The topic of Scientology never presents a drought of information, does it? The last time we talked about the CO$, it was mentioned that several practicing Scions were extremely upset that CO$ spokesperson Tommy Davis, in a spintastic effort to will away the Jett Travolta controversy, blatantly lied about the cult’s stance on medical care and prescription drugs. That mess hasn’t yet gone away. In fact, another Scion has publicly labeled Davis a Suppressive Person:

He denies disconnection, valuable tech and an important part of my religion. Disconnection is a core religious practice in Scientology and I am deeply offended that our “spokesman” Mr Tommy Davis has denied such a valuable part of LRH tech.

Poor Tommy Davis. To cheer himself up, dude can always go listen to The Road To Freedom, an album written and performed by L. Ron Hubbard and friends. Of particular (hysterical) note are the title track, “The Road To Freedom” and “The Arc Song,” both of which feature the dulcet tones of John Travolta and Leif Garrett. (Listen here. HAhahahaha!)

In the midst of this PR clusterfuck, several celebrity Scientologists, including Bijou Phillips and Danny Masterson, are still running their illustrious mouths to promote the very policy that Tommy Davis denied. In an interview with Paper Magazine, Phillips pops off about weaklings who take psych meds:

It’s hard not to mention that both Masterson and Phillips are devout Scientologists. At one point, Phillips goes off on a long tangent about the dangers of psychiatrists medicating patients for depression or anxiety. “My grandparents didn’t take any pills and they were fine. Just buck up and get over it. Stop being such a fucking pansy,” she says, her bird-like voice taking on a deeper tone. I ask Masterson if Scientology helps him be successful in Hollywood. “The definition of Scientology is ‘the study of knowledge,’” he explains carefully. “Obviously, the more knowledge you have in a given field, such as life, the more confident you are as a person.”

How lovely. Obviously, Bijou either hasn’t heard of or doesn’t care about what happened in previous instances when the CO$ stopped people from taking psychiatric meds (See Lisa McPherson and Elli Perkins). It gets even worse with a 2007 case, in which a child named Kyle Brennan fell “unconscious due to a deficiency of his medicine.” His treatment was further delayed by his father, a Scientology member, who did not believe in psychiatric meds and had allegedly “pilfered Kyle’s medication and hid it overnight in his truck.” Hours later, Kyle was finally taken to a hospital where he was declared D.O.A. The next day, Clearwater (yes, that Clearwater) Police reportedly found Kyle’s meds in his father’s truck.

Unfortunately, the “good fight” continues into Jamestown, Massachusetts, where the Citizens Commission on Human Rights of St. Louis (a front organization for the CO$) has staged an exhibit called “Psychiatry: Industry of Death.” The press release states the following:

The 185-foot, state-of-the-art exhibit exposes psychiatry as an industry driven entirely by profit. It traces the origins of psychiatry, the role psychiatrists have played in the oppression of blacks and minorities, the roots of their eugenics programs and the pivotal part they played in the Holocaust. It also reveals how psychiatric drugs are behind gun-toting teens today going on shooting sprees.

Yes, Scientologists believe that the evils of psychiatry are responsible for the Holocaust, Columbine, and the 9/11 tragedies. While you shake your head at that nonsense, another one of the many front organizations for the CO$ has presented a more acute danger to society. Second Chance, a “drug rehabilitation center” in Albuquerque, has closed up shop and led the premises. Unfortunately, Second Chance either took 19 violent inmates (who were participating as part of their prison sentences) with them or released them freely into society. No one, not even law enforcement, knows what the hell has happened to these inmates:

“I would hope that those individuals were returned to the counties they came from,” Chief Public Safety Officer Pete Dinelli said. The abrupt closing stems from a landlord-tenant dispute between Second Chance and the City of Albuquerque. Pete Dinelli said the rehab center violated the terms of its lease. “They basically had people in there that had no business being there,” he said. “The facility was never designed for violent felons. It looks like we may be owed some money. Anywhere between $10,000, upwards to $90,000 in past rents as well as utilities,” Dinelli said.

This news on the criminal front arrives just as the CO$ is sued in two separate civil lawsuits: (1) For using the Sea Org as a front for “slave labour” camps, and (2) For running a smear campaign against a CO$ member before ostracizing and bankrupting him. Now, the public knows this guy as Headset Vince of ShamWow fame (thanx to Flea).

With such a track record that the CO$ continues to tread, it’s no wonder Sydney residents, citing the cult’s “menacing” and “aggressive” recruitment tactics, are alarmed that the CO$ seeks to enlarge its Australian headquarters. In addition, the cult is attempting to infiltrate Colombian cities of Bogota, Cali and Medellin. As if Colombia doesn’t have enough crap to deal with already, right?

As with any CO$ discussion, it’s hard not to provide the obligatory Tom Cruise update. It seems that the Poison Dwarf is rather depressed that his (former) female audience still remembers what he said about postpartum depression not really existing. So, Cruise’s PR team has put together a set of guidelines that will surely return Tom to heartthrob status:

(1) Don’t wear sunglasses on the red carpet. “To be more connected to the audience.”

(2) Don’t arrive at premieres in fancy cars. “They don’t want him to seem arrogant during the recession!”

(3) Do appear on women-friendly shows like “The View.” “It’s all very calculated.”

(4) Do seem less hands-on with Katie Holmesbot. “Tom needs to quit grabbing her arm and pulling her around. The idea is to make him the kinder, gentler Tom, not a controlling husband with a Stepford wife.”

(5) Don’t talk about Scientology. (Unless it has to do with miraculously curing his dyslexia, right?)

The idea is that, if Tom Cruise stops acting like such an asshole, more chicks will wanna see his movies. Nice.

Finally, and this will undoubtedly be of interest to the OT VIII Cruise, the CO$ has announced that the Operating Thetans will soon be able to work towards statuses IX and X. In anticipation of this unprecedented totally fucking made-up shit, the OT VIII level has now gone on sale. See the cult’s sales pitch on the next page.

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