- Patter drill
Patter drills are a drilling method used in courses in the
Church of Scientology which were added to many Church courses in mid-1996, byDavid Miscavige as part of the Golden Age of Tech development. In order to perform patter drills, students are instructed to read sections of course material to a wall.cite news |first = Robert |last = Farley |url = http://www.sptimes.com/2006/06/25/Tampabay/SP_profiles.shtml |title = SP Profiles |work = St. Petersburg Times |page = 15A |date =2006-06-25 |accessdate = 2006-06-26]History of patter drills
The installation of the drills began in mid-1995 when
David Miscavige announced the findings of an evaluation he made of education in the Church of Scientology: He stated that "the blind are leading the blind." After that announcement, patter drills were put on most courses.Fact|date=June 2007Church reaction to objector
According to a
2006 St. Petersburg Times article entitled "SP profiles", one Scientologist, Tom Smith, ofClearwater, Florida , found himself declared aSuppressive Person (SP) after he repeatedly challenged the validity of a "patter drill" in which he was instructed to read passages of a course to a wall. He insisted the drill was not based on Hubbard teachings. Smith also stated that he had been previously threatened with an SP declare after a run-in with a Scientology attorney on an unrelated issue. For its part, Ben Shaw of the Church of Scientology called the article "unfair", stated that "police reports would show interp|Smith had a history of obstructive behavior with police." Shaw also said, "Smith also brought a handgun into a counseling session in the church and said he did not have a license to carry the gun." "Smith noted that he has never been arrested, and records show that he had a license to carry the gun.", Shaw stated that the Times was "getting interp|its 'facts' from disgruntled ex-members who have an ax to grind against their former Church. Smith replied that Shaw was "grabbing for anything he can do to smear". [http://www.sptimes.com/2006/06/25/Tampabay/Church_spokesman_says.shtml "Church spokesman says Times report is unfair" By ROBERT FARLEY, St. Petersburg Times Staff Writer; Published June 25, 2006; accessed 2007-06-24]Notes
External links
* [http://www.scientology-asho.org/GoldenAgeofTech.htm American Saint Hill Organization (ASHO): The Golden Age of Tech]
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