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Moonbat
Great article. Good synapsis of its history in the media the last couple of decades.
http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/will-scientologys-golden-boy-be-its-downfall.html
Tom Cruise Was Supposed to Save Scientology, But Will He Bring About Its Downfall?
The Church of Scientology has awarded just 80 people their coveted Freedom Medal, which recognizes “exemplarycourageanddetermination...forbringinggreaterfreedomtomankind.” But only one person in the Church's 60-year existence has ever won theirFreedomMedalofValoraward: Tom Cruise, the Church’s Golden Boy, who was recruited in the eighties and groomed to be Scientology’s best advertisement. And so it proves ironic that the religion, which has historically been so adept at squashing bad press through lawsuits and intimidation, now finds itself under an onslaught of negative scrutiny — and it's largely thanks to Cruise. Once the Church's most treasured member, he may now prove to be its greatest liability.
(read more at link above)
http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/will-scientologys-golden-boy-be-its-downfall.html
Tom Cruise Was Supposed to Save Scientology, But Will He Bring About Its Downfall?
The Church of Scientology has awarded just 80 people their coveted Freedom Medal, which recognizes “exemplarycourageanddetermination...forbringinggreaterfreedomtomankind.” But only one person in the Church's 60-year existence has ever won theirFreedomMedalofValoraward: Tom Cruise, the Church’s Golden Boy, who was recruited in the eighties and groomed to be Scientology’s best advertisement. And so it proves ironic that the religion, which has historically been so adept at squashing bad press through lawsuits and intimidation, now finds itself under an onslaught of negative scrutiny — and it's largely thanks to Cruise. Once the Church's most treasured member, he may now prove to be its greatest liability.
(read more at link above)
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