Religious Technology Center
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Religious Technology Center is a Scientology-affiliated organization that controls the trademarks and intellectual property related to Scientology and Dianetics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Religious Technology Center canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7906974 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Religious Technology Center Context triple: [Scientology, hasAssociatedOrganization, Religious Technology Center]
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A.
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a non-profit, public-interest law firm that litigates and advocates for the free exercise of religion across a wide range of faiths in the United States and internationally.
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B.
Center for Inquiry
The Center for Inquiry is a nonprofit organization that promotes secularism, scientific skepticism, and critical thinking through education, advocacy, and research.
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C.
Office of Religious Liberty
The Office of Religious Liberty is a department within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that advocates for and defends religious freedom in public policy and legal contexts.
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D.
Center for Democracy and Technology
The Center for Democracy and Technology is a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on promoting civil liberties, human rights, and democratic values in the digital age through policy, legal, and technological initiatives.
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E.
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is an independent, bipartisan U.S. government body that monitors global religious freedom conditions and advises policymakers on how to promote and protect this fundamental right worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Religious Technology Center Target entity description: Religious Technology Center is a Scientology-affiliated organization that controls the trademarks and intellectual property related to Scientology and Dianetics.
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A.
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a non-profit, public-interest law firm that litigates and advocates for the free exercise of religion across a wide range of faiths in the United States and internationally.
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B.
Center for Inquiry
The Center for Inquiry is a nonprofit organization that promotes secularism, scientific skepticism, and critical thinking through education, advocacy, and research.
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C.
Office of Religious Liberty
The Office of Religious Liberty is a department within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that advocates for and defends religious freedom in public policy and legal contexts.
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D.
Center for Democracy and Technology
The Center for Democracy and Technology is a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on promoting civil liberties, human rights, and democratic values in the digital age through policy, legal, and technological initiatives.
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E.
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is an independent, bipartisan U.S. government body that monitors global religious freedom conditions and advises policymakers on how to promote and protect this fundamental right worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scientology-affiliated organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| affiliation | Church of Scientology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of Spiritual Technology
ⓘ
Sea Organization ⓘ |
| controlsCopyright |
L. Ron Hubbard Dianetics materials
ⓘ
L. Ron Hubbard Scientology materials ⓘ
linked to:
L. Ron Hubbard
|
| controlsTrademark |
Dianetics
ⓘ
Scientology ⓘ Scientology cross ⓘ Sea Org symbol ⓘ
linked to:
Sea Org
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fieldOfWork |
copyright licensing
ⓘ
intellectual property management ⓘ religious trademark enforcement ⓘ |
| followsTeachingsOf | L. Ron Hubbard ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Church of Scientology leadership ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Chairman of the Board ⓘ |
| hasMotto | To preserve, maintain and protect the Scientology religion ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.rtc.org/ ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| headquartersLocation |
Gilman Hot Springs, California
ⓘ
Riverside County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Riverside County
|
| jurisdiction | Scientology organizations worldwide ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | religious corporation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| licensesTo |
Church of Scientology International
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Scientology
Scientology missions ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Scientology
local Churches of Scientology ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Scientology
|
| mainRole |
control of Dianetics intellectual property
ⓘ
control of Dianetics trademarks ⓘ control of Scientology intellectual property ⓘ control of Scientology trademarks ⓘ |
| notableLeader | David Miscavige ⓘ |
| operatesInSector |
intellectual property law
ⓘ
religion ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enforce rights in Scientology and Dianetics marks
ⓘ
to license Scientology-related intellectual property ⓘ to preserve the purity of Scientology religious technology ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Dianetics
ⓘ
Scientology ⓘ |
| supervises |
use of Dianetics religious technology
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use of Scientology religious technology ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | religious oversight body ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Religious Technology Center Description of subject: Religious Technology Center is a Scientology-affiliated organization that controls the trademarks and intellectual property related to Scientology and Dianetics.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.