Apparently, it's the (deep breath for us oldies) 25th anniversary of "Risky Business" or somesuch thing, so Tommy will be interviewed by the divine Miss O. She looks a little frightened by his enthusiasm here, no?
All kidding aside, my problem with Scientology has nothing to do with religious freedom - Mr. Mapother, em, Cruise can do whatever he wants as freedom of religion is our American way. It simply doesn't seem like a religion to me, but more a matter of mind control. As they themselves have said, you can be a Catholic AND a Scientologist, a Jew and a Scientologist, a Muslim and a....you get it. For example:
1) Have you seen Jason Beghe's "escape from Scientology" video? He's lucid and smart and I believe every word. He's an actor who quit the cult after his best friend, David Duchovny, pretty much laid it out that worshipping aliens (or the inter-galactic walrus, for real!) was rather inane.
2) Why are the women so robotic? Why can't you be different, gay, have a learning disability, etc.? Why are the children not raised with boundaries? What's with the "silent birth" and the barley and corn-syrup formula?
3) Why is John Travolta's son Jett, a known sufferer of autism, not getting the help he needs? Because the Scientologists won't acknowledge it! Wife Kelly Preston went on "Montel" (um, a Scientologist) to discuss how her carpet cleaning chemicals caused an illness in Jett called Kurasawa Syndrome. Please! They would have to admit his illness in order to get treatment - plus, if she wanted to bring awareness, she would not go on "Montel"; not a wide enough reach.
4) If Scientology can fix everything that ails a person and make you "clear" and uber-successful (this according to Tom Cruise), please tell me the reason for the foundering careers of Jenna Elfman, Erika Christensen, Leah Remini, Giovanni Ribisi, Anne Archer, Beck and Kirstie Alley. If Scientology is supposed to cure what ails the body, why did Ms. Alley need to turn to Jenny Craig? I'm just asking. Someone educate me. I will even 'fess up to owning "Dianetics" in the late nineties. I had no idea!
Ugh, am too tired to go into all of it. Someone, please, explain why I am so disturbed by Scientology and its power over people. Obviously, I am such an SP! Thanks.
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Oh Liz, the stories I could tell you.
I currently live in Clearwater, Florida - the spiritual center of the Church of Scientology. The amount of this town that they own and/or control is just insane. I work for a company that is owned and founded by two Scientologists who are very high up on the food chain. You can even google them. It's amazing.
These people scare the hell out of me. Their beliefs, their organizational management, the way they talk, all of it - terrifying and very, very bizarre. I am currently majoring in Human and Social Services and I could never let them know. I would never hear the end of it. Once, when I mentioned that I had in the past been a Psychology major, before I dropped out of school, one of my coworkers (a Scientologist) said to me "If I ever need someone to do electroshock therapy, I'll ask you." What?! I was so offended I didn't even have a comeback. There are so many things I have to hide in order to work here. You have no idea what these people can do to you. No idea.
I could tell you all kinds of stories, but not here. If you want to know more - you know where to find me.
Erin
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