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A Volunteer Minister (VM) is a member of Scientology sent to a disaster zone to spread the doctrine of Scientology and provide disaster relief.〔〔〔 The Church of Scientology says that the program constitutes "the only effective steps to arrest and reverse the deterioration of () world",〔Hubbard, "Volunteer Ministers," HCO Policy Letter 22 February 1991〕 but critics argue that Scientology uses the program to gain positive media attention and recruit new members (known within Scientology as 'raw meat').〔 Controversy over the group's goals and activities notwithstanding,〔〔"(Beware Scientologists Claiming To Be Mental Health Professionals )," official statement, National Mental Health Association, September 17, 2001〕 some local officials are reported to have welcomed their assistance. ==Objectives== According to Hubbard, the objective of the program is to "put basic Dianetics and Scientology technology into view and into use at the raw public level."〔Hubbard, "The Volunteer Ministers Program," Flag Bureau Data Letter 424, 11 July 1974〕 In Hubbard's words, ''The Volunteer Minister's Handbook'' "will be broadly distributed on Scn and non-Scientology lines, bought by the man on the street. He'll use some of the data, produce some miracles, save a marriage or two, rescue some kid from drugs, help his next door neighbor who's upset because her child's failing in school and couldn't care less, plus brighten up her yawning of Spring and teach him to study, and handle Aunt Martha's dizziness with assists."〔 Each Volunteer Minister pays to attend a two-week course and purchase Scientology materials; in 1994, these materials cost $435. The book is called ''The Scientology Handbook'' and is 968 pages long.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「volunteer ministers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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