Keeping Scientology Working
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Keeping Scientology Working (KSW) is a Church of Scientology
policy letter that serves as the keystone for a series of related policy letters written by church founder L. Ron Hubbard
. Dated 7 February 1965, it lays out ten points relating to the preservation of Scientology's standard tech and the eradication of non-standard tech. It is one of the most important and often-repeated documents in Scientology. It was mentioned by Tom Cruise
in his leaked video of January 2008.
The KSW policy letter includes a passage stating that the preservation of standard tech is more important than the application of democratic ideas, which have "given us inflation and income tax". The Federal Republic of Germany
has cited this passage as one of its reasons for designating Scientology an organization opposed to the democratic order.
Another quote from the KSW policy letter – "The proper instruction attitude is, 'You're here so you're a Scientologist. Now we're going to make you into an expert auditor no matter what happens. We'd rather have you dead than incapable. – has been cited in a report by the state government of Baden-Württemberg
, one of the states of the Federal Republic of Germany, as evidence that Scientology represents a totalitarian ideology.
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...
policy letter that serves as the keystone for a series of related policy letters written by church founder L. Ron Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard , better known as L. Ron Hubbard , was an American pulp fiction author and religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology...
. Dated 7 February 1965, it lays out ten points relating to the preservation of Scientology's standard tech and the eradication of non-standard tech. It is one of the most important and often-repeated documents in Scientology. It was mentioned by Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
in his leaked video of January 2008.
The KSW policy letter includes a passage stating that the preservation of standard tech is more important than the application of democratic ideas, which have "given us inflation and income tax". The Federal Republic of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
has cited this passage as one of its reasons for designating Scientology an organization opposed to the democratic order.
Another quote from the KSW policy letter – "The proper instruction attitude is, 'You're here so you're a Scientologist. Now we're going to make you into an expert auditor no matter what happens. We'd rather have you dead than incapable. – has been cited in a report by the state government of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, one of the states of the Federal Republic of Germany, as evidence that Scientology represents a totalitarian ideology.