Concerned Businessmen's Association of America
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Concerned Businessmen's Association of America (CBAA), founded in 1983, is an element of the Scientology
movement directed at promoting moral education and "enhanced well-being" through the use of Hubbard's The Way to Happiness
booklet in their Set A Good Example (SAGE) program, which holds children's antidrug contests and awards grants to participating schools. The CBAA licenses the trademarks of the Association for Better Living and Education
(ABLE). Their office is located in Reno, Nevada
.
listed them as "A Glendale, Calif.-based group of Scientologists that promotes drug-free living through its Way to Happiness book and like-named campaign, targeted to school-age children."
In 1991, Time Magazine
listed the CBAA as a Church of Scientology
-linked group that "holds antidrug contests and awards $5,000 grants to schools as a way to recruit students and curry favor with education officials."
In 1998, the Boston Herald
listed them on an organization chart under "Groups that teach Hubbard’s
management techniques".
Scientology
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
movement directed at promoting moral education and "enhanced well-being" through the use of Hubbard's The Way to Happiness
The Way to Happiness
The Way to Happiness is a 1980 booklet written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard listing 21 moral precepts, and distributed by The Way to Happiness Foundation International, a Scientology-related non-profit organization founded in 1984....
booklet in their Set A Good Example (SAGE) program, which holds children's antidrug contests and awards grants to participating schools. The CBAA licenses the trademarks of the Association for Better Living and Education
Association for Better Living and Education
The Association for Better Living and Education is a non-profit organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It states that it is "dedicated to creating a better future for children and communities." It promotes secular uses of L. Ron Hubbard's works, and has been classified as a...
(ABLE). Their office is located in Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
.
Media mention
In 1988, St. Petersburg TimesSt. Petersburg Times
The St. Petersburg Times is a United States newspaper. It is one of two major publications serving the Tampa Bay Area, the other being The Tampa Tribune, which the Times tops in both circulation and readership. Based in St...
listed them as "A Glendale, Calif.-based group of Scientologists that promotes drug-free living through its Way to Happiness book and like-named campaign, targeted to school-age children."
In 1991, Time Magazine
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
listed the CBAA as a Church of Scientology
Church of Scientology
The Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and...
-linked group that "holds antidrug contests and awards $5,000 grants to schools as a way to recruit students and curry favor with education officials."
In 1998, the Boston Herald
Boston Herald
The Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
listed them on an organization chart under "Groups that teach Hubbard’s
management techniques".
External links
- Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Web site
- The SAGE CLUB The CBAA's Set A Good Example Club for children.
- Mentions of CBAA in the U.S. Congressional RecordCongressional RecordThe Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published by the United States Government Printing Office, and is issued daily when the United States Congress is in session. Indexes are issued approximately every two weeks...