What is Religious Technology Center?
Religious Technology Center (RTC) is a nonprofit organization
formed in 1982 to preserve, maintain and protect the Scientology religion.
Religious Technology Center holds the ultimate ecclesiastical authority regarding the standard and pure application of L. Ron Hubbard’s religious technologies. RTC is not part of the management structure of the Church and is not involved in its day-to-day affairs. It holds the Dianetics and Scientology trademarks and service marks, which Founder L. Ron Hubbard donated to RTC in 1982. Earlier, Mr. Hubbard himself oversaw the practice of the religion and registered as trade and service marks many of the religion’s identifying words and symbols, such as "Dianetics" and "Scientology." These registered marks provide a legal mechanism for seeing to the correct application of the Scientology technologies and to prevent anyone from practicing in a nonorthodox manner while claiming it is standard Dianetics or Scientology.
Thus, while Church of Scientology International serves as the mother church and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination, propagation and defense of Scientology and the various churches of Scientology, Religious Technology Center serves as the ultimate protector of the religion. While each Scientology organization and, indeed, every Scientologist is expected to enforce the standard application of scriptures, RTC is the final arbiter of orthodoxy.
For more information:
David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board RTC
"This Is Scientology" Presentation by Mr. David Miscavige
More RTC, Mr. David Miscavige and Scientology Resources:
| Mr. David Miscavige - A Most Special Guest
| Article with Mr. David Miscavige
| Biographical Profile of David Miscavige
| David Miscavige Opening Address for L. Ron Hubbard's Birthday 1997 |
David Miscavige Resources |
David Miscavige - Religious Technology Center |
David Miscavige - Groundbreaking Ceremony Clearwater Florida |
Tributes to L. Ron Hubbard Presented by David Miscavige |
Press Office Profiles: David Miscavige, etc.