| 词条 | Association for Better Living and Education |
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|name = Association for Better Living and Education |bgcolor = |fgcolor = |image = |image_border = |size = |alt = |caption = |map = |msize = |malt = |mcaption = |map2 = |abbreviation = |motto = |predecessor = |successor = |formation = {{Start date|1988}} |extinction = |type = Umbrella organization |status = Non-profit |purpose = Secular promotion of Scientology concepts |headquarters = 7065 Hollywood Boulevard |location = Hemet, California, United States |coords = |region_served = |membership = |language = |general = |leader_title = President |leader_name = Rena Weinberg[1] |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |key_people = |main_organ = |parent_organization = |affiliations = Scientology |budget = |num_staff = |num_volunteers = |website = {{URL|www.able.org}} |remarks = |former name = }} The Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California, established by the Church of Scientology. It states that it is "dedicated to creating a better future for children and communities."[2] It promotes secular uses of L. Ron Hubbard's works, and has been classified as a "Scientology-related entity". Founded in 1988, ABLE's main office is located at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard, the former headquarters for the Screen Actors Guild.[3][4] ProgramsABLE acts as an umbrella organization for four entities:[4]
CriticismAlthough various Scientology groups are registered as legally separate corporations and entities, critics note this has no bearing on whether or not they are controlled by the Church of Scientology. Studytech.org, a Scientology watchdog site, notes: "Applied Scholastics is indeed a legally separate corporation. However, it has so many ties to the Church of Scientology and its corporate alter ego, the Church of Spiritual Technology, that it cannot be regarded as being anything other than a Scientology subsidiary.[4] Nanette Asimov, reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, in an article critical of ABLE and Narconon, summed it up this way: A popular anti-drug program provided free to schools in San Francisco and elsewhere teaches concepts straight out of the Church of Scientology, including medical theories that some addiction experts described as "irresponsible" and "pseudoscience." As a result, students are being introduced to some beliefs and methods of Scientology without their knowledge.[5] ABLE and its groups were included in the 1993 closing agreement between the IRS and the Church of Scientology, and are classified as "Scientology-related entities".[6] See also{{Portal|Scientology}}
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.able.org/about/president-message.php |title=President's Message |accessdate=30 July 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717041721/http://www.able.org/about/president-message.php |archivedate=17 July 2012 |df= }} 2. ^ABLE website 3. ^LA Weekly - News - Hollywood Ups and Downs - Madelynn Amalfitano - The Essential Online Resource for Los Angeles {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060630082629/http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/hollywood-ups-and-downs/6981/ |date=June 30, 2006 }} 4. ^Scientology's Education Fronts - Applied Scholastics International {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060418072517/http://studytech.org/asi.php |date=April 18, 2006 }} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web| author=Nanette Asimov| title=Scientology link to public schools| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/06/09/MNGO572ISD1.DTL| work=San Francisco Chronicle| date=2004-06-09| accessdate=2008-02-21}} 6. ^{{Cite news| title=Scientology Settles With IRS| date=1997-12-30| newspaper=Wall Street Journal}} Further reading{{Refbegin}}
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