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OPINION

So What If
Will Smith's
School Preaches Scientology?

Actor denies it, but live and let live, writes LAT

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Jul 1, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Will Smith denies he, wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, or the school they founded are affiliated with the Church of Scientology, writes the LA Times in an opinion piece , but who cares if L. Ron Hubbard himself is teaching Scientology 101? The school, set to open in September amid rumors that it uses Scientologist-developed teaching methods, is being funded on the Smiths' dime and should be subject to the Smiths' beliefs. More »

More about:  Los Angeles • Scientology • Will Smith • private schools • L. Ron Hubbard

Smith Puts His Money Where His Church Is (Maybe)

Actor funds school that uses Scientology teaching methods

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) May 19, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doing little to dispel widespread rumors that he's a new recruit to Scientology, Will Smith is funding a school that will use teaching methods devised by L. Ron Hubbard. Smith's own kids will attend the school, reports the Guardian . So-called "Study Technology" has been criticized for its ties to religious dogma and lack of data about its educational value. More »

More about:  Scientology • Will Smith • L. Ron Hubbard

Scientologists Blast Cruise Bio's Claims

Diana scribe threatened with lawsuit over explosive allegations

Daily Mail (UK) Daily Mail (UK) Jan 7, 08 9:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The Church of Scientology is preparing a libel suit against an upcoming biography of actor Tom Cruise that calls him the organization's second-most-powerful man and says it influences nearly every facet of his life, reports the Daily Mail . The book, by Princess Diana biographer Andrew Morton, says Scientology staffers from cleaners to nannies scrutinize and influence Cruise's every move. More »

More about:  Tom Cruise • Scientology • Nicole Kidman • Katie Holmes • L. Ron Hubbard

Scientology: No Weirder Than The Others

Group may be wacky but it's no cult, Slate writer says

Slate Slate Aug 1, 07 10:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientology has earned cult status for many outsiders, but Slate ’s Mark Oppenheimer argues it's no more bizarre than any mainstream faith. He says the peculiarities of the celebrity-friendly religion abound, but that they're reflected right back in the wacky ideas of more accepted theologies—say, by the Book of Mormon or Intelligent Design. More »

More about:  religion • Tom Cruise • Scientology • Mormonism • L. Ron Hubbard • intelligent design

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