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Bart Simpson Gives $10 Million To Scientology!

Sassy Smith — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:06:00 GMT

Well, not Bart Simpson per se, but the actress who's best known as the "voice of Bart Simpson," gave the church of Scientology $10 million bucks last year. Nancy Cartwright wants to help spread the ~~crazy~~ word of Scientology founder, L. Ron Hubbard.

Apparently giving money helps them rid mankind of "psychology ills and other 'aberrant' behavior." Interestingly enough, Cartwright donated twice as much as Tom Cruise, who received an award for ~~being nuts~~ giving. Cruise donated twice - giving $2.5 million each time and he had to do installment plans. You think'd that be chump change for Tommie ~~girl~~ boy.

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Katie Holmes: Pregnant?

HerBadMother — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:31:00 GMT

Maybe. I mean, I'd prefer to think that she and Tom are not having sex, which would make pregnancy impossible (were it not for the creepy possibility of in-vitro Scientology cloning experiments, which, you know, do happen). Still, there's some fairly suspicious evidence emerging.

According to GabbyBabble:

Katie Holmes just might be pregnant again because she was spotted buying a "Big Sister" t-shirt for Suri at Petit Tresor. She reportedly spent over $2,000 on baby clothes there. A source reported:

"Katie ordered loads of cute girlie spring dresses for Suri. But she also bought a pink t-shirt which said 'Big Sister' and two matching romper suits, one which said 'Little Sister' and one which said 'Little Brother'."

Hmm. Suspicious, no?

More Bad News For Tom Cruise On The Cult Front

HerBadMother — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:32:00 GMT

This is not exactly going to help Tom Cruise in his fight to convince the world that he is not insane and that Scientology is not a cult.

According to Associated Press (France), the niece of the current leader of the Church of Scientology has denounced Scientology for its practices and come out in defense of Andrew Morton's controversial biography of Tom Cruise, which paints a picture of the actor as, well, that guy in that video who laughs all crazy and says crazy shit.

The AFP report says that: In an open letter to a senior Scientology official that has been widely posted on the Internet, Jenna Miscavige Hill described how her own family was broken apart by the movement's policies.

Hill's father is Ron Miscavige, the older brother of David Miscavige, the current leader of the Church of Scientology.

"Hell, if Scientology can't keep his family together -- then why on earth should anyone believe the church helps brings families together!" she wrote.

Hill wrote the letter after Scientology attacked writer Andrew Morton's recently published book "Tom Cruise: an Unauthorised Biography". The Church's public affairs director, Karen Pouw, denounced the book as a "bigoted defamatory assault replete with lies".

The AP report says that in her reply to Pouw, Hill retorted: "I am absolutely shocked at how vehemently you insist upon not only denying the truths that have been stated about the church in that biography, but then take it a step further and tell outright lies."

In particular she challenges Scientology's denial that it puts pressure on members to break all contact with relatives who do not support the movement -- a practice known as disconnection.

Hill said it was this policy that broke up her own family.

Nice. I wonder if the Church of Scientology serves Kool Aid, too?

Adam Sandler Wants Us To Quit Picking on Tom Cruise

Karen — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:34:00 GMT

Goodness knows Tom Cruise gets made fun of in the public eye on a daily basis.

Pal Adam Sandler and others have had enough and want the press to stop poking fun at Cruise. Sandler told People Magazine: "To see anyone's private life invaded and mocked like this is sickening. It's especially gross when it happens to a guy like Cruise, who's a great dad, a great husband, and a great friend."

Dustin Hoffman had this to say: "Tom Cruise is an American and has the right to freedom of speech and freedom of religion."

Dan Snyder, who is working a deal in financing Cruise/Wagner Productions: "Tom is a winner. That's a fact," Snyder writes in an e-mail. "He is a terrific actor, a terrific father and a terrific person. I'm proud to be his friend."

Ben Stiller and more of the actor's friends go to bat for him in this week's issue of People. Says Stiller: "Imagine having a baby and people talking about it the way they did," says Stiller. "People lose sight of the fact that Tom Cruise is actually a person. I feel for him."

I have to admit there's a certain amount of nagging thoughts of Karma after you've made fun of a celebrity. I've been on a Britney strike for over a week. I refuse to write about her until she gets real help.

People say Cruise brings it on himself, what with his expression of his religion, but the fact is, this video was leaked. For whatever reason, the Church of Scientology felt the public wasn't ready for it, and judging by people's immature reactions, the Church in this case, was right. Whether I believe in any religion is irrelevant here. Dustin Hoffman has a point. If Cruise and Holmes were devout Christians, would we vilify them in the papers and magazines about that?

Something to think about. Either that, I'm having a soft moment this morning.

Katie Holmes, Is That You? "Anonymous" Declares War on Scientology

sweatpantsmom — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:35:00 GMT

Tom Cruise, you've been served. An internet vigilante group calling itself "Anonymous" has declared war on the Church of Scientology. Reacting to the recent pulling of the Tom Cruise/Scientolofreak videos from YouTube, the group is retaliating against what they are calling internet censorship. The Church of Scientology is currently pursuing a lawsuit against website Gawker for copyright infringement for their posting of the videos.

"Anonymous" includes computer experts that are already known for causing internet mischief. In recent days the group has defaced websites for local chapters of the Church of Scientology and has also fax-spammed those same offices. To explain their campaign against Scientology, the group has posted a YouTube video putting the Church on notice:

"Over the years, we have been watching you, your campaigns of misinformation, your suppression of dissent, your litigious nature. All of these things have caught our eye.

"We shall proceed to expel you from the Internet and systematically dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form."

I was hoping there would be some threats to kidnap Katie from the mothership and release her back on earth.

Click HERE to see the video.

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Somehow, I Don't Think That Defenders From Battlefield Earth Are What Tom Cruise Needs Right Now

HerBadMother — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:31:00 GMT

Tom Cruise could really benefit with some support from the legions of the sane right now, if he's to save himself from becoming more of a public laughingstock than he already is. You know, find himself a person or two who clearly has their head screwed on properly - which is to say, not a raving Scientologist - to defend his mental well-being. That is, if his mental condition could be said to be well, which I highly doubt.

What he doesn't need, on the heels of his lunatic cult-freak Scientology-recruitment video being unleashed on the internets, is another batshit-crazy cult-freak coming to his defense. Or someone who made the most appallingly hilarious cult-freak Scientology-recruitment video of all time. Certainly not both, which is precisely what John Travolta, producer and star of the Scientology promo flick Battlefield Earth, is.

Travolta recently told People magazine that the intense media scrutiny of Tom's ~~lunacy~~ beliefs has gone too far. "[Tom] has – we all have – the right to practice how we feel," he said at Australia.com's G'Day L.A. gala celebrating Australia Week 2008. "It finally becomes unfair."

Right. Sure it's unfair to make of fun of grown-men doing the celebrity public relations equivalent of donning little tinfoil hats and waving light sabers in public, but it's more unfair to expect people to resist doing so. That would be cruel and unusual punishment, like asking a pregnant woman not to eat the plate of chocolate bonbons sitting right in front of her (*cough*).

Get these men publicists. Good, sane ones. Please. And leave me to my chocolate in peace.

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Tom Cruise Scares The Crap Out Of Me

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:15:00 GMT

Forget Cloverfield, Saw IV, The Eye - those 'scary' movies are nothing compared to the creepfest that is Tom Cruise accepting his Freedom Medal of Valor award. Watch as he tells all us lost souls how he saved America after 9/11 - without even asking for permission! See the freakishly possessed look in his eyes! See the hands gesturing menacingly! Run for your lives!

If you want to give yourself a good scare I suggest you pull up your chair, pour yourself a nice cup of Thetan tea and watch the entire video. I wonder how many tasers it takes to stop an out-of-control Scientologist?

UPDATE: The video I wanted to post has been pulled from YouTube by evil underlords, but you can view it on Gawker and Defamer. Go. Now.

Tom Cruise Is C.R.A.Z.Y.

Sassy Smith — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:04:00 GMT

And by crazy, I mean he's a Scientologist and apparently proud of it. Cruise was recently awarded the 'Freedom Medal of Valor' at an International Association of Scientologists event. You have to watch the video ... it's gives me chills, with Tom's creepy intense eyes and his "passion" for the subject. This clip comes shortly after shocking allegations were made by author Andrew Morton concerning Tom Cruise in his new book.

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Some of what Tommy boy said:

“I think it’s a privilege to call yourself a Scientologist, and it’s something that you have to earn because a Scientologist does... has the ability to create new and better realities and improve conditions. Being a Scientologist, you look at someone and know absolutely that you can help them,” Us magazine quoted him, as saying.

"Being a Scientologist, when you drive past an accident... you know you have to do something about it because you know you’re the only one that can really help.

"But that’s what drives me... I know that we have an opportunity to really help... effectively change people’s lives and I am dedicated to that. I am absolutely, uncompromisingly dedicated to that.

"We have a responsibility. We are the authorities on getting people off drugs, we are the authorities on the mind, we are the authorities on improving conditions... we can rehabilitate criminals.... We can bring peace and unite cultures..

"Traveling the world and meeting the people that I’ve met, talking with these leaders in various fields, they want help and they are depending on people who know and who can be effective and do it and that’s us. That is our responsibility to do that.

"It is the time now. Now is the time... Being a Scientologist, people are turning to you, so you better know it, you better know it and if you don’t, go and learn it, but don’t pretend you know it. It’s like we’re here to help.

"If you’re a Scientologist, you see life, you see things the way they are, in all its glory, all of its complexity and the more you know as a Scientologist, you don’t become overwhelmed by it."

All the "we are the authorities" babble, is, well, FREAKY.

Enjoy the video HERE, it's enough to give anyone nightmares. Hold me.

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Video source: Gawker.com (thank you for NOT removing the video!)