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[[Image:Church of Scientology building in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.jpeg|thumb|The [[:Category:Hollywood Guaranty Building|Hollywood Guaranty Building]]. Headquarters of the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises International.]]
[[Image:Church of Scientology building in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.jpeg|thumb|The [[:Category:Hollywood Guaranty Building|Hollywood Guaranty Building]]. Headquarters of the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises International.]]
'''World Institute of Scientology Enterprises''' ('''WISE''') is a Church of Scientology organization which promotes the ideology of Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard to businesses.
'''World Institute of Scientology Enterprises''' ('''WISE''') is a Church of Scientology organization which promotes the ideology of Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard to businesses.

WISE's stated goal is "an ethical, sane and prosperous civilization", but its incorporation papers show that it exists "for religious purposes. Its purposes are to promote and foster the religious teachings of L. Ron Hubbard in society".<ref name="about">[http://www.wise.org/en_US/membership/about/index.html WISE — World Institute of Scientology Enterprises<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>Dissemination as defined within Scientology is "[..] spreading information on Dianetics and Scientology broadly, using books, tapes and other works by L. Ron Hubbard."</ref><ref>Incorporation papers of WISE include the statement "It [WISE] is organized under the Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law primarily for religious purposes. Its purposes are to promote and foster the religious teachings of L. Ron Hubbard in society, and to have and exercise all rights and powers from time to time granted to nonprofit corporations by law." [[:File:Wise-incorporation-1983.pdf|Incorporation papers, World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, February 1, 1983.]]</ref>


When tracing the corporate history of WISE note that there have been a few WISE incorporations, so it's important to be sure which entity is being referred to. (Internally it was all the same WISE.)
When tracing the corporate history of WISE note that there have been a few WISE incorporations, so it's important to be sure which entity is being referred to. (Internally it was all the same WISE.)


WISE's stated goal is "an ethical, sane and prosperous civilization", but its incorporation papers show that it exists "for religious purposes. Its purposes are to promote and foster the religious teachings of L. Ron Hubbard in society".<ref name="about">[http://www.wise.org/en_US/membership/about/index.html WISE — World Institute of Scientology Enterprises<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>Dissemination as defined within Scientology is "[..] spreading information on Dianetics and Scientology broadly, using books, tapes and other works by L. Ron Hubbard."</ref><ref>Incorporation papers of WISE include the statement "It [WISE] is organized under the Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law primarily for religious purposes. Its purposes are to promote and foster the religious teachings of L. Ron Hubbard in society, and to have and exercise all rights and powers from time to time granted to nonprofit corporations by law." [[:File:Wise-incorporation-1983.pdf|Incorporation papers, World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, February 1, 1983.]]</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
*{{Wikipedia-inline|World Institute of Scientology Enterprises}}
*{{Wikipedia-inline|World Institute of Scientology Enterprises}}

==Notes==
==Notes==
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Revision as of 04:05, 26 April 2015

WISE
Type Scientology organization
The Hollywood Guaranty Building. Headquarters of the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises International.

World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE) is a Church of Scientology organization which promotes the ideology of Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard to businesses.

WISE's stated goal is "an ethical, sane and prosperous civilization", but its incorporation papers show that it exists "for religious purposes. Its purposes are to promote and foster the religious teachings of L. Ron Hubbard in society".[1][2][3]

When tracing the corporate history of WISE note that there have been a few WISE incorporations, so it's important to be sure which entity is being referred to. (Internally it was all the same WISE.)

See also

Notes

  1. WISE — World Institute of Scientology Enterprises
  2. Dissemination as defined within Scientology is "[..] spreading information on Dianetics and Scientology broadly, using books, tapes and other works by L. Ron Hubbard."
  3. Incorporation papers of WISE include the statement "It [WISE] is organized under the Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law primarily for religious purposes. Its purposes are to promote and foster the religious teachings of L. Ron Hubbard in society, and to have and exercise all rights and powers from time to time granted to nonprofit corporations by law." Incorporation papers, World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, February 1, 1983.

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