Tom Cruise's end-zone dance on the Oprah show and his scolding of Matt Lauer may have startled viewers, but it surely came as no surprise to his fellow Scientologists.
They had seen this side of Tom Cruise before.
Last October, in a recorded speech simulcast live to Scientology audiences around the world, Cruise passionately exhorted Scientologists to promote church programs and the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.
To those not fully committed, he hotly said: Step it up or get out! Don't ask permission to help others, he said. Just do it. As Scientologists, he said, you have a special "tech" that works.He blasted psychiatry and the use of psychiatric drugs in the same biting tone the world saw on the Today show.
The church got 2.5-million different visitors to its Web site over the four weeks Cruise was making headlines, said Ben Shaw, spokesman for the church at its spiritual headquarters in Clearwater. That's 10 times as many hits as the site got during the same period last year. Sales of Scientology publications worldwide also increased, Shaw said, from 10,500 books a week to about 14,000.
Scientology has dedicated celebrity centers where movie stars, musicians and other artists can practice without being bothered by the public. For a segment of society, deChant said, celebrity endorsements carry weight.
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Cruise also said that one can be a Christian and a scientologist. This is a complete lie, as they stand diametrically opposed to one another. Scientology is a cult. Steer clear.
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