Scientology only gets better...

Paul Haggis speaks

Paul addressed the letter to the Church of Scientology's Tommy Davis (son of Anne Archer). Paul states that he was very vocal about his disappointment with Scientology's support of Prop 8. Paul also mentions an interview Tommy Davis gave to CNN where he denied that existence of the "disconnect policy."

Tommy,

As you know, for ten months now I have been writing to ask you to make a public statement denouncing the actions of the Church of Scientology of San Diego. Their public sponsorship of Proposition 8, a hate-filled legislation that succeeded in taking away the civil rights of gay and lesbian citizens of California – rights that were granted them by the Supreme Court of our state – shames us.

I called and wrote and implored you, as the official spokesman of the church, to condemn their actions. I told you I could not, in good conscience, be a member of an organization where gay-bashing was tolerated.

In that first conversation, back at the end of October of last year, you told me you were horrified, that you would get to the bottom of it and "heads would roll." You promised action. Ten months passed. No action was forthcoming. The best you offered was a weak and carefully worded press release, which praised the church's human rights record and took no responsibility. Even that, you decided not to publish.

The church's refusal to denounce the actions of these bigots, hypocrites and homophobes is cowardly. I can think of no other word. Silence is consent, Tommy. I refuse to consent.

I joined the Church of Scientology thirty-five years ago. During my twenties and early thirties I studied and received a great deal of counseling. While I have not been an active member for many years, I found much of what I learned to be very helpful, and I still apply it in my daily life. I have never pretended to be the best Scientologist, but I openly and vigorously defended the church whenever it was criticized, as I railed against the kind of intolerance that I believed was directed against it. I had my disagreements, but I dealt with them internally. I saw the organization – with all its warts, growing pains and problems – as an underdog. And I have always had a thing for underdogs.

But I reached a point several weeks ago where I no longer knew what to think. You had allowed our name to be allied with the worst elements of the Christian Right. In order to contain a potential "PR flap" you allowed our sponsorship of Proposition 8 to stand. Despite all the church's words about promoting freedom and human rights, its name is now in the public record alongside those who promote bigotry and intolerance, homophobia and fear.

The fact that the Mormon Church drew all the fire, that no one noticed, doesn't matter. I noticed. And I felt sick. I wondered how the church could, in good conscience, through the action of a few and then the inaction of its leadership, support a bill that strips a group of its civil rights.

This was my state of mind when I was online doing research and chanced upon an interview clip with you on CNN. The interview lasted maybe ten minutes – it was just you and the newscaster. And in it I saw you deny the church's policy of disconnection. You said straight-out there was no such policy, that it did not exist.

I was shocked. We all know this policy exists. I didn't have to search for verification – I didn't have to look any further than my own home.

You might recall that my wife was ordered to disconnect from her parents because of something absolutely trivial they supposedly did twenty-five years ago when they resigned from the church. This is a lovely retired couple, never said a negative word about Scientology to me or anyone else I know – hardly raving maniacs or enemies of the church. In fact it was they who introduced my wife to Scientology.

Although it caused her terrible personal pain, my wife broke off all contact with them. I refused to do so. I've never been good at following orders, especially when I find them morally reprehensible.

For a year and a half, despite her protestations, my wife did not speak to her parents and they had limited access to their grandchild. It was a terrible time.

That's not ancient history, Tommy. It was a year ago.

And you could laugh at the question as if it was a joke? You could publicly state that it doesn't exist?

To see you lie so easily, I am afraid I had to ask myself: what else are you lying about?

And that is when I read the recent articles in the St. Petersburg Times. They left me dumbstruck and horrified.

These were not the claims made by "outsiders" looking to dig up dirt against us. These accusations were made by top international executives who had devoted most of their lives to the church. Say what you will about them now, these were staunch defenders of the church, including Mike Rinder, the church's official spokesman for 20 years!

Tommy, if only a fraction of these accusations are true, we are talking about serious, indefensible human and civil rights violations. It is still hard for me to believe. But given how many former top-level executives have said these things are true, it is hard to believe it is all lies.

"...the same face that denied the policy of disconnection"

And when I pictured you assuring me that it is all lies, that this is nothing but an unfounded and vicious attack by a group of disgruntled employees, I am afraid that I saw the same face that looked in the camera and denied the policy of disconnection. I heard the same voice that professed outrage at our support of Proposition 8, who promised to correct it, and did nothing.

I carefully read all of your rebuttals, I watched every video where you presented the church's position, I listened to all your arguments – ever word. I wish I could tell you that they rang true. But they didn't.

I was left feeling outraged, and frankly, more than a little stupid.

And though it may seem small by comparison, I was truly disturbed to see you provide private details from confessionals to the press in an attempt to embarrass and discredit the executives who spoke out. A priest would go to jail before revealing secrets from the confessional, no matter what the cost to himself or his church. That's the kind of integrity I thought we had, but obviously the standard in this church is far lower – the public relations representative can reveal secrets to the press if the management feels justified. You even felt free to publish secrets from the confessional in Freedom Magazine – you just stopped short of labeling them as such, probably because you knew Scientologists would be horrified, knowing you so easily broke a sacred vow of trust with your parishioners.

How dare you use private information in order to label someone an "adulteress?" You took Amy Scobee's most intimate admissions about her sexual life and passed them onto the press and then smeared them all over the pages your newsletter! I do not know the woman, but no matter what she said or did, this is the woman who joined the Sea Org at 16! She ran the entire celebrity center network, and was a loyal senior executive of the church for what, 20 years? You want to rebut her accusations, do it, and do it in the strongest terms possible – but that kind of character assassination is unconscionable.

So, I am now painfully aware that you might see this an attack and just as easily use things I have confessed over the years to smear my name. Well, luckily I have never held myself up to be anyone's role model.

The great majority of Scientologists I know are good people who are genuinely interested in improving conditions on this planet and helping others. I have to believe that if they knew what I now know, they too would be horrified. But I know how easy it was for me to defend our organization and dismiss our critics, without ever truly looking at what was being said; I did it for thirty-five years. And so, after writing this letter, I am fully aware that some of my friends may choose to no longer associate with me, or in some cases work with me. I will always take their calls, as I always took yours. However, I have finally come to the conclusion that I can no longer be a part of this group. Frankly, I had to look no further than your refusal to denounce the church's anti-gay stance, and the indefensible actions, and inactions, of those who condone this behavior within the organization. I am only ashamed that I waited this many months to act. I hereby resign my membership in the Church of Scientology.

Sincerely,

Paul Haggis

Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology

Wikipedia has banned the Church of Scientology from editing any articles. It’s a punishment for repeated and deceptive editing of articles related to the controversial religion. The landmark ruling comes from the inner circle of a site that prides itself on being open and inclusive. In a 10-1 ruling Thursday, the site’s arbitration council voted to ban users coming from all IP addresses owned by the Church of Scientology and its associates, and further banned a number of editors by name.
more HERE

...hummm...a cult disguised as an organized religion spreading falsehoods in an attempt to brainwash and indoctrinate? ...like that's never happened before!

The New Scientology Rebirthing Center

Bart Simpson Promotes Scientology

Everyone knows that Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, is in with the Cruises and Travoltas. One year, she gave Scientology her entire year's salary: $10 million.
Nancy is robo-calling for Scientology using the voice of Bart. story is HERE

The creator and Fox need to fireup their lawyers so they can sue the fuck out of this crazy troll.

Travolta Results

A post-mortem examination determined that John Travolta’s chronically ill son died of a seizure, as controversy erupted over the Scientologist actor’s handling of the boy’s medical condition.
more HERE

Creepy Scientology Sword Guy

More information is now being made available about Mario Majorski, the NUT who snapped and stormed the Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood a couple days ago armed with two samurai swords. Of course, the confrontation ended in death when the building's guards shot and killed Majorski, a former Scientologist.
Over recent years, the man demonstrated his lack of mental stability. He swung an ax at an Auto Club employee, was arrested at a Mormon church service for disorderly conduct, threatened to shoot police who attempted to investigate his home, and even picked up a restraining order from the medical facility at which his mother (who has since died) was a patient. And, to top it all off, he made a series of threatening phone calls in 2005 to the Scientology offices in Los Angeles and Oregon. The church described the threats as "ranging from veiled statements that 'something bad' would happen to the church to direct threats of violence."

Shooting a Samurai at the Scientology Centre

A man in his 40s drove up to the Centre in a red convertible yesterday afternoon. He got out of his car and approached three security guards carrying two 5-foot samurai swords in each hand.
This sounds like just a regular afternoon in Hollywood.
Unfortunately, it was not and one of the security guards shot the man with a semiautomatic handgun. According to the police, the surveillance video showed the man waving the swords at the guards. The LAPD said, "The evidence is very clear the security officers were defending their safety."
The police said that the man was involved with the Scientologists a long time ago, but they aren't sure what his relationship was with them.
more HERE

Scientology doesn't believe in Dentists

Clearly the wife of Tom Cruise has missed a couple of dental appointments of late...It could be a case of missing veneers, or a loose crown or two, but clearly Katie is in need of an emergency trip to the dentist.
more HERE

Katie's Broadway Debut Overshadowed

Katie Holmes' Broadway Debut Stirs Up Anti-Scientology Protesters
The real drama at Katie Holmes' Broadway debut in "All My Sons" Thursday night took place on the sidewalk outside the theater where Scientology supporters scrapped with protesters from Anonymous, the underground group that has waged war against the church since the beginning of this year.
more HERE

Drew's views bruises Cruise

Dr. Drew Pinsky (Celebrity Rehab) interviewed in the upcoming July 2008 edition of Playboy magazine:
Dr. Drew said, "A lot of people in the public eye who behave strangely have mental illness we can learn from, and much of it is based on childhood trauma, without a doubt. Take a guy like Tom Cruise. Why would somebody be drawn into a cultish kind of environment like Scientology? To me, that's a function of a very deep emptiness and suggests serious neglect in childhood - maybe some abuse, but mostly neglect."

Tom Cruise's lawyer fired back, saying, "This unqualified television performer who is obviously just looking for notoriety is so grotesquely unprofessional as to pretend to diagnose Tom and others without ever meeting them." He went on to compare Pinsky to a Nazi, saying, "He seems to be spewing the absurdity that all Scientologists are mentally ill. The last time we heard garbage like this was from Joseph Goebbels." more HERE

After Dr. Drew Pinsky's comments about Tom Cruise's mental health led the actor's lawyer to compare the TV therapist to a Nazi, Pinksy apologized for insulting the star.

Will Smith: Scientologist

Will Smith’s new private school New Village Academy of Calabasas, on which he has spent over a million dollars, will have at least six Scientologists on staff and will teach “study technology” - developed by L.R. Hubbard.
Rumours have been swirling for months that Will Smith is now a fully-fledged member of the Church of Scientology, due largely to his close relationship with the cult’s pin-up boy, Tom Cruise. more HERE

XenuFinancial

As you are surely aware, Scientology is the proven fact and science of alien souls, killed by the evil galactic ruler Xenu 75,000,000 years ago, attaching themselves to us humans and causing all of our "bad" feelings. Scientology is the only known means to rid you of these destructive beings...
Finally, all the benefits(?) of Scientology are no longer prohibitively expensive for the average person. Well, its still expensive, but a variety of loan packages are now offered to fit any budget.
Really? ...
...yes, really...see HERE

In the Name of Thetans...Shut Up!

...learn more HERE

Scientology Sucks by Jason Beghe

Pushed Back AGAIN...

The Tom Cruise World War II flick was originally supposed to come out this July, then it was pushed to October 2008 and now it won't be released until February 13, 2009. The perfect movie for Valentine's Day! 'Valkyrie' will compete with The Pink Panther 2 release that same weekend.
story is HERE

It seems as if the studios are trying to push this gem far enough out that people will forget about Tom and Scientology....hahahaha

It's Official: JLo's Kids Godfather is Xenu's BFF

Jennifer Lopez wants Tom Cruise to be godfather to her newborn twins, and has persuaded her husband Marc Anthony to give Cruise the role despite his Scientology beliefs.
story is HERE

Katie Holmes New Haircut (looks like Toms)

Stepford robot Katie Holmes is teasing us now, right?
Is her new hairdo a nod to Mia Farrow's "Rosemary's Baby" look?
This theory runs something like this: Annoyed with all the comparisons made between the Scientology birth of daughter Suri and Farrow's deliverance of the anti-Christ in the 1968 horror flick, Holmes is showing off her well-known penchant for ironic, Andy Kaufman-esque humor. She's embracing the mythology built up around her as the innocent offering to Tom Cruise's insatiable religiosity.
...or is it something else?
Washington Post article is HERE

Katie needs The Geek Squad

Star magazine claims Katie Holmes is on the verge of a breakdown. The actress has been suffering from dizzy spells and headaches that cause her to feel faint and see black spots (they're called L RON HUBBARD seeds).
Katie's also feeling the pressure to lose even more weight even though she's robot thin.

An insider claims, "Katie doesn't get enough sleep — and hasn't for months now. She's tired and drained much of the day because Tom is so wired, and they stay awake until after midnight. He has boundless energy, and she just can't compete." (it's hard work pretending to be REAL when you're a machine)

The insider also said that Tommy is gone for days at a time telling Katie, "You can be with me, but don't ask about it." (He is SO on MAN DATES...DUH!!!)

The insider added, "It's on Katie's shoulders to pull off something beyond magnificent, something Tom can brag about. She's giving herself headaches thinking about it and making herself sick." (What does it take to call up the set designer for the Star Trek films and let him create his magic?)
it's all HERE

Superhero Movie spoofs Tom Cruise Scientology