A Little Anti-Religion does you good

from digital spy:

Brad Pitt has revealed that he does not believe in God.

The Inglourious Basterds star has said that he doesn't spend his time thinking if there is a God because no one truly knows.

Pitt told Bild: "No, no, no! I'm probably 20% atheist and 80% agnostic. I don't think anyone really knows. You'll either find out or not when you get there, until then there's no point thinking about it."

The 45-year-old actor, who has six children with Angelina Jolie, has also admitted that the couple owns a giant bed for his children to join them in the morning.

He said: "Yes we have a three-metre wide bed, but even that isn't big enough. They all come crawling in the morning. It's just about surviving! We all have sleep deprivation."

*and*

John Travolta is close to losing his faith in the Church Of Scientology, it has been claimed.

The Hollywood actor has been a loyal follower of the controversial religion for the past 34 years, but is believed to be rethinking his devotion following the death of his 16-year-old son Jett.

Jett, who allegedly suffered from autism and epilepsy, passed away during a family holiday in the Bahamas on January 2.

Scientology critic Rick Ross told the Daily Mail: "There have been strong rumours coming out of Scientology that John Travolta is disappointed that the religion was not able to help his son more. It's led him to question his faith."

He continued: "I think it would be very difficult for John Travolta at this stage, given his history with the religion, to extricate himself from the Church of Scientology. It would be a huge move on his part because Scientology keeps files on its celebrity members containing embarrassing personal information about them.

"And Scientology has proven in the past that it has a penchant for releasing that information to embarrass people who have left and who have said things it doesn't like. If celebrities leave, they tend to do it quietly and keep their mouths shut, because if they do speak out, they are opening themselves up to attack from Scientology.

"That's why I think Travolta will want to keep his problems with the Church private."

*plus, Travolta prolly doesn't want the $citards trying to sue him for some BS...it would be a huge loss for them, yet again. I hoope the best for him and hope that ultimatly he does leave the C of $. Carry on!*

Here's some Colbert win for you:

Another blow to the Cof$!!!

Looks like some of the Scientology cash flow may have just dried up.

Yep, one of the cult, er religion's, richest members, James Packer, has decided to distance himself from the group.

The timing couldn't be better for his wife Erica, who it seems will now be able to scream and yell as loud as she wants when she goes into labor next month.


Still on the silent front, and pal Tom Cruise must be seething on the inside, after introducing his pal to Scientology way back in 2002.

Apparently, our Aussie billionaire feels he no longer "needs it."

Friends however, claim that James' growing casino empire might have had something to do with him leaving.

Scientologists believe "an obsessive gambler is a psychotic just like a drug addict or an alcoholic."

Sure.

Sounds like a reason to me. [Trash Talk, Melbourne Age, 12 May 08]

*Good for him! Maybe James and his wife can find a reasonable semblance for their family life!*

The Weirdness goes on....

Click on the headline to see the video of Jason talking. from foxnews:

Cruise, Travolta: Homo-novis

Is it a conspiracy or just bad luck?

The anti-Scientology video we told you about on Monday afternoon featuring actor Jason Beghe has been removed from YouTube. Sort of.

The original video, put up by videographer Mark Bunker, is gone. YouTube pulled it late on Thursday. In the video, which Bunker made, Beghe describes his 13-year membership in the sect and why he left.

Bunker thinks YouTube took down the video under pressure from Scientology. It’s possible, of course, but unlikely. The video is still up on YouTube in other forms, including here (warning: contains offensive language). It’s also easily found just by typing Beghe’s name into most search engines.

Bunker says YouTube cancelled his account because of previous copyright issues with other videos he’s posted. He says those issues have been cleared up and he should have had time to prove that before they removed the Beghe interview.

YouTube, which is owned by Google, is not the easiest place to get an answer from. Ricardo Reyes, the head of public relations, told me Thursday night, "There’s no conspiracy here." He would not say if Scientology had pressured the video posting site into taking down the Bunker/Beghe video. Reyes e-mailed the official YouTube stance to me later on: "We do not comment on individual videos."

Despite this little flap, Beghe’s video has taken off like a rocket. The Village Voice newspaper here in New York as well as several video outlets have picked up the story about his brave escape from the sect. Some have even taken our original stories without credit. C’est la vie in this case. It was just important that Beghe get his story out to the widest audience possible.

Beghe has more to say, and a longer video, some of which we’ll see here next week. The more he describes the Scientology experience, the scarier it sounds. As he told me the other day: "A Scientologist who’s ‘clear’ believes he’s no longer a Homosapien. He’s Homo-novis, a new race. They believe they are the only hope for this section of the galaxy, starting with planet Earth."

Yes, Tom Cruise and John Travolta evidently believe this, Beghe says.

And, yes, Beghe did confirm with me what he’s talked about on the videos: All Scientology sessions are taped. Every one of them, including those of Cruise, Travolta and all celebrities. Does Beghe care if his tapes ever get out?

"Hell, no," he told me. "They won’t do that anyway because then the whole thing comes out and everyone knows there are tapes. They can’t do anything with them."

Beghe also told me that one possible theory for why the careers of Scientologists tend to go south is that the famous actors, such as Jenna Elfman or Juliette Lewis, "get so involved in thinking only they can save the world" that the sect overwhelms them.

and from defamer.com:

Ex-scientologist Jason Beghe, an actor you probably don't remember from CSI and Numb3rs, posted a somewhat horrifying rant on YouTube yesterday in which he demonstrates just how crazy the religion can make someone, even after they've escaped its clutches. After spouting venom-laced theories involving "theta traps" and "reactive minds," Beghe tells us that Scientologists think they're "fucking doing something to save the planet." And in an interview with the Village Voice last week, he divulges yet more allegations about Tom Cruise's involvement, and has a warning for Will Smith:

"[Cruise] was out for like ten years...Some are out but don't talk about it. Why? The church is scary. These are bad motherfuckers...Let Will Smith know that his shit was fucking recorded. And tell him to look them in the eye and see if he believes it when they deny it."

In his VV interview, Beghe says the three-minute YouTube video "barely scratches the surface" of a much longer session he recorded with Operation Clambake leader Andreas Heldal-Lund and the Anonymous group's "wise beard man," Mark Bunker. Though Beghe seems to be attempting to shoot down Scientology's cred by claiming the religion "stunts your evolution" and saying members aren't happy even after spending enormous amounts of money to reach level OT-VIII (beyond Clears), his maniacal laugh midway through the clip is eerily similar to Cruise's high-pitched giggles. And while a member of the Church, Beghe was declared "clear as a fucking bell." If the actor's aggressive ranting isn't enough to scare potential Scientologists like Smith out of joining the Knights of Hubbard, his current state of insanity certainly is.

Mass Exodus from C of $ begun?

a $citard has left!

from fox news:


Television Star Exits Scientology

Ruggedly handsome actor Jason Beghe was best man at the wedding of "X-Files" star David Duchovny (his childhood pal) and actress Tea Leoni. In 1998, he starred as Demi Moore’s love interest in "G.I. Jane." He’s been featured in numerous TV dramas such as "Criminal Minds," "Numb3rs" and "CSI."

In 2005, Beghe appeared in promotional spots for the Church of Scientology. But now, Beghe has escaped the church after taking courses since 1994. He’s made a video that’s up on YouTube.
This is what he has to say: "Scientology is destructive and a rip-off."

He also says: "It’s very, very dangerous for your spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional health and evolution. I think it stunts your evolution. If Scientology is real, then something’s f---ed up."

You can see from the video that Beghe does not mince words. But his refreshing candor about the religion he joined in 1994 should shake the Celebrity Center to its core.

"It ain’t deliverin’ what it’s promised. It sure has not."

The video is billed as a three-minute teaser to a longer interview with Beghe that’s on its way. But the short video packs a powerful punch. Beghe still uses a lot of Scientology lingo like "OT" and "clear." Still, it’s quite easy to understand the point he’s making. After 14 years and a tremendous amount of money, he’s seeing Scientology in a different light.

Beghe has completed so many courses that he’s considered a top Scientologist, or "OT 5" — similar to Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. But Beghe reveals: "The further up the bridge, the worse you get."

He adds: "I don’t have an agenda. I’m just trying to help. I have the luxury of having gotten into Scientology and after having been in it, been out. And that’s a perspective that people who are still in and not out do not have."

Wha?

This blew my mind.....from Cracked.com:

CHARLES MANSON: SCIENTOLOGIST

Best Known For: viciously murdering people, ordering people to viciously murder other people; carving swastikas into his forehead

Why You Wouldn't Expect Him To Be a Scientologist: One of the biggest lunatics in American history is actually precisely who we'd expect to be down on the ground with psychotic theories about aliens and immortal spirits. But here' the kicker: Manson took over 150 hours of Scientology courses, rejected it as too crazy, and then went on to murder a whole bunch of people.

We're just saying.

Connections: Peter "Big Gunner" Skinner, the guard he supplies cigarettes to so he can avoid getting raped all the time.

If you havn't seen this....

I think Gawker is the only one left standing showing the crazy Tom Cruise $cientology video, you can catch it here....it is scary, it is funny....C of $ seems to have all the answers, ppl! Don't look anywhere else, they know everything! Sound familiar? Ring of anything else cultish where only one group has all the answers? I'll let you mull that over.

http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress

cuz I wish the world was a different place too, and that I could go on vacation....you just have to see this. CRAZY!!!! Spread the word, ppl need to know about the crazy!!!

Here's the deal....you can't see it thru Internet Explorer with this link...but you can still watch it thru Firefox.

You can also view thru Firefox here:

www.welcometoholleywood.blogspot.com

watch while you can! who knows how long til it all gets pulled down! I'm going to do my best to download a copy!

Remember TC and his bridebot?

yeah, now all of a sudden pregnancy's a problem. Makes me think Suri really was adopted secretly or somebody else is the father, especially when Mimi Rogers, the first wife, said that cruise couldn't make her pregnant. From digital spy:

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are rumoured to be consulting a fertility expert to help them have another baby.

The couple are believed to be struggling to conceive a sibling for 20-month-old daughter Suri and plan to visit LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre later this month for advice.

Now quotes a source as saying: "Katie is so upset. They both really want another child but it just doesn't seem to be happening. She says they have been trying since last summer. Tom and Katie have decided to go and see a specialist."

Cruise also has two adopted children - Connor, 12, and 14-year-old Isabella - with ex-wife Nicole Kidman, but reportedly wants another son to add to the family.

Holmes was rumoured to be pregnant last June and July, but recently said she was in "no particular rush" to have another child.