Will is NOT. He recently turned down an offer from Tom to join the cult. Here are several stories on the matter:
http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3591886
http://movie.moldova.org/stiri/eng/20883/
http://rickross.com/reference/scientology/celebrities/celebrities147.html
Please visit this link to find out what Scientologists believe in:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjSRdjk6VwKj9NEabHk0uw7sy6IX?qid=20061201152817AAQZaVG&show=7#profile-info-3a35ad9f9875900e95114951284d93d0aa
2006-12-04 12:23:03
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answered by Anonymous
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Hi, Scientologist here......
Don't know where you heard this new rumour. There is a lot of
"rumour" out there, not a good idea to "believe" everything you get from the media gossip and other questionable sources and that includes this forum too.
As far as I know Tom Cruise and the Smiths have been friends for many years, but that doesn't mean they are also Scientologists. He has many celeb friends.
Tom Cruise has been a Scientologist for over 23 years, long before he became an international celeb. His first wife Mimi Rogers was and is a Scientologist, she introduced him to it actually. It's just the media who try to make "new " news and stir up contraversy out of this.
Here is a basic outline of what Scientology is about:
Scientology is an applied religious philosophy. When I say "applied" I mean you actually use it in your life to change or improve existing conditions. It is a very practical religion.
All religions if you learn about them have a basic philosphy, but they also have certain dogma, rituals and observances, and a certain faith or belief is required. There is nothing wrong with this, but Scientology is not that kind of religion. It does not intrude on anyones faiths of beliefs particularly in the area of God , the Supreme Being, or the Infinite. This area is left totally up to the indivdual, which is why you can be a practicing Jew,for example and still use and apply the priniciples of Scientology in your life. It does not conflict. If anything it will enhance your understanding of your chosen religious practice.
You can have no specific religious beliefs and still benefit from using it.
And it is only true for you according to your own observation and experience with it.
It is a non denominational religion . The dictionary definition that applies:
Religion: The spiritual or emotional attitude of one who recognises the existence of superhuman power or powers.
The most basic principle of Scientology is that YOU are your own immortal soul, that this is not a "thing" you HAVE but what YOU actually are.
The whole purpose of Scientology is to increase an individual's understanding and awareness of himself. and lifeAnd thereby his native abilities .
When you do this the sphere and zone of his positive influence increases and moves outward into his life, his family ,his friends, his groups and mankind which he is part of.
How this result is achieved is the "technology" of Scientology, which was developed by L.Ron Hubbard after his extensive research and the discoveries he made, about the human spirit. The basic religious philosophy and knowledge of Scientology is very old, going back 10,000 years at least to the Veda or Vedic Hymns from the East. The developement of the technology is new.
He completed his research before his death in 1986 and left all of his results and copyrights
to the Church of Scientology along with most of his considerable personal estate, when he died.
He published a book in 1951 to communicate the basic principles he discovered called: " Scientology The Fundementals of Thought"
There are currently over 10 million Scientologists in more than 163 countries world wide. However we are a new religion, only 53 years old.
The true story of Scientology as a religion goes like this:
1. A philosopher developes a philosophy about life and death.
2. People find it interesting.
3. People find it works.
4. People pass it along to others.
5. It grows.
This is just an overview.
L. Ron Hubbard explained fully the theology and technologies of Scientology in more than 500,000 pages of writings, including dozens of books and over 2,000 tape-recorded public lectures. So it's not possible to fully answer your question on this forum, but I hope this gives you some idea.
2006-12-04 22:34:12
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answered by thetaalways 6
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Scientologism, or Dianetics, is the creation of L.Ron Hubbard, a Sci-Fi writer, who once bet Isaac Asimov $1 that he'd make a brand new religion out of scratch, just by taking advantage of bamboozable dorks like Travolta, Cruise, Pinkett, Smith, Holmes and other morons who give away millions.
Mr. Hubbard, obviously, won the bet. He became a millionaire + $1
2006-12-04 20:12:51
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answered by Anonymous
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they are going to hell, thats all you need to know
2006-12-04 21:24:24
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answered by Anonymous
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