Sunday, January 27, 2008

I Support Tom Cruise

I'm not in the habit of posting off-topic stuff in my blog (I created the blog mainly to write about some of my many adventures and things artistic), but I support Tom Cruise and I support religious tolerance and freedom of religion (for everybody, no matter their religion), and I wanted to share an Access Hollywood video on the subject. Unfortunately, the embed feature is not working on their site (so I can't have the video for you here), but you can click here and then select the "Defending Tom Cruise" link over on the right.

And this quote from MSNBC.com:
STARS SUPPORT TOM CRUISE

Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman and Ben Stiller are just a few of the celebs who spoke out in defense of their friend Tom Cruise in this week’s People magazine.

Outraged over the allegations in Andrew Morton’s unauthorized biography of Cruise, Sandler told the mag, “To see anyone's private life invaded and mocked like this is sickening. It’s especially gross when it happens to a guy like Cruise, who's a great dad, a great husband and a great friend.”
I must say, I am in complete agreement here. Religious persecution is stupid, childish and downright ridiculous. People engaged in it are, in my view, doing nothing more than showing the world how ignorant (or worse) they are.

The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18, states:
Article 18.

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
I was ridiculed as a child for being Jewish. It was hurtful, and I didn't understand. I am now very happily married to a Muslim from Saudi Arabia.

And yes, we are both Scientologists. I don't think I ever imagined life could be this good. There have been many broken promises and betrayals of help throughout history, but Scientology is not one of them. It is my religion.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

greetings.. i have not viewed the video you have linked to above, and i don't watch news shows, especially ones that focus on entertainment news, nor am i affiliated with scientology, but i came across your blog and this posting caught my eye.

i want to state that i, too, support tom cruise! i recently saw a clip of an old interview given by cruise where he discusses his religious views, and then, out of curiosity, sought out the oprah interview, which i never saw when it was making headlines. what the hell is all the controversy and judgement about?

i agree with the statement made by adam sandler.. it is sickening to see him and his family being mocked for openly sharing his joy and passion with the world. people need to lighten up! i applaud his courage to continue holding his head up in the face of such petty and negative diatribe.

critical thinker in portland, oregon

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