From Examiner.com
Kim Masters from the Daily Beast has a new report out asking if John Travolta, one of the most famous Scientologists, is on his way out of the group. According to the article, several prominent ex-Scientologists are wondering if Travolta will soon be leaving the church. Recent behavior by other Scientologists on the internet hints that perhaps the pressure to leave is coming also from within Scientology itself.
According to Masters, being a celebrity Scientologist is a very different experience from being in the rank and file. Celebrities are sheltered from bad news and criticism of Scientology, with church volunteers assigned to celebrities to keep protestors away. The Scientology centers that deal with famous members are lavish buildings, like the Gold Center, which is reported to include golfing, jacuzzis, and recording and film studios. Non-celebrity Scientologists, on the other hand, are reportedly subject to much harsher treatment, with rumors of beatings and forced labor.
Now some of the former members are wondering if John Travolta will finally leave the church. After the death of his 16-year-old son, Jett, these ex-members now hope that the church’s strong opposition to medication will be the final straw for the star. It was widely rumored before his death that Jett Travolta suffered from autism, a diagnosis that is discouraged under Scientology’s anti-psychiatry doctrine. Publicly, the Travolta family never acknowledged the questions of autism, instead insisting that Jett suffered from Kawasaki disease, a disorder resulting from toxins in the environment. However, it was revealed that Travolta told investigating police in the Bahamas that his son was autistic.
Perhaps the most interesting part of this autism revelation was the reaction by self-proclaimed Scientologists. It is widely believed that the upper echelons of Scientology have teams of volunteers who patrol the internet looking for articles that question the church. This led Wikipedia to lock down it’s article on Scientology, preventing editing by computers with addresses from within the Church headquarters. This kind of internet “policing” also appears to happen regularly on blogs about celebrity Scientologists like Tom Cruise.
Now it appears that the same is happening with articles about John Travolta, but the message from Scientologists seems to be castigating the celebrity. When the story broke about the police report admitting that Jett Travolta had autism, comments from those claiming to be Scientologists were unsympathetic to Travolta, even accusing him of not being a real Scientologist.
Said one commenter on an article about the autism connection, “Real Scientologists know autism isn’t a valid diagnosis. There’s no blood test that can find it or diagnostic procedure that can detect it, it’s purely in the mind. I’ve suspected for a long time that Travolta wasn’t a real Scientologist, he simply jumped on the bandwagon when it was becoming popular. It’s about time he was outed if he’s going to go around talking against the core beliefs. It makes us all look bad, and it’s no wonder there’s so much confusion about Scientology with people like him running his mouth. “ Another said, “John, you are an embarrassment to all of Scientology for turning to the pseudoscience of psychiatry. This is the overt that pulled in the tragic end cycle of your son. Please, John, for the love of god, get your ethics in and PLEASE disconnect from the psychs.”
Are these lone members of the Church insulting John Travolta, or are they pushing a Church-approved member that Travolta is a traitor? Is this a way to bring Travolta back in line with the Church? Or as a commenter on this article suggests, just a way to make Scientology look bad? There is no way of knowing. Whatever the truth, there is no doubt that Travolta is still mourning the death of his son. Losing a child is the greatest loss a parent can experience.
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