Mr. David Miscavige Chairman of the Board,
Religious Technology Center
Opening Address
In honor of L. Ron Hubbard’s Birthday 2002
So, in that regard, let me give you a quick overview of where those programs stand as of tonight.
And let me headline it with this: while the world out there can look pretty grim — that
L. Ron Hubbard legacy is far more powerful. And application of his technology, at the right time and place, can literally reverse the entire scene.So with just that in mind, let’s consider the bottom-line
L. Ron Hubbard solution to what’s wrecking this world, as regards immorality and criminality — The Way to Happiness.Since September’s wake-up call, the booklets have been moving out in greater numbers, and with more effect than ever in its 21 year history.
While for a glimpse of it, there’s The Way to Happiness now moving out to the middle-eastern flash points of Jerusalem, Palestine and the Gaza Strip. All told, more than a hundred thousand copies distributed to readers of Arabic newspapers.
Then there’s The Way to Happiness at the worldwide crossroads of the Winter Olympics. While 10,000 copies were distributed to local hotels, for their guests, a further 112,000 were disseminated to officials, athletes and spectators.
And beyond that, there is the continued dissemination in planetary hotspots — from New York to Moscow.
And when you total it all — and just since September — that
L. Ron Hubbard way to a “world of decency” has been placed in the hands of 1.7-million people, planet wide.But to appreciate what those numbers mean at ground level, let’s return to last year, and Cincinnati, Ohio.
A young black man, “suspected” of a crime, is shot by local police. The unrest it sparks spills into the streets and riots last four days.
Right at the heart of the violence, a local minister calls for people to come together — at his church — to find a solution to the riots. And when he was presented The Way To Happiness he knew this was it — the solution his community needed.
He asked everyone present to take to the streets and distribute the booklets. And so they headed out, through ten square blocks of inner-city Cincinnati. And not just any blocks — but the very ghettos that were the core of the riots. And they continued, for 9 more days and nights.
The result?
While shootings reverberated across the rest of the city, there was not one act of violence where The Way to Happiness was distributed.
That was just the start.
Because, as word spread, other churches also asked for copies — so they, too, could distribute them.
Then that first Minister took to the airwaves, and the word started spreading everywhere.
And here’s what I mean.
Just two weeks ago, those tuned-in to the local news radio station, were surprised to hear something very different.
