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Jenna Elfman defends Scientology
By April MacIntyre Oct 31, 2008, 1:14 GMT
Scientology devotee Jenna Elfman has slammed critics of the controversial faith that combines ideas of Scientology\'s spiritual rehabilitation philosophy and techniques created by writer L. Ron Hubbard, who grew the organization from his Dianetics book. © Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos
Scientology devotee Jenna Elfman has slammed critics of the controversial faith that combines ideas of Scientology's spiritual rehabilitation philosophy and techniques created by writer L. Ron Hubbard, who grew the organization from his Dianetics book.
Facing growing criticism from ex Scientologists and others who allege that the "Church" bilks people out of large sums of money and heavily controls any external information about it, and that the legal team they employ aggressively litigates those in dissent of its practices, Elfman told an Australian newspaper that people should get their facts straight before judging her faith.
Elfman is part of a large cadre of celebrities who are tied to the organization, including Kirstie Alley, Leah Remini, Chick Corea, Brandy, Jason Dohring, Mimi Rogers, Anne Archer, Priscilla Presley, Juliette Lewis, Greta Van Susteren, Mary Bono, Chaka Khan, Paul Haggis, Laura Prepon, Jeffrey Tambor, Danny Masterson, Peter Medak, Catherine Bell, Beck, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, John Travolta and Jason Lee.
"If someone starts talking to me negatively about something they've never actually studied that actual text of, I don't really admire them very much because it shows they don't have much integrity, so I just kind of ignore them," Elfman told AAP in Sydney.
"I'm not going to listen to gossip and hearsay about something that's affected my life so tremendously in such a tremendously positive way."
Scientology dismisses modern psychiatry, and founder L. Ron Hubbard concluded that a human is made up of three parts: the body, the mind and the thetan.
The body includes the brain, which is not to be confused with the mind. The purpose of the brain is to carry messages; it is likened to a switchboard. The mind consists of pictures, an accumulation of life experiences, memories, perceptions, decisions and conclusions. The thetan is the soul, the true essence of a human being.
Hubbard felt that "soul" had too many meanings, so he came up with the term thetan based on the Greek letter theta.
According to Hubbard, millions of years ago, Xenu - the dictator of the "Galactic Confederacy" brought billions of his people to Earth in a spacecraft, stacked them around volcanoes and killed them using hydrogen bombs according to those who were indoctrinated in the faith. Scientology holds that the toxic essences of these many people remained to this day and are harmful.
Elfman compared Scientology's negative treatment by protest groups to other religious persecution.
"It's a new religion. Historically every new religion has been [dismissed]," she said.
"People were hanged, fed to the lions for their beliefs so this is just a modern day evolution of what happens when something new comes into our culture.
"It is not fully understood yet."
"I've seen drug addicts completely rehabilitated, I've seen the illiterate become literate, I've seen people that were so depressed and hopeless completely rehabilitate their goals in life, become happier, find partners," she said.
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I read all of OTI to OTVIII, the highest level of scriptures, and I'm she hasn't yet. Most Scientologist haven't even read OTIII, and don't even Xenu existed (in their scripture).
To Scientology's/David Miscaviges dismay, which will also bring around either a change or the end to Scientology. The TRUTH is out there now. Scientology can no longer keep secret, all there criminal activities and constant harassment of critics. The have very effectively used our legal system to silence people. The have trampled over peoples constitutional rights to free speech and also the establishment clause[Preferential tax deductions not available to any other 'religion'] There deceptive use of there hundreds of front groups like, Narconon, Criminon, Applied Scholastics, Way to Happiness, ABLE, WISE, Citizens Commission on Human Rights(CCHR), etc. To lure people into Scientology under the guise of offering some help is an abomination. There is more to Scientology than you know?
Information is Power, and the truth will set you free.
For anyone in Scientology needing a way out please
call: Toll Free 1-866-XSEAORG That's 1 866- 973-2674
In UK (London) call 0208 864 4940.
I agree with Elfman. Get your facts straight before you judge the religion - that goes for Scientologists, too. Get all the data in, and then make up your mind. I suggest a foray into the ex-scientologists messageboard, or a google of Operation Snow White, Freak Out, Fairwinds, Freewinds Asbestos, Bare-Faced Messiah, Scandal of Scientology... etc. etc. etc.
A stress test was given to my 17 year old daughter. They told here she had baggage and that this was part of the reason some people stayed away from her. She was very upset for days and 3 weeks later we learned she has an eating disorder - she told us she started purging 2 days after the stress test.
Scientology is a cancer in WNY. No taxes?
Stay away from minors! The stress test makes no mention of Scientology.
Wonder why that is???
is a cancer of society. They carefully insulate their celebrities from the real world since they are the best advertising. Non-celebrities are treated like dirt. The actual beliefs of the cult are invented by a science fiction author who wanted to make money. They are good at bilking you of tens of thousands cash to learn their 'secrets.' Look at all the ex-members complaining now. Look at the disrupted families. Look at the destroyed lives and bankruptcies.
What annoys me is that, like so much of 's spin, Elfman assumes that the critics don't what they're talking about.
I have personally read nearly every text (coffee was required to stay awake) and transcripts of court cases both lodged by and against Scientology.
Additionally, I know three ex-scientologists and two current scientologists.
Anyway, who in the hell does Elfman think she is!!!?? She would have absolutely no clue about the life of your garden variety . Like Tom Cruise, kirsty Alley, and John Travolta - Jenna gets the red-carper five-star treatment at 's special 'celebrity centres'.
What kind of 'church' charges U$400,000 for 'enlightenment' and sues private citizens for criticizing them.
Oh, and by the way Jenna, why don't you tell us all about why it's ok for Scientology to be guilty of the single biggest criminal infiltration of the government in US history (Operation Snow-White) but immune from criticism?
Thats pretty funny. Saying that we dont know what we are talking about. It is funny cause I have read more about scientology than most Scientologists. Over the past 10 months I have studied Scientology,read through the Basics and read most of the OT level stuff. (This would have cost me over 300k if i was a scilon)If you read the stuff without being brainwashed by auditing, it is easy to see how they manipulate. This is why we are against it. If scientology wanted to help, they would offer their teachings for free. The bottom line is, they dont want to help. They want your money.
'THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE IS TO LIE TO THEM'. You can write that down in your book in great big letters. The only way you can control anybody is to lie to them.' - L. Ron Hubbard, 'Off the Time Track,' lecture of June 1952, excerpted in JOURNAL OF SCIENTOLOGY issue 18-G.
'The purpose of [a lawsuit] is to harass and discourage rather than to win. The law can be used very easily to harass, and enough harassment on somebody who is simply on the thin edge anyway, well knowing that he is not authorized, will generally be sufficient to cause his professional decease. If possible, of course, ruin him utterly.'
HCO PL 1 Mar 1965, 'HCO (Division 1), Ethics, Suppressive Acts, Suppression of Scientology and Scientologists, The Fair Game Law'
'There are only two answers for the handling of people from 2.0 down on the tone scale, neither one of which has anything to do with reasoning with them or listening to their justification of their acts. The first is to raise them on the tone scale by un-enturbulating some of their theta by any one of the three valid processes. The other is to DISPOSE of them QUITLEY AND WITHOUT SORROW.' -L Con Hubbard.
That's Human Rights the Scientology way!
These are some very interesting 'religious' texts?
Let's see...
Catholic clergy preying on children...Adulterous Protestant Deacons...Islamic fanatics slaying innocent people in the name of faith...The fruitcakes who travel the universe on a comet...The list goes on and on...
No such thing as a chemical imbalance? Right Tom?
The brain is an organ, just like the lungs, the liver etc...It has a function, and it can have defects cured through medications, just like other organs. I am living proof. I had severe anxiety and depression, was developing OCD, and getting suicidal. This was not caused by emotional or environmental traumas, but was a purely physical problem due to a chemical imbalance. I was prescribed paxil and wellbutrin and within 6 days I felt the weight of the world lifted from my shoulders. That was 10 years ago. I am not drugged or spaced out. I do not get councelling other than a 6 month precription renewal check-up. Anti-anxiety and anti-depressant meds do not alter your behavior but correct the problem in your 'organ' so that you can lead a normal life. I am a fully functional adult, and a very content and happy one at that. I'll be on these meds forever and thank goodness, because if I decided to pursue Scientology instead of a real doctor, I would be dead.....and broke.
I deeply resent these Celebutologists who presume to know what's good for the world. As in all 'religions' if it works for you, fine, but this
'spreading of the word' is nothing more than an intrusion and invasion of privacy into people's personal beliefs, and their anti-psychiatry crusade is a just dangerous.
Everyone is entitled to believe as they wish, but they need to calm down - protesting too much makes one suspicious. Scientology is something that was started by Hubbard which has no bible affiliations, just as someone like Jim Jones started his 'organization'. There are always people who will 'join' a cause or group, but when they are like Tom Cruise spouting out that others don't know what they are talking about or talking against medicine for treatment of mental illness, they do a lot of harm.
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Sorry, NOOct 31st, 2008 - 02:49:12
How can I listen to a woman that doesn't believe AIDS is real?
Elfman refused to take part in a celebrity autograph auction for an organization that raised money for the care of children with HIV. Her excuse was that she couldn't support any organization that raised money for AIDS research or relief because 'AIDS is a state of mind, not a disease'.
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