Tom Cruise's Behavior and Scientology: A Link?

ABC News ^ | 8-24-06 | BILL BLAKEMORE

[Central Scrutiniser]

Its been a few rough weeks for the cult.

This is gonna make it tougher:

[Central Scrutiniser]

"Welcome to the golden age of Xenu!" ping.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Wonder if JT's airplane has a closet?

[Kimmers]

Yup, Travolta is gay....my friends cousin works in lighting in Hollywood and Travolta hit on him. He said Travolta jets in with his pals and turns his acting queerly beloved off or on depending on the company he is keeping. I feel bad for his kids having to grow up in a confusing lie like they are.

[SkyDancer]

My understanding is that L.Ron Hubbard who was a science fiction writer took one of his science fiction books and turned into a bible sort of thing called Dyanetics (??) .... and that became a religion????

I like Tom Cruise and John Travolta and who cares what they belive ... they are great entertainers (but on screen they're great!)

[stm]

South Park did a hilarious episode about Cruise, Travolta and Scientology. Cruise got it banned from showing in the UK. It was a round between the eyes for Scientology.

Here is also a hilarious website:

http://www.tomcruiseisnuts.com/

[Gay State Conservative]

He's always been a lightweight in a city (and industry) of lightweights.Where's the news here?

[Rembrandt_fan]

Scientologists tend to gloss over the fact that their late Fearless Leader, L. Ron Hubbard, was an avid practitioner of Magick (with a 'k') in the Aleister Crowley tradition. Or that Hubbard was a notorious liar, not least of which were his claims of bemedaled courage and glory as a ship's captain during WWII: all lies. Or that the Church of Scientology sued the Cult Awareness Network (CAN) into nonexistence and then bought the rights to its name--now, when a worried parent calls the CAN hot-line about a child mixed up with a screwy cult, they're talking to an even screwier cult member.

The list goes on. If ever an organization can be said to be satanically inspired, Scientology is it.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Some of the folks on the anti scientology boards think that JT may be doing this to break from the church, its one of the "crimes" that they had on him since day one. I don't care if he is gay, he can be a great actor, I hope he breaks free of the cult.

[Dog Gone]

All religions involve a belief system that tells you how to behave, even if you don't want to. The punishments for failing to behave vary by religion, but they're fairly motivating as are the fantastic rewards for "good behavior."

Just speaking to the Christian faith, it's a choice between torture in hell forever (seems kinda harsh) or a neat mansion on Planet Heaven with golden streets. It sort of appeals to both the self-preservation mode and the "moving on up" mode.

[Central Scrutiniser]

I've seen it, several times.

For great info, go to www.xenu.net and read the message boards, they are kept spam free.

[BigSkyFreeper]

A good luck kiss, square on the lips, for the pilot.

[stm]

ooooh, ooooh, Mr. Kotter, Vinnie just hit on me!!!!

[Central Scrutiniser]

And, L.Ron used to beat his wives, in the words of his son L. Ron Jr. (who has since changed his name), he "beat them, beat them bloody".

The internet is killing the church, once an organization's "secrets" are published to ridicule, they fall apart, same thing happened to the KKK.

[RichInOC]

Tom, Matt Lauer may not know what Ritalin is, but I do, and judging by some of your recent behavior, it might not hurt for you to try some. Ask your doctor if it's right for you.

As to that picture...I don't think I really needed to see that. Bad John. BAD John.

[LasVegasMac]

Tom Cruise's Behavior and Scientology: A Link?

A nut!

[Kimmers]

I agree I really like Travolta...He is a great actor , gay or not......I think if he ever came out it would not affect his box office draw because he is a likable guy and a good actor......

[RichInOC]

Horshack? Now that is not right.

:-D )))

[Sybeck1]

I found this at Rick Ross's site. While Scientology is a cult, Ross is very anti religion.

http://www.rickross.com/reference/millennium/millennium84.html


Millennium cults pose bigger threat than terrorists
The Times (London)/August 20, 1996
By Kathryn Knight
A Disaster such as the Waco siege is inevitable in Britain if the Government does not act to control the growing number of violent and irrational cults, a report says.

Some of the 500 cults operating in Britain are so unpredictable that they are potentially more dangerous terrorist groups according to The Prophets of Doom: The Security of Religious Cults, published by the Institute for European Defense and Strategic Studies, an independent think-tank. Many use mind control techniques to indoctrinate their followers, who number up to half a million.

Martin Hubback, author of the report. said that, as the millenium approached, cult activity was likely to become more intense. He called for the immediate intervention of the security services to prevent cult violence leading to mass deaths. "Only a small minority of unorthodox religious groups represent any danger to society, but those that do are capable of wreaking havoc out of all proportion to their size or importance.

Thousands of unorthodox cults exist around the world, varying from single congregation churches to big international organizations. In Britain they often fall info two categories: religious groups, which are popular among people in their 20s, and therapy-based sects, offering help for physical or mental problems, which appeal to the middle-aged. All tend to insulate themselves from society.

"It is the combination of individuals belonging to a group without rational ends, who are not in a bargaining relationship with the authorities, who are reckless as to their own survival and who possess the ability and inclination to use hitherto taboo methods of destruction, which makes cults such a serious threat to society," Mr. Hubback said. "If anything we are moving away from a world where conflict is between relatively rational players and towards one threatened by irrational cults who want to make the Apocalypse a self-fulfilling prophecy."

The report follows a number of mass cult-related deaths. At least 70 members of the Branch Davidian cult, led by David Koresh, died in their compound in Waco in 1993 after a gun battle with police and a huge fire. A third of the people who died were British. In 1994, 48 members of a Canadian-based cult died in fires in Switzerland.

More disturbingly, recent attacks have involved the public. In March of last year, nerve gas was released on the Tokyo underground. Killing 12 and injuring hundreds. [At least one of the] activists [possibly had] connections to a cult [within the so-called] Christian Identity [movement who was] responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing, which killed 168 in April last year.

[Muleteam1]

What?....Uh, nevermind...