Tom Cruise nearly give up Church of Scientology after studying faith’s ‘deepest secrets and techniques’
Tom Cruise, one of many world’s most well-known Scientologists, nearly give up the church solely after being let into their inside circle.
Cruise is not only one of the well-known Scientologists on this planet, however arguably one of the well-known actors round.
Forward of the upcoming launch of Mission Unattainable: The Ultimate Reckoning, rumoured to be the ultimate movie within the franchise, many might be discussing the actor much more.
While he’s now predominantly identified for his function as Ethan Hunt within the motion movie franchise, for years he was arguably identified for 2 issues: Jerry Maguire and being a scientologist.
The actor was a fervent supporter and advocate of the church within the 2000s, saying in a 2004 interview with Rolling Stone: “Some folks, properly, if they do not like Scientology, properly, then, f*ck you.”
He joined the church in 1986, being recruited by his first spouse Mimi Rogers.
Janet Reitman, nonetheless, wrote in her ebook Inside Scientology: The Story of America’s Most Secretive Faith about how he at one level nearly left the church solely.
Reitman remembers how the church had spent tens of millions of {dollars} on preserving Cruise glad and a core member of the church however revealed that modified when he reached a sure stage inside the faith.
Scientology operates on a system of ranges on a ‘bridge to complete freedom’, by means of which somebody will be thought of to attain religious freedom.
Cruise reached the extent of OT3 in 1993, seven years after he started finding out the faith.
This tier allowed him information in regards to the faith’s extraterrestrial chief Xenu, in addition to various different secrets and techniques.
Reitman acknowledged that Cruise had what will not be thought of an ‘atypical response’ to this tier. She mentioned: “He freaked out and was like ‘What the f*ck is that this science fiction sh*t?’”
Karen Pressley, who wrote a ebook about how she ‘escaped’ the excessive profile cult, mentioned of Tom Cruise’s freak out: “From my recollection, Tom went sort of loopy when he reached that stage.”
She pointed to the truth that that is earlier than the web, and due to this fact earlier than the completely wild tenets of Scientology turned public.
She mentioned: “As a devoted Scientologist, following the principles, he would have by no means heard of Xenu, physique thetans – any of that stuff. Discovering out that this was what Scientology was about I’m positive got here as fairly a shock.”
He spent a number of years away from the church earlier than, in 1999, a person was despatched to ‘retrieve’ Cruise for the church.
As of a pair years later he was profitable, with Reitman describing him as a ‘zealot’.
Lately nonetheless, rumours have unfold that Cruise, who now lives in London away from the predominantly LA based mostly Scientology, has distanced from the church.
He has not spoken publicly about being a Scientologists in yr, however has not been reported to have absolutely left the cultish faith simply but.
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