Yeah, Tom Cruise. It would seem to the casual observer that Cruise is just a movie star who is merely more open than probably any other celebrity about belonging to the Church of Scientology. We see him jumping on couches and flaunting presumed sham relationships and even being featured in secret promotional videos, and the assumption is that he’s just an ardent devotee, more fervent as a follower of the religion than most.
But in fact, he’s much more than that. First of all, that promotional video that was circulated starting back in 2008 was more than just a promotional video. You know those videos they show of people before they give them a lifetime achievement trophy at big awards shows? Or the clips they showed of Hansel before he won model of the year in Zoolander? This was one of those, with the Church of Scientology bestowing upon Cruise their first ever Freedom Medal of Valor which I assume is an award for outstanding achievement in the field of excellence. He’s also said to literally be the third most important figure in the entire religion, behind founder L. Ron Hubbard and current leader David Miscavige. Then again, Ronald Reagan went from movies to being the President of the United States so perhaps an actor becoming the figurehead of a church isn’t that much of a stretch. It certainly brings new meaning to “star worship.”
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