The Australian and Australia's  reported that Landmark Education had been listed in France as a "possible " in the mid 1990s. When asked about this on ABC Radio, a spokeswoman for the company in the United States, Deborah Beroset, responded: "What happened in France was that a commission established by the French parliament issued a report in which they listed almost 200 organisations as being possible cults ... We were never contacted. We were inappropriately included in that list". Landmark Education is descended from , also called "est", which was founded by  . est began in 1971, and Erhard's company repackaged the course as "The Forum" in 1985. Associates of Erhard bought the license to his "technology" and incorporated Landmark Education in California in 1991.
The Australian and Australia's ABC News reported that Landmark Education had been listed in France as a "possible " in the mid 1990s. When asked about this on ABC Radio, a spokeswoman for the company in the United States, Deborah Beroset, responded: "What happened in France was that a commission established by the French parliament issued a report in which they listed almost 200 organisations as being possible cults ... We were never contacted. We were inappropriately included in that list". Landmark Education is descended from , also called "est", which was founded by Werner Erhard . est began in 1971, and Erhard's company repackaged the course as "The Forum" in 1985. Associates of Erhard bought the license to his "technology" and incorporated Landmark Education in California in 1991.
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