Tom Cruise - his work, his life, his religion, the Church of Scientology
Tom Cruise
People are drawn to him unlike any actor I've seen, says Samurai director Ed Zwick. They feel like they've known him all their lives. They have a connection that goes deeper than with other actors.
This fan site is dedicated to Tom Cruise, an amazing actor, and a great contributor to the community.
Look through these pages to read about his own struggles with a learning disorder, and how Scientology Study Technology helped him overcome it.
"Couric: 'Watching this movie Tom, I sort of thought, my life is too insane and hectic, I need a simpler more serene lifestyle. [Laughter] And, of course, I decided, you know, I wanted to quit work and go live in a little village and eat rice and you know, tend to the crops. But when you made this did you kind of long for that kind of life where there is an inner peace? And a serenity that seems so hard to come by today?'
Cruise: 'Yeah, I feel that though in my life. I do have that in my life.'
Couric: 'Really? You feel like you have that center? That inner peace? That tranquility that—'
Cruise: 'Oh yeah, sure I do. Yeah, I mean there’s moments when I don’t, but yeah, absolutely, I do. I do. I do feel that.'
Couric: 'Where do you get that? Can I have some?' [Laughter]
Scientology is a religious philosophy founded by the late L. Ron Hubbard, who developed a series of unique self-help formulas, intended to clear Scientologists of any negative past experiences."
Charley Rees, on Tom Cruise...
...psychiatry is a pseudo-science, just like so-called social science, as Cruise said. There are several psychiatric theories floating around, some of them contradictory. Sigmund Freud has been thoroughly discredited. Alfred Kinsey turned out to be an entomologist, not a psychologist, who preferred to interview convicted pedophiles, who are hardly an objective source on normal sex habits.
Neurology is a science, but psychiatry is not. Neurology studies the physical structure of the brain, while psychiatry purports to study the intangible products of that physical brain, such as thought, imagination and behavior. These are things that cannot be measured or weighed or, with the exception of behavior, even observed.
As for Ritalin, which in my opinion is irresponsibly prescribed for millions of children, it is a stimulant in the same family as cocaine. Long-term studies show that it has no permanent therapeutic value. Furthermore, there is disagreement on whether the so-called attention-deficit disorder even exists. There are also some negative side effects of Ritalin.
So Cruise was quite correct in admonishing NBC's Matt Lauer to read a history of psychiatry and to study the drug Ritalin before he superficially mouths off about their alleged benefits based on nothing more than anecdotal evidence.
If you're alive, you've probably heard the big news: Tom and Katie have had a baby! Her name is Suri, which means "princess" in Ashkenazi and "Rose" in Persian.
What a happy time for them!
For information on raising children in a Scientology family, take a look at these links:
Scientology Silent Birth - Read one blogger's experience with having a baby using Scientology birthing practices.
