Comments on: Leave Tom Cruise Alone

By: george

george — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:37:45 +0000

“On one side of the street is a church, on the other side is a liquour store, both of them keeping us poor.”

All churches involve brainwashing and money taking. Haven’t you seen those communion plates and don’t you remember having to stand up, sit down, kneel, etc.? Scientology should be condemned because it is one of the worst cults - perhaps the problem is that we don’t condemn the others, not that we don’t let Tom slide.

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:46:49 +0000

Oh please–leave Tom Cruise alone? Give me a break. He is not simply espousing a “religion”–Scientology is bizarre and stupid, to say the least, but he is being critical of women who take anti-depressants after having post-partum depression. He sounds like a reactionary, sexist jerk to me, and one who degrades real illnesses like PPD. Would he ask a diabetic to forgo insulin and recommend exercise and vitamins? He would be renounced. I don’t think he should be left alone–he’s a self-absorbed ass and knows nothing about mental illness. I’m really offended that you are coming to his defense. About the Katie Holmes stuff–who cares? It’s all bread and circuses, as far as I can tell, but please don’t defend him on the grounds that he’s simply citing his religion. As to whether it is really a religion–again, who cares? But I do know a few ex-scientology people who barely made it out alive, much less with any money or brain cells left. I have a lot of respect for your comments–but I have to say I’m disturbed by this posting.

By: p-ants

p-ants — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 20:44:36 +0000

For all the L.Ron Hubbard Dirt you can stand, track down a used copy of “Bare Faced Messiah.” It’s really pretty interesting. among other things you learn about Hubbard’s attempts to use Scientology agents to scrub his military records and the creation of the church’s own CIA, who are no doubt reading this right now.

By: Bella

Bella — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:50:32 +0000

It’s not the scientology spiel that’s making Cruise seem so weird. It’s his body language and manner — the guy seems like he’s about to explode. If you haven’t seen his performance on the Today show, check it out. If some guy on a bus were behaving in the same way, you’d take a seat as far away from him as you could –something just ain’t right.

By: Rick B

Rick B — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 06:46:22 +0000

I want to start a collection to put statues of Thetans up in Austin near the ten commandments. Strictly as a historical thing, you understand. We all need to know the source of our problems as explained by L. Ron Hubbard and Tom Cruise.

Since it is Scientology, it has to be scientific, right? That makes it history and an explanation of where we all came from.

By: Soylent Content

Soylent Content — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:29:43 +0000

Next: Namor v. Kelo

Skip the prose and just look at the cartoon….

By: John E Thelin

John E Thelin — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:25:10 +0000

beasicv? basic. Sorry for the bad proofing, but I’m having dinner.

By: John E Thelin

John E Thelin — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:23:23 +0000

Anyone who knows me at all will tell you that I’m not one to defend Christianity, but nonetheless…

Christianity may be full of idiotic contradictions, lack even the most beasicv believability and all that.

But Scientology uses known brain washing techniques, coercion, tight information control and has every single one of the hallmarks of a cult.

The US flavor of fundie Christianity might have some minor cultish overtones, byt by and large, you can walk right out of it, should you feel that it doesn’t live up to its promises.

Comparing Christianity to Scientology as in that article really only makes the Jesus Lovers look bad. Scientology is already considered a cult in many Western nations, hopefully Cruise’s explosion of nuttiness will help that cause along in the US.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:52:40 +0000

..and it must be at least a hundred since it has “ciento” in it it’s name as well. Seriously, I just wish the media would scrutinize the elder cults as rigorously as they are examining the Lil’ Church Hubbard Built™. The levels of Scientology are no less evil than the Prayer Levels on the 700 club (After all it costs 10k per year to be in the Chairman’s Circle where you get to join a monthly conference call with Dr. Robertson or another CBN executive). I guess two thousand years legitimizes the belief the mystical sky god raping a virgin so that his progeny can die for to erase the sins of those filthy almost pagan jews, but it does not legitimize those that that will use it to prey on the weak and suggestable like the Pentecostals, 700 Club, PTL, et al.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:46:34 +0000

as Lewis Black said on the Daily Show the other night

“Scientology..It’s got ’science’ right in the name!”