Scientology foes blast Tom Cruise in newspaper ads.

[buttmunch]

MSNBC
Updated: 2:45 a.m. ET March 21, 2006
The battle between Tom Cruise and Scientology and its foes is heating up.

Cruise and Scientology have been in the news lately because of an allegedly censored “South Park” parody of the religion — and now Scientology and the “Top Gun” star are being blamed for a woman’s death.

“Thanks, Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology, for your expert advice on mental health,” blasts an ad in LA Weekly. The ad goes on to say that a woman was killed “by the schizophrenic son she was told to treat with vitamins instead of psychiatric care.”

The ad refers readers to a Web site, which provides details on the case of Jeremy Perkins, a 28-year-old schizophrenic who stabbed his mother to death. Perkins was a staunch Scientologist and his mother was a counselor in the church — which opposes psychiatry and psychiatric drugs and “believes modern psychiatric medicine derives from an ancient alien civilization’s plot to drug and enslave humanity,” notes the site.

A spokesman for the Celebrity Center of the Church didn’t respond to requests for comment by deadline.

hahahahahaah...the chickens are coming home to roost. Take that Tom Thumb!

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Scientology is going down!!!!!! Oh, yeah!! Run away, run away!!

[Bellatheball]

I can't wait for Scientology to start the lawsuits. Who is paying for these ads anyway?

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Sidebar: Did you know that the founder of Earthlink is a Scientologist? Yup. That's probably why the Earthlink commercials are filled with mythical creatures! I used to LOVE those "I believe" commercials, now they scare me jut a bit!

[Bellatheball]

^^ Yep! When I first heard that I thought of those little green guys. Now I find those commercials hilarious!

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I wanted to sign up for Earthlink based solely on the commercials so my husband checked and we can't get it in this area. Now I am sooo glad we didn't give our hard earned money to them!

[buttmunch]

I can't wait for Scientology to start the lawsuits. Who is paying for these ads anyway?

I don't know but if anyone finds out, post it here so we can donate and continue to assault on all Thetan craziness.

[Bellatheball]

It'd be great if it turns out it's another family member who thinks Scientology is a bunch of crap. Maybe he or she will spill more secrets.

[Teceth]

How long til Tommy-boy sues the LA Weekly for running the ads? He is such asscandy.

[LynnieD]

Horrible story, but glad they are telling it!! Good for them!!

[CherryDarling]

That's really tragic...but good for them, I agree. $cientology is evil.

[darksithbunny]

Do you realize how many scientologist there are?!? I just found out that Greta Van Sustern is one. Leah Rimini. Beck. IT is fucking scary.

[A*O]

I think the public needs to be more aware that Naconon is a front organisation for Scientology. Their website http://www.narconon.org/about_lronhubbard.htm talks about L.Ron "the humanitarian" in glowing terms but NO mention of Scientology anywhere.

[CherryDarling]

You know what's freaky...I've seen ads on television promoting Narconon and how "wonderful" it is. Imagine people going into that blindsided...

[sweetrebel]

Things that make you go hmmmmmm
There are probably a lot of celebs that are members, we just don't know...yet...It is just like any cult, they have to have something to draw you in....they prey on your weakness then mold you into whatever they want you to be.