David Miscavige
David Miscavige (born April 30, 1960 in Philadelphia , PA , USA ) is an American Scientologist . He has held a leading position there since he was 26 years old. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Religious Technology Center (RTC) - the organization, founded in 1982, that manages the copyright , trademark, and use of Scientology's scriptures and techniques.
Life
Miscavige was raised Catholic by his parents Ron and Loretta , but the father also took Scientology courses. When his son, who suffered from asthma and allergies , had a seizure, he took him to see a Scientologist. After 45 minutes of auditing , the asthma reportedly disappeared for three years.
After that, the whole family began studying Scientology and moved to England for it. There, in East Grinstead , is the UK headquarters of Scientology. As a twelve year old David audited adults himself and later moved back to Clearwater, Florida , one of the centers of the organization. At the age of 16 he gave up school to devote himself entirely to Scientology and became a member of the Sea Org sub-organization. A steep ascent followed, partly with the support of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard . After his death, Miscavige prevailed in internal power struggles - especially with Patrick Broeker - and fundamentally restructured the organization.
He lives on Gold Base , a Scientology residential complex near Hemet . His wife has not been seen in public for 10 years and is believed to be in a hidden property in the California mountains. He has three siblings, including a twin sister. His niece is Scientology dropout and critic Jenna Miscavige Hill .
Miscavige was the best man at Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding on November 18, 2006.
Allegations of violence
David Miscavige is independently accused by many high-ranking dropouts of the Scientology organization of regularly abusing his subordinates, both mentally and physically. Stacy Young, who worked for a long time in international management under David Miscavige, says:
“His viciousness and cruelty towards employees and members was worse than anything I have ever experienced in my life. [...] He just loved to belittle his subordinates. "
According to the St. Petersburg Times , this representation is confirmed by former Scientology press spokesman and head of the Office of Special Affairs , Mike Rinder, along with other people :
“Scientology's international management was steeped in physical violence. Miscavige set the tone, with regular attacks on his subordinates. Rinder says the chief attacked him about 50 times. "
Miscavige is said to have committed acts of violence against many other high-ranking members, which they vehemently deny:
“Eight hours later, as reporters got ready to leave, Church spokesman Tommy Davis brought in nine senior members of the management team. They stood shoulder to shoulder in front of the exit and insisted on being heard. Marc Yager, Guillaume Lesevre, Ray Mithoff, Mark Ingber, all said Miscavige never beat them. […] Greg Wilhere said, shouting, 'Mr. Miscavige has never hit or abused anyone. And I know that better than anyone, because I was more by his side than Rinder, Rathbun and the rest of them. '"
literature
- Jenna Miscavige Hill , Lisa Pulitzer : My Secret Life in Scientology and my dramatic escape (My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape). btb, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-442-75410-6 .
- Ron. T. Miscavige: Inconsiderate. My son, the head of Scientology . Kösel-Verlag, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-466-37193-8 .
Web links
- Literature by and about David Miscavige in the WorldCat bibliographic database .
- 1. Camera interview in the ABC News Nightline program , 1992. ( Memento from August 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English) accessed on October 23, 2008
- 1. Daily newspaper interview with the St. Petersburg Times , 1998. Accessed October 23, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Celebrities are withdrawing . FAZ , March 1, 2017; accessed on August 31, 2017
- ↑ Fairytale wedding behind castle gates. Tagesspiegel , November 19, 2006
- ↑ a b Joe Childs, Thomas C. Tobin: The Truth Rundown, Part 1 . In: St. Petersburg Times . June 20, 2009, ISSN 1563-6291 , p. 1 (American English, tampabay.com [accessed June 22, 2009]). The Truth Rundown, Part 1 ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Inside the Cult . ( Memento of November 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) ITV, The Big Story, July 13, 1995, 5:50 min
- ↑ Joe Childs, Thomas C. Tobin: Scientology's response to church defectors: 'Total lies'. (No longer available online.) In: St. Petersburg Times . June 20, 2009, archived from the original on June 24, 2009 ; accessed on June 22, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miscavige, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Scientologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , United States |