Free Republic

CLEARWATER - The room is packed with computer consultants, real estate agents, home financing professionals, Web site designers, accountants, hairstylists, artists, interior designers. All based in Clearwater. All Scientologists. Guest speaker Mark DeEulio bursts in. "How are you doing?" he booms. "Great!" comes an enthusiastic chorus. "Who could use more money?" DeEulio teases. Without pause, he launches into the basics of financial planning - as taught by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It is the weekly meeting of the Clearwater chapter of the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, business people using Hubbard's business techniques. Akin to a chamber of commerce...