In and Out of Our Right Minds by Diane R. Brown

One of the indicted was Hubbard's wife Mary Sue Hubbard, who was in charge of the program L. Ron Hubbard was named an unindicted co-conspirator. In the same year, eleven high-ranking members of Scientology were indicted on 28 charges for their role in the Church's Snow White Program, a systematic program of espionage against the United States government. In 1978, Hubbard was convicted of fraud after he was tried in absentia by France. Hubbard returned to the United States in 1975 and went into seclusion in the California desert after an unsuccessful attempt to take over the town of Clearwater, Florida. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Hubbard spent much of his time at sea on his personal fleet of ships as ' Commodore' of the Sea Organization, an elite quasi-paramilitary group of Scientologists. Scientology became increasingly controversial during the 1960s and came under intense media, government and legal pressure in a number of countries. Hubbard also added organizational management strategies, principles of pedagogy, a theory of communication and prevention strategies for healthy living to the teachings of Scientology.

Ron Hubbard, and in 1954 a Scientology church in Los Angeles was founded, which became the Church of Scientology International. In 1953, the first churches of Scientology were founded by L. The last few months of his active service were spent in a hospital, being treated for a variety of complaints. Hubbard was an officer in the Navy during World War II, where he briefly commanded two ships but was removed from command both times. He began his career as a prolific writer of pulp fiction stories and married Margaret 'Polly' Grubb, who shared his interest in aviation. In 1930, Hubbard enrolled at George Washington University to study civil engineering but dropped out in his second year. naval base on Guam, Hubbard traveled to Asia and the South Pacific in the late 1920s. Thereafter, Hubbard oversaw the growth of the Church of Scientology into a worldwide organization.īorn in Tilden, Nebraska, in 1911, Hubbard spent much of his childhood in Helena, Montana. In 1952, Hubbard lost the rights to Dianetics in bankruptcy proceedings, and he subsequently founded Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established a series of organizations to promote Dianetics.

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author, primarily of science fiction and fantasy stories, who is best known for having founded the Church of Scientology.

In and Out of Our Right Minds by Diane R. Brown