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As a Scientology spokesman, Rathbun commented to the same newspaper on the involvement of celebrities in Scientology, saying that "Scientology works for these people, and they just want to give to others what works for them. We don't give them a badge and send them out. They do it on their own."<ref name=roster>{{cite web | first = Douglas | last = Frantz | title = Scientology's Star Roster Enhances Image | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E4DF103CF930A25751C0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all | work = | publisher = ] | date = 1998-02-13 | accessdate = 2007-12-21 }}</ref> When discussing reluctance among some established churches to collaborate with Scientology under the umbrella of an interfaith organization, he was also quoted as saying that "Bigotry is born out of ignorance."<ref name=roster /> As a Scientology spokesman, Rathbun commented to the same newspaper on the involvement of celebrities in Scientology, saying that "Scientology works for these people, and they just want to give to others what works for them. We don't give them a badge and send them out. They do it on their own."<ref name=roster>{{cite web | first = Douglas | last = Frantz | title = Scientology's Star Roster Enhances Image | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E4DF103CF930A25751C0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all | work = | publisher = ] | date = 1998-02-13 | accessdate = 2007-12-21 }}</ref> When discussing reluctance among some established churches to collaborate with Scientology under the umbrella of an interfaith organization, he was also quoted as saying that "Bigotry is born out of ignorance."<ref name=roster />


Rathbun left the Church of Scientology in 2004 and is providing counselling and auditing services for other former Scientologists: http://markrathbun.wordpress.com/about/. He emerged as a critical source in a St. Petersburg Times expose on the organization. <ref name=expose>{{cite web | title = Scientology: The Truth Rundown | url = http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2009/reports/project/ | work = | publisher = ] | date = 2009-07-21 | accessdate = 2009-07-21 }}</ref> Rathbun left the Church of Scientology in 2004 and is providing counselling and auditing services for other former Scientologists{{fact}}. He emerged as a critical source in a St. Petersburg Times expose on the organization. <ref name=expose>{{cite web | title = Scientology: The Truth Rundown | url = http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2009/reports/project/ | work = | publisher = ] | date = 2009-07-21 | accessdate = 2009-07-21 }}</ref>


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Mark "Marty" C. Rathbun
BornUnited States
Occupation(s)former Inspector General, Religious Technology Center (RTC)
Spouse(divorced)

Mark "Marty" C. Rathbun was Inspector General of the Religious Technology Center (RTC), the organization that controls the copyrights and trademarks of the materials relating to Dianetics and Scientology. His role was to head the Inspector General Network, described by the Church of Scientology as "an independent investigatory and policing body whose function is to keep Scientology working by ensuring the pure and ethical use of Dianetics and Scientology technology." The post is one of the most senior management functions in the Church and its related organizations.

Biography

Scientology

According to his official biography, Rathbun became a Church staff member in 1978, and joined the RTC board in 1987. The biography also credits him with having played a major role in various Church victories, including the negotiation of the Church's tax exemption agreement with the Internal Revenue Service in 1993. In 1998, Florida newspaper the St. Petersburg Times described Rathbun as "top lieutenant" to Scientology leader David Miscavige.

In 1997, The New York Times reported that according to an internal Scientology publication, Rathbun and Miscavige jump-started stalled negotiations over Scientology's tax status when they made an unscheduled visit to I.R.S. Commissioner Fred T. Goldberg, Jr. at the Internal Revenue Service headquarters in Washington in October 1991. The Church of Scientology and Rathbun later denied that there had been an unscheduled meeting between Goldberg, Rathbun and Miscavige that day. The Church said that "While an internal publication of three years ago does recount Mr. Miscavige approaching the I.R.S., it never states he was granted an unscheduled meeting on demand." Rathbun, in a separate letter to the New York Times, explained that the first meeting he and Miscavige had with Goldberg and other I.R.S. officials was approximately one month after their impromptu visit to the I.R.S. building.

As a Scientology spokesman, Rathbun commented to the same newspaper on the involvement of celebrities in Scientology, saying that "Scientology works for these people, and they just want to give to others what works for them. We don't give them a badge and send them out. They do it on their own." When discussing reluctance among some established churches to collaborate with Scientology under the umbrella of an interfaith organization, he was also quoted as saying that "Bigotry is born out of ignorance."

Rathbun left the Church of Scientology in 2004 and is providing counselling and auditing services for other former Scientologists. He emerged as a critical source in a St. Petersburg Times expose on the organization.

References

  1. ^ "Mark Rathbun Inspector General Religious Technology Center". Religious Technology Center. Archived from the original on 2005-09-04. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
  2. "Matters of RTC concern", Religious Technology Center, 2006. Retrieved 2007-02-18
  3. Tobin, Thomas C. (1998-10-25). "The Man Behind Scientology". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  4. Frantz, Douglas (1997-03-09). "Scientology's Puzzling Journey From Tax Rebel to Tax Exempt". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  5. ^ Frantz, Douglas (1997-03-19). "Scientology Denies an Account Of an Impromptu I.R.S. Meeting". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  6. ^ Frantz, Douglas (1998-02-13). "Scientology's Star Roster Enhances Image". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  7. "Scientology: The Truth Rundown". St. Petersburg Times. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-21.

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