Will Smith has become an active recruiter for pal Tom Cruise’s Church of Scientology, it has been claimed.
Smith has always refused to confirm his involvement with controversial Scientology, in which Cruise is the most high-profile worshiper.
But Smith raised eyebrows when he gave crew members on his Hancock movie a gift card for a Scientology personality test as a ‘wrap present’, the New York Daily News claims.
“I was introduced to it (Scientology) by Tom, and I’m a student of world religion, Smith told the Access Hollywood TV show last month.
“I was raised in a Baptist household. I went to a Catholic school, but the ideas of the Bible are 98 per cent the same ideas of Scientology, 98 per cent the same ideas of Hinduism and Buddhism.”
Smith’s representative was unavailable for comment.
Do you think Will knows that L Ron Hubbard supported aparthied in South Africa?
L. Ron Hubbard, HCOB 10 October 1960, “Current News”
It is considered in England and the United States that the Government of South Africa is altogether too harsh with its native peoples. It is sadly humorous to notice that the native in South Africa, however, holds an exactly reverse opinion and the fault he finds with the South African Government is that it is far too lenient in its administration of laws throughout the native populace.
Comment by terryeo lightfield — 09 Jan
The only similarity with Scientology and traditional religions is a booklet written by Hubbard, called “The Way to Happiness” which has essentially an expanded 10 commandments, but Hubbard wanted this booklet to NOT be religious in nature. Hubbard’s Scientology is a mix of unfortunately really bad totalitarian “ethics” codes, and codes of silence, and Scientology has an intelligence/PR/Legal branch that is ominous! If that is 98% like traditional religions, then Will needs to do some comparative religious studies. These books on Scientology are a start: http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/
Chuck Beatty, ex Scientology lifetime staffer (1975-2003)
Pittsburgh, USA, 412-260-1170
Comment by Chuck Beatty — 10 Jan
Hey, Smith, do you know that the only high level executive black scientologist has left years ago? Don’t you know how scientology calls non-scientologists? They call them “WOGs” – and I swera, having been one, that scientologists become very fast discriminatory regarding non-scientologists, and worse, the most advanced ones like TOM CRUISE do consider themselves as superior, while in fact, they have been brainwashed into believing that they are inhabited by thousands of “body thetans” – space alien cooties inserted in their bodies è( millions or 4 quadrillions years ago. I know: I was a senior exec of the cult and I got these insane sci-fi levels when I was in.
Comment by roger gonnet — 10 Jan
Hey, Smith, do you know that the only high level executive black scientologist has left years ago? Don’t you know how scientology calls non-scientologists? They call them “WOGs” – and I swear, having been one, that scientologists become very fast discriminatory regarding non-scientologists, and worse, the most advanced ones like TOM CRUISE do consider themselves as superior, while in fact, they have been brainwashed into believing that they are inhabited by thousands of “body thetans” – space alien cooties inserted in their bodies 75 millions or 4 quadrillions years ago. I know: I was a senior exec of the cult and I got these insane sci-fi levels when I was in.
Comment by roger gonnet — 10 Jan
It’s a sad day when an actor who can be respected for his craft ,as opposed to a mediocre one who can’t, doesn’t take the time to check the script he’s been given before he opens his mouth.
Logically it can’t be possible for Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism to be all 98% in line with Scientology. This would mean they are all roughly in line with each other. The differences are too obvious to believe Smith actually came to this conclusion due to his independant study.
He’s just taking Cruises word for it, who has taken Hubbards word for it, who only had a religious love for money.
Do yourself a favour Will: ask a Christian theologian to help you clarify why he couldn’t possibly agree with you on this. And do the same with Buddhist and Hindu scholars. Equally you could read Ronnie’s deliberations properly.
Did you know that once you get into the ‘Firm’ and already spent bags of spondoolies to get to a particular level you will be given an envelope of secret information. One of the things written inside will be the news that Jesus Christ did not actually exist but was an implant forced on spirits 75 million years ago by the evil alien Xenu.
And so were all the other religious characters in history apparently. So logically again: how can the claim that Scientology be compatible to other religions be taken seriously if this is the case?
Comment by Irishman — 21 Feb