Leah Remini's Book Report: Scientology And Tom Cruise

Don’t take your anger out on someone else because, it isn’t there fault. “The great need for my mother who was never there, the hopelessness of our poverty and degradation ,the bewilderment of being neither child nor woman and yet both at once , the fear unleashed by my father’s tears .And these feelings combined in one great impulse toward destruction.” “ I leaped furiously into the mounds of marigolds and pulled madly , trampling and pulling and destroying the perfect yellow blooms.” Lizabeth then saw that her childish ways would leave an mental scar of shame because , she decided to take her frustration out on Miss Lottie’s marigolds

This episode was scheduled to rebroadcast on March 15, 2006 on Comedy Central, but the airing was canceled without prior notice, and was replaced with "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls”. Reportedly, the channel directors did not air it to avoid a possible lawsuit against the channel by Cruise. Viacom, Comedy Central’s parent company, pulled the episode because Tom threatened to back out of the Mission Impossible III promotional if they didn’t cut the episode (Trapped in the Closet).

Author and comedian Leah Remini likened Tom Cruise to a spoiled child as the 53-year-old actor went to the annual International Association of Scientologists celebration on Oct. 23.

On Tuesday morning, Remini appeared on “Sunrise” in an interview with Samantha Armytage and David Koch about the Church of Scientology. Although she was raised as a Scientologist, she is now calling on the members to walk away from the organization, like she did in 2013, The Daily Mail reports.

“The foundation upon which scientology rests is deeply and ineluctably religious - the resolution of man’s ancient, persistent quest to understand himself, the universe, and the Supreme Being”. L. Ron Hubbard came to found the Scientology religion to deliver freedom for the spirit. It is a religion that has created an exact path to complete and definite accepting of ones true spiritual nature. The main fundamental truths, which scientology beliefs stem from are: “Man is an immortal spiritual being; His experience extends well beyond a single lifetime; His capabilities are unlimited, even if not presently realized”. Scientology does not ask for followers to accept the truths on pure faith but to affirm the religion by applying its principles and experiencing the outcomes.

Many people have heard of the revolutionary new religious practice called Scientology. However, the majority of people who have heard of it, have little knowledge of the principles and practices behind the religion. In fact, there is a dark side behind Scientology, and much speculation that the religion is a brainwashing cult. Many people are opposed to the religion because of its secretiveness, its extreme methods of teaching and its alleged use of mind control.

Most people today have a limited understanding of Scientology and tend to believe that it is not a bona fide religious ideology. However, it is actually similar to most religions and by looking at the concepts that it puts across one is probably to acknowledge that it is actually very complex. Scientology is a modern religion and it can be best understood by comparing it with an older religion such as Christianity. Conservative Christians feel that this religion stand against most values promoted in the Christian world and that it would be difficult and almost impossible for a person to respect both of these religious ideologies.

Tom drained Daisy of all her independence the instant they tied the knot and agreed to conform to a typical marriage. He takes advantage of this situation and not only abuses his control over Daisy, but manipulates her to completely depend on him. Daisy has always been used to someone telling her what to do, and her relationship with Tom is no different. She is not a whole person without him to the point where even, “If he left the room for a minute she’d look around uneasily and say: ‘‘Where’s Tom gone?’ and wear the most abstract expression until she

She won’t ever know” (806). Tom doesn’t try to sugarcoat it and make it sound like it is a fun job like he does with Ben. When he tricks Ben into doing the whitewashing for him, he makes it sound like it would

Katie Holmes does seem to be doing a great job as a single mother and though one does not know how much Suri misses daddy Tom Cruise, one cannot deny that she would be really delighted if he takes out time for her, leaving Scientology on the back

The Church of Scientology is recognized as a religious institution. However, the church’s status as a religion is often debated due to the fact it fits the requirements to be a cult as well. Religious institutions and cults differ by a few major components. Such as, cults are run by a singular person, while religions are community run, and cults are frequently isolated and coercive, while religions are commonly integrated into modern life. Religion is, “a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices” and “the service and worship of God or the supernatural” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). A cult is more focused on the worship of their establisher and is a “great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (such as a film or book)” that incorporates, “ a system of religious beliefs and rituals” into the devotion (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Scientology is structured solely around the worship of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the “religion”. Hubbard wrote books and created ideas that are worshiped by scientologists. Through Hubbards ideas and works of literature he created a dystopia like cult. With his six book on “knowing how to know” is the “God” of Scientology. Hubbard wanted his creation to be acknowledged as a religious institution and therefore receive all benefits that religions do. One of these benefits is tax exemption on properties. In order to receive tax exempt status the church of scientology fought for years.

She still has a part in her heart that still loves Tom but she knows it's not going to happen he and her don’t go together.

“For nearly a quarter of a century, I have been engaged in the investigation of the fundamentals of life, the material universe and human behavior. Such an adventure leads one down many highways, through many byroads, into many back alleys of uncertainty, through many strata of life“ ("Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard” 1) Says Ron L. Hubbard, founder of Scientology. Scientology.org hails Hubbard as the very first to describe the human spirit while simultaneously linking that description to religious beliefs and science. Hubbard’s work on the human mind and spirit has become the largest knowledge base of the human mind with over 5,000 writings and 3,000 recorded lectures. Within these writings and recordings contain the main ideas, beliefs and teachings of the religion millions of people across the world follow known as Scientology. ("Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard” 1).

Scientology was founded in 1954 CE in the United States by Lafayette Ronald Hubbard who was an american science fiction writer. L Ron Hubbard believed he discovered the way out of the human dilemma of great social ills such as war, crime, drug addiction and depression. He wrote books on his ideas and practices regarding the metaphysical relationship between the mind and body which he called Dianetics. There is no sacred book comparable to that of the bible however, the church of scientology considers L Ron Hubbard’s teachings and his books on Dianetics as its influential texts.

The world can be a dangerous place. It can be even more dangerous if someone proves to be different, or seen as unusual in any way. Scientology may be one of the strangest religions in the world. Due to this, Scientology has experienced intolerance since it was first founded in 1954. Religious intolerance is a social issue, consequently affecting every level of the religious community, from the followers to the conductors of Scientology. Even though numerous people view Scientology as a cult or fraudulent religion, or believe that the religion is so small and the beliefs so strange it can simply be written off, hence the intolerance ignored, Religious intolerance is a problem for Scientology because Only one side of the argument is broadcasted, so Scientology receives immense amounts of hate, simply due to the fact they believe differently than many other people. Scientology has responded to biased as well as intolerant media as a result, their replies have been covered up, or scarcely brought up at all, Scientologists have also been threatened with violence as well as even received hate mail and death threats