International is a nonprofit, educational
organization formed in 1972 by American educators from colleges,
universities and both public and private schools. =


          The purpose of Applied Scholastics is to disseminate the
        educational technology of educator and humanitarian L. Ron
          Hubbard to educators, governments, corporate trainers,
       community groups, parents and students to equip them with all
            the learning tools they need to achieve their goals. =


       Acclaimed as a major breakthrough in education by specialists
        and lay practitioners alike, the Applied Scholastics approach
        developed by L. Ron Hubbard is called Study Technology. =


      Study Technology presents, for the first time, a proven approach
         to education which teaches students how to learn, how to
      overcome their own barriers to study and how learning results in
                              application.
  =

                    The Story of Applied Scholastics =


                    L. Ron Hubbard on Education =


                    Community Programs =


                    Teacher Training =


                    Applied Scholastics in Our Schools =


                    Employee Training Around the World =


                    L. Ron Hubbard Study Technology on All
                    Corners of Earth

                    Read the new Los Angeles Issue of Freedom! =

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Joe

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