UPDATE: RELEVANT COMMENTS ADDED
He opened up to Vulture about the self-help theology with more secrets than North Koreareligion, which he says is, "always the last question journalists ask."
He says he does not have any opinion about why so many people seem so interested in it. He says his father was involved in Scientology since before he was born and "has had lots of benefits from it," that "it's just something that I've been around." "Some people," he says, "do yoga, some people get into meditation, a whole half of my family are all Presbyterian and they're very churchgoing, and my grandfather on my mother's side was smoking hash and drinking beer every night."Everybody," he continues, "is trying to figure out a way to deal with their issues and things that are unresolved. I mean, some things just don't resolve. But whatever's going to get you through. That's my feeling about it."So Scientology is a part of his life?"Yeah," he says, "people in my family do it. I've read books, and I've learned about it. I mean, what I'm doing—I have a job, raising kids, I have friends, I have my interests, so I think my life is pretty full. I'm not off doing some weirdo stuff."When there is a consensus about [anything]," he says, "I kind of have to take my own council. Whether you characterize a group of people as probable terrorists, however a media can represent a nationality or religion, there's always more to it. Within that culture there's warlike people, there's beatific, peace-loving people, there's people just trying to make a buck, there's people selfless, greedy …"
So, there are all the regular people Scientology bleeds dry and then there's the celebrities who they treat like royalty/exploit for publicity. And then there's Beck, just doing Beck. Really cool, sounds like a lot of fun for everyone.
I think Beck is a great musician, and he's got moves like a stray cat in heat, but yuck. Other than that, his new album, Beck Hansen's Song Reader, sounds wacky: it's transcribed sheet-music that's not recorded by Beck. I'm not exactly sure what that means but, alright.
Some of the commentators get it!
Anyone involved with Scientology is a) being taken advantage of, b) contributing to a criminal organization, and c) likely crazy. He has deep pockets, too, so he fits the profile. Luckily Beck is terrible so it's no big loss to society.
And all the people who say it's no different than any other religion don't know anything about it. Being tolerant does not have to apply to every situation, particularly when it's something people shouldn't be tolerant of to begin with. In fact, lots of countries have stopped being tolerant of it. America just hasn't caught up because Scientology still has the IRS by the balls with their threat of thousands of lawsuits, which is how they got tax-exempt status to begin with.
If it were really just like Beck says, then I don't think anyone would have a problem with Scientology (besides people who have a problem with any religion that's not their own.) Maybe it's a bit silly that it's based on science fiction novels, but so what? All gods are created by man, but that doesn't mean we can't reach some connection with the divine through their images. As a Pagan lady, I'd have gone with Tolkien's mythology personally (yea Yavanna!) but if someone wants to be a jedi or whatever, go nuts, it's not hurting anybody.
But the "yuck" factors in because of the regulars who join Scientology, lose every last dime they had, are told to break off all contact with their concerned families, and later end up committing suicide. That's, yknow, not cool.
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Tom Cruise Pre-Screens His Support Staff For Elusive Scientology Gene?
The selection process is nearly that intense!
While the Jack Reacher star doesn't go so far as to test his minions' blood for traces of Xenu, Tom Cruise does force his otherwise-qualified auxiliary staff of assistants, drivers,
hit-men, & estate managers to jump through hoops at the Scientology Celebrity Center in Hollywood!
"Tom and [Katie Holmes] were looking to hire a new estate manager a few years back. They were using a high end Los Angeles employment agency that a lot of A-list celebrities use to hire staff. After going through the first round of interviews with the agency, applicants then had to take a multiple choice test at the Scientology Celebrity Center. The majority of the potential hires weren't Scientologists, but it was testing only and didn't involve any auditing."
Wowzers!
If one surrounds themselves only with people who already think exactly as they do, there might be a lack of fresh ideas among them!
The source continued:
"The test took an entire afternoon and included questions such as 'if you saw a car stuck on the train tracks with people inside, and a train approaching, what would you do?'… Another section of the test dealt with math questions. It was a very rigorous, stressful and grueling test."
It's safe to assume anyone failing the test is immediately thrown into The Great Pit of Carkoon and left to be slowly digested by a ravenous sarlacc over the course of a thousand years, but what about those who pass?
More trials and tribulations!
Faux yay!
The source admitted:
"If an applicant passed the test they were then introduced to Tom's mom and sisters who work for him. It was only after gaining the approval of Tom's family applicants finally got to meet with Tom and Katie, and that was scheduled for a different time and day. It was a very methodical and controlled process. The entire vetting process took well over a month-and-a-half and was extremely secretive. It was like applicants were applying to work for the President of the United States, it was that intense! Background checks, references, no stone was left unturned. The pay for the estate manager of the Bel Air mansion was $90k with full medical benefits."
That's a lot of dramz for one job, but working for an A-lister like Tommy boy is the job of a lifetime for some people!
As long as they don't violate any Equal Employment Opportunity laws, who are we to judge?
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