[hosepipe]

[ Tom Cruise must be aware of this, but still goes along with the program. Either he should get out of the organization or demand they stop their unethical practices, but the likliehood of this is slim to none. ]

Whose to say Tom and Vinnie Barareno are not prisoners thru intimidation and blackmail themselves.?...

They are useful tools is an understatement and as long as they remain useful everything is okey doke..

[orangelobster]

"Whose to say Tom and Vinnie Barareno are not prisoners thru intimidation and blackmail themselves.?..."

With A-list stars scientology lays out a banquet of free vacations with young scientologists waiting on them hand and foot so no intimidation is required. With respect to John Travolta, scientology has a method for helping gay men go straight. Apparently scientology was the only avenue that was effective for Travolta.

[D-fendr]

"You see, Scientology doesn't really address the soul; it addresses the ego. What happens in Scientology is that a person's ego gets pumped up by this science-fiction fantasy helium into universe-sized proportions. And this is very appealing. It is especially appealing to the intelligentsia of this country, who are made to feel that they are the most highly intelligent people, when in actual fact, from an emotional standpoint, they are completely stupid. Fine professors, doctors, scientists, people involved in the arts and sciences, would fall into Scientology like you wouldn't believe. It appealed to their intellectual level and buttressed their emotional weaknesses. "

L. Ron Hubbard Jr. Interview