Editing Free Zone (Scientology) (section)

=== Ron's Org ===

Bill Robertson had been a [[Sea Org]] member with the Church of Scientology on the flag ship ''[[Apollo (Scientology)|Apollo]]''. In the early 1980s, Robertson left the Church and founded Ron's Org, a loose federation of Scientology groups operating outside the Church. Headquartered in Switzerland, Ron's Org included affiliated centers in Germany, Russia, and other former parts of the Soviet Union.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freezone.org/cbr/sector9/e_fzdecr.htm |title=The Free Zone Decree |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416224032/http://www.freezone.org/cbr/sector9/e_fzdecr.htm |archive-date=2007-04-16 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ronsorg.com/bill-robertson |title=Captain Bill Robertson a.k.a. "Captain Bill" and "CBR" |website=ronsorg.com |access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref>{{r|lewis2013|pp=262-4}} Robertson claimed that he was channeling messages from Hubbard after the latter's death, through which he discovered [[Operating Thetan|OT levels]] above the eight being offered by the Church.{{r|lewis2013|p=265}} Although Ron's Org founding members were formerly part of the Church, many later Ron's Org members never had any prior involvement with the Church.{{r|lewis2013|p=269}}