Tom Cruise is under fire again.
After HBO aired the documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, it stirred up new interests in Tom’s “religion” of choice. I watched the film, and found it pretty OK. Sadly, because I’ve always been interested in cults and already had my moment in the sun with Scientology (<—hey, click that), nothing new was whispered into my ears. But it was still worth a couple hours of my time.
With a light shining bright on Scientology, people are saying Tom Cruise and John Travolta, the two most popular practitioners, should speak out against abuses in the church. Journalists and laymen alike are holding the actors accountable for atrocities taken by church leaders while they remain silent.
Really?
On October 3rd, 1992, I was watching Saturday Night Live; that night, Sinead O’Connor sang the song War. At the end of her performance, she shredded a picture of Pope John Paul the Pedophile Protector, making a statement against Vatican abuses against children.
Was she lauded for her efforts in bringing dark secrets to the forefront of the American consciousness? Was she given credit for standing up for children?
No.
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