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| '''David Miscavige''' is the chairman of the ], an organization that was founded by the ] to control all of the copyrighted material authored by church founder ]. Although Religious Technology Center claims to be entirely distinct from the Church of Scientology, Miscavige—who, as a teenager, was one of Hubbard's assistants—is widely reported to have become the leader of the Church and all of the affiliated Scientology enterprises upon Hubbard's death in 1986, and he remains so today. He works out of Scientology's "Gold Base", formerly known as Gilman Hot Springs, a facility near ]. | |||
| '''David Miscavige''' is Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center (RTC), a non-profit organization formed in 1982 to preserve, maintain and protect the ] religion. | |||
| 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. | |||
| The Chairman of the Board is the most senior position in RTC.An active Scientologist for most of his life, he first became a Church staff member in 1976 and has since been involved with nearly every aspect of the Church’s activities. | |||
| As a young man, studied to become a Scientology minister and for several years delivered spiritual counseling to parishioners. He later worked with Scientology founder ], helping to produce technical training films and materials for Scientology ministers-in-training. He then progressed to international management with responsibility for the worldwide activities of Church missionaries. | |||
| In the early 1980s, David Miscavige was a leader in reorganizing the corporate structure of the Church and establishing a new and stronger management set-up capable of handling the rapid expansion of the Church. | |||
| In 1993, David Miscavige was instrumental in bringing to an end the 40-year war between the Scientology religion and the Internal Revenue Service. | |||
| Although not a spokesperson for Scientology, he is frequently mentioned by media in relation to the religion. He was interviewed by ] in a rare 90-minute ] show in 1992 that earned an ]. | |||
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David Miscavige is the chairman of the Religious Technology Center, an organization that was founded by the Church of Scientology to control all of the copyrighted material authored by church founder L. Ron Hubbard. Although Religious Technology Center claims to be entirely distinct from the Church of Scientology, Miscavige—who, as a teenager, was one of Hubbard's assistants—is widely reported to have become the leader of the Church and all of the affiliated Scientology enterprises upon Hubbard's death in 1986, and he remains so today. He works out of Scientology's "Gold Base", formerly known as Gilman Hot Springs, a facility near Hemet, California.
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