England - the Center of the Scientology World this weekend

What a great weekend for Scientologists in England and Europe - Four huge events packed into a four-day weekend no one will ever forget.

It started with the IAS event on Friday. I couldn't get my friends who were there to tell me who won the IAS Freedom Medals but they told me that David Miscavige's speech was awesome and that the whole event totally smoked.

The next day was a full-days-worth of seminars on human rights, our volunteer ministers programs, anti-drug activities, psych busting and the Way to Happiness. Again, my friends couln't stop raving about them (without telling me anything substantial about them, as they insist I need to get that information when I go this coming weekend in Los Angeles.

Then Sunday was the Grand Opening of the Church of Scientology of London.

Here's a posting I found on that.

What a Day in London and What a Weekend! David Miscavige Dedicates New Church

"We are about to drive home the message ‘This is Scientology ‘ like you have never seen," said David Miscavige , chairman of the Church of Scientology (sic.) [David Miscavige is actually the Chairman of the Board of Religious Technology Center.]

So reports Robert Booth on Saturday in the Sunday Times - a story that got picked up internationally.

And Sunday’s grand opening was everything Mr. Miscavige promised.

The Scientology Press Office announces the news as follows:

With thousands of Scientologists, local residents and officials in attendance, the new Church of Scientology of London opened its doors.

Mr. David Miscavige , Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology Center and leader of the Scientology religion , stressed the historical importance of London. "This is the city L. Ron Hubbard himself [founder of the Scientology religion] selected as home to the first Scientology organization. This is also the city wherein he first defined the human spirit as an immortal being possessed of capabilities beyond anything predicted, and so arrived at the axiomatic truths on which the whole of Scientology is founded. Your early London organizations were also the original proving ground for the bulk of Mr. Hubbard’ s social betterment programs which are used to uplift neighborhoods just like this one."

And finally, today is (was) the Charity Ball ( which I haven't heard about yet).

I can't wait till this weekend when I get to see the event myself.