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How Scientology controls it's celebrities
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:11 pm
Mainly Cruise and Travolta
This is interesting to me because I always wondered what kind of power Scientology had over a lot of these big name stars that would prevent them from eventually going "screw it, on to the new fad". Big money rules.
This might be my ignorance asking, but does this church exist outside of hollywood?
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HBO hired 160 lawyers when the network decided to air “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” the two-hour documentary based on Lawrence Wright’s book. This makes sense when you watch the film, directed by Alex Gibney, which aired Sunday night. Ex-Church of Scientology members and officials reveal secrets of the organization, and tell horror stories of psychological and physical abuse during their time in the controversial religion — and after they escaped. (For the record, the church unleashed a series of attack ads against the film and says that it’s “bigoted propaganda” and ” built on falsehoods invented by admitted liars.”)
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Former Scientology officials, including former spokesman Marty Rathbun, say that every “audit” (where a Scientology member is forced to reveal their deepest, most intimate secrets and fears on the way to attain spiritual and mental clarity) is recorded and filmed. Not to mention the “auditors” take pages of notes. So, when word had it that Travolta was threatening to leave, all the officials had do was go through all the notes from the auditing sessions to find secrets that Travolta had spilled and may not want getting out into the public.
“I know this because I used to do it when I was the head of the office of special affairs,” said former official Mike Rinder. “By exposing [these secrets] or threatening to expose them, they will cower the person into silence.”
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Cruise and Scientology leader David Miscavige, who took over when Hubbard died, were close friends, the film says. But their relationship hit a snag when Cruise fell for Nicole Kidman, and the pair got married. Because Kidman’s father was a psychologist (and the church does not like psychologists), she was identified as a “PTS”: Potential Trouble Source. They were married for a little more than 10 years, and after Cruise was seen as drifting too far away from Miscavige, Rathbun says he was tasked to break up the marriage and get Cruise back into the church.
How did he do that? Audits.
This is interesting to me because I always wondered what kind of power Scientology had over a lot of these big name stars that would prevent them from eventually going "screw it, on to the new fad". Big money rules.
This might be my ignorance asking, but does this church exist outside of hollywood?
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:13 pm to sicboy
There's one by the movie studios in br on airline.... What is Scientology?
This post was edited on 3/30/15 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:14 pm to sicboy
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This might be my ignorance asking, but does this church exist outside of hollywood?
Yeah, locations all over the country. Baton Rouge has one.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:14 pm to BigEdLSU
Religion created by a science fiction writer
I rememeber seeing those Dianetics commericals on TV when I was a kid and I just thought it was some self help series. No clue it would become this circus.
I rememeber seeing those Dianetics commericals on TV when I was a kid and I just thought it was some self help series. No clue it would become this circus.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:15 pm to sicboy
There is one opening on Airline Hwy right north of I12
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:16 pm to cord1321
Curious if all of their members have to go through this "audit" or if it's only for the power hitters.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:18 pm to sicboy
quote:Just like it does in any other religion....or any other society for that matter.
Big money rules.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:18 pm to sicboy
I'll have to make sure to pray for them. Thanks
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:20 pm to TX Tiger
But that level of blackmail is pretty impressive
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:22 pm to sicboy
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This might be my ignorance asking, but does this church exist outside of hollywood?
Clearwater, FL is probably the most notable area where a lot of them reside.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:23 pm to Powerman
They exist all over the world
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:23 pm to sicboy
I watched it last night. Pretty damning documentary.
BTW, everyone in this thread is a Suppressive Person
BTW, everyone in this thread is a Suppressive Person
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:24 pm to sicboy
I've actually met the Rathburn guy a few times. Was hiding out in Ingleside for a while after he left. Scientology guys eventually found him there and harrassed him for a good while. Renting a house across the street from him, showed up at this doors at all hours. Really caused a scene in the neighborhood, so he ended up leaving. I know, CSB.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:25 pm to Powerman
3+ billion in real estate assets worldwide is pretty damn impresive
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:26 pm to BigEdLSU
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I'll have to make sure to pray for them
Well at least they have that going for them
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:31 pm to Chef Leppard
Now I'm going to pray for you too. I hope you have a great day
Posted on 3/30/15 at 3:34 pm to VetteGuy
I love how people join and then 6 years later they are finally told the origin story
and then they still stay
50,000 years old, Earth was much as it was in the 1950s
just great stuff
and then they still stay
50,000 years old, Earth was much as it was in the 1950s
just great stuff
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