Now if only a other countries would follow suit

[anysia]

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- Germany has barred the makers ofa movie about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler from filming at German military sites because its star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Cruise, also one of the film's producers, is a member of the Church of Scientology which the German government does not recognize as a church. Berlin says it masquerades as a religion to make money, a charge Scientology leaders reject.

I don't know why the 'leaders' reject this, as Ell Ron himself was recorded to say if you want to make millions, set yourself up as a religion.

Comments

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

The way I heard it was that El Ron made it all up on a bet that he couldn't start a new religion from a book. I think he won. ;)

[anysia.livejournal.com]

The 'bet' is a another much contested by CoS. That Ron and Bob (Robert Heinlein) bet on whether they could create a religion based on their books. People have claimed Harlan Ellison was there with 4 other SciFi writers when the bet was laid out.

The 'leaders' of the cult claim it was George Orwell that said the money/religion, and it piqued Rons' interest.