The Way to Happiness Foundation (Scientology-affiliated)
Scientology-affiliated 'social betterment' organisation distributing L. Ron Hubbard's 1981 booklet 'The Way to Happiness' to schools, prisons, and police departments globally. Critics document its function as a Scientology recruitment funnel.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — front organisation distributing L. Ron Hubbard's secular ethics booklet via schools and police; CLCI applies to the recruitment funnel, not the booklet alone.
In context
The Way to Happiness Foundation distributes Hubbard's 1981 secular-ethics booklet free or at low cost. It is one of several Scientology-front organisations alongside Narconon (drug treatment), Criminon (prison rehabilitation), and Applied Scholastics (education). The booklet itself contains uncontroversial ethical advice; critics document the foundation's function as initial Scientology contact for non-Scientologist recipients.
Key control doctrines
- Hubbard's ethics booklet as universal
- Targeted distribution to vulnerable populations
Legal cases & controversies
- Multiple US school-district disputes about Scientology-front distribution
Timeline
- 1981Booklet first published by Hubbard
- 1984Foundation incorporated
Sources
- Tony Ortega's Underground Bunker coverage
- Multiple investigative pieces on Scientology front organisations
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