Is strange behavior a byproduct of Scientology?
DaAdmin Scientology 2006-06-16
Scientology stars like Tom Cruise and Jenna Elfman don't seem to be doing that well lately. Is it possible that Scientology, rather than being a bridge to success, ultimately is a path to some sort of personal meltdown?
Yesterday Forbes Magazine proclaimed Tom Cruise "No. 1" on its list of "the world's 100 most powerful stars" reported Reuters.
However, Roger Freidman of Fox News sees Cruise's status far differently. He says that the star has "fallen and his career has taken a beating." Friedman further reported that George Clooney got the role in an upcoming action/thriller, which Cruise sought desperately.
Interestingly, age certainly wasn't a factor, since Cruise is younger than Clooney.
Instead Fox News cited Scientology as perhaps a deciding "factor."
A source told Friedman "There isn't a major studio that will offer Tom Cruise a $200 million movie now."
How can this be though, when the actor has attained such a lofty level within the church that claims it can resolve virtually any personal problem or impediment?
Cruise is reportedly an "Operating Thetan 7" (OT-7) and has only one level left to reach Scientology's version of "total enlightenment."
So how is it that Scientology's "Top Gun" is in a career slump after reaching the heights of awareness and supposed human development?
As CultNews previously reported Jenna Elfman also has reached OT-7.
The former "Dharma" of Dharma and Greg who briefly became "Alex" for the short-lived sitcom Courting Alex seems to be getting stranger as she cruises through Scientology's higher levels.
Last year Elfman began ranting about "suppressive people" (SP).
"The more successful I became, the more suppression I bumped into¦especially in the entertainment industry, which really is home to rabid suppression"¦know you are going to be under attack¦you have to be able and willing to confront evil if you want to survive," the sitcom star said.
However, despite this threat Elfman nevertheless claimed that she could handle it.
"An SP? Why would that be scary? They're the biggest cowards that exist," Scientology's Celebrity magazine quoted her saying in an interview. "Bring it on. Please. Please just try and attack me. I welcome it. Now that I'm willing to confront them, they scurry away¦They scurry, because I'm willing to confront them," she taunted.
But when Elfaman and her husband bumped into someone that would arguably be perceived by Scientologists as a "SP" attacking them it was another story.
The Elfmans spotted a guy wearing a T-shirt with pictures of Scientologists Tom Cruise and John Travolta along with the slogan "Scientology is gay."
But this "SP" apparently didn't "scurry" and instead stood his ground, while the Elfmans seemingly lost control and went ballistic reports Your TV.com.
Jenna Elfman repeatedly asked the man "What crimes have you committed?" and "have you raped a baby?"
This was Scientology-speak, as taught by the church's founder L. Ron Hubbard, Scientologists are taught to personally attack those critical of the church.
CBS still has a development deal with Elfman for another show despite the failure of Courting Alex.
Should the network consider the "Scientology factor"?
CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler says that Elfman "has made a huge commitment."
But what about her "huge commitment" to Scientology?
"I intend to make Scientology as accessible to as many people as I can. And that is my goal…absolutely relentless and unreasonable," Elfman told Celebrity. "That way, I can have complete KSW (Keeping Scientology Working)¦[and] forge ahead with a very high speed of particle flow."
Maybe CBS should see if there is a "reality clause" included in Elfman's development deal in case she gets too far out.
This all begs the question that if Scientology is the panacea its proselytizing celebrities say it is why doesn't it keep working for them consistently?
Shouldn't their careers and personal behavior be consistently and continually improving as they ascend Scientology's spiritual levels?
Why have stars like Tom Cruise and Jenna Elfman repeatedly been behaving so strangely?
It appears that perhaps the higher up Scientologists go, the more likely they are to have some sort of personal meltdown.
Could it be that strange behavior, such as couch jumping and/or becoming ballistic, is somehow a byproduct of studying Scientology?
In a recent interview with DVD Man's Room Elfman again defended Scientology.
"Anything good that helps people has been attacked. Scientology is going nowhere. I will tell you that right now, because it works and so many people are helped by it," she said.
"People who have been helped aren't going anywhere because they know it's true for them," said the former sitcom star turned Scientology sage
Maybe there is some truth in Elfman's words.
Scientology does seem to lead "nowhere" and diehard devotees like Cruise and Elfman apparently haven't gotten "anywhere" through its teachings.
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