E.Republic
Together with fellow Scientologist Dennis McKenna, Pearson currently operates e.Republic, a media and event management enterprise primarily serving the government information technology market, including the Government Technology and Converge magazines (GovTech.net), which McKenna founded in 1983. Another e.Republic offshoot, the Center for Digital Government, provides research and consulting to state and local governments.
e.Republic is widely considered a trusted resource for government officials and business leaders. Many managers at e.Republic, which has become a principal information source for government agencies for their adoption of technology, Scientologists.
New hires at e.Republic are given a copy of Speaking From Experience, a management training book by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. New hires are required not only to read the book, but also to take a course based on its contents. For those who do not ascribe to the Hubbard training, the prevalence of all things Hubbard at e.Republic can be disconcerting. "It fosters a level of paranoia because you feel like if you speak out against how much Hubbard stuff is in the training you think they’ll come after you," said one worker, adding "They pressure every employee to take Hubbard-based training."
Critics assert the training and education techniques used by e.Republic are simply an attempt to get Scientology Ethics and beliefs established in business and government. Although company executives deny proselytizing Scientology, the use of L. Ron Hubbard materials as "secular" is cited, which makes the practice of Scientology a fact.
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