Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Tom Cruise on Scientology
I've always been a Tom Cruise fan, since the first movie I saw him in (Risky Business - back in the early 80's)
I've also been a Scientologist for a very long time.
Tom Cruise is such a good "ambassador" for Scientology. He believes in helping people, and does so. He's effective, friendly, loyal -- I could go on and on, but (surprisingly) there are some great articles that say it very well (even the press loves Tom!) and here are some of my favorites. Where possible I've pulled quotes where Tom Cruise has spoken about Scientology in the articles:
Speaking of "Study Technology," developed by Scientology founder, L. Ron Hubbard in an article titled Tom Cruise: Scientology Helped Me Tom Cruise said: "I realized I could absolutely learn anything that I wanted to learn"
In a Beliefnet story titled: New Church of Scientology Opens in Madrid
Actor Tom Cruise addresses the thousands in attendance. Tom Cruise is quoted as saying: "In Scientology I have found several tools that I can apply to my daily life and they have allowed me to help myself and to help others to better the conditions of my life and of society. Honestly I can tell you that I wouldn’t be here today as an artist, as a father and as a human being if it were not for Scientology. It has given me a larger comprehension of the world that we live in and of the spiritual being that I am."
There's a good GQ article titled Tom Cruise Explains His Commitment to Scientology and another one here in the Rolling Stone called The Passion of the Cruise
Tom Cruise was also featured in USA Today, before the release of The Last Samuri, where he compared the Bushido, the code of the Samurai, to Scientology There was some local New Zealand press on that too (the "Japanese" location shots were actually filmed in New Zealand). One of my favorites is the story of his meeting the Prime Minister of New Zealand on location in this article: Tom Cruise-Scientology-Last Samurai. And another one (preserved in a blog - couldn't find the actual article it came from) Tom Cruise on Buddhism -- Actor says Scientology descends from Buddhism
Tom Cruise has been called a Scientology "Lobbyist" a Scientology "Ambassador"
He very much supports the Scientology Anti-Drug programs and education programs
Here's a nice fan site and another and a recent blog that tracks what Tom Cruise is doing
