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[rian5]

did you know he's into Scientology now?

hafta say i'm dissapointed...

no offense

[ca_gere]

So is Beck, that's even more disapointing.

also, I presume you mean Jason Lee of My Name is Earl fame rather than Jason Lee of 'he's got a pineapple, on his head' fame? Just checking, coz I wouldn't be surprised if the latter had turned to religion considering the stick he used to take.

[RockAustin]

I believe that most of the My Name is Earl cast are Scientologists. Why is it so popular with actors?

[diarmaid]

Because they're all mad. Though I thought Jason Lee had been a Scientologist for quite a while?

[Lucky Rathen]

Notable Scientologists

A
Kirstie Alley,[24][25][26][27] actress
Anne Archer,[26] actress (mother of Scientology spokesperson Tommy Davis)
Jennifer Aspen,[28][29] actress

B
James Stacy Barbour,[30] Broadway actor
Lynsey Bartilson,[28] actress, raised Scientologist
Beck,[24][26][31][32] musician, raised Scientologist
Catherine Bell,[28][33] actress
Karen Black,[34][35] actress
Sonny Bono,[36][37] musician and member of U.S. House of Representatives (R-Palm Springs) (deceased 1998)

C
Nancy Cartwright,[31][37] voice-over actress
Kate Ceberano,[38] actress and musician
Erika Christensen,[28][25][26] actress, raised Scientologist
Jeff Conaway,[39] actor
Chick Corea,[24][26] musician
Tom Cruise,[24][26] actor
Tom Constanten,[40] former keyboardist for the Grateful Dead

D
Sky Dayton,[41] founder of EarthLink
Doug Dohring,[42] ex-owner of Neopets
Jason Dohring,[43] actor, raised Scientologist

E
Bodhi Elfman,[44][45][46][47] actor
Jenna Elfman,[24][25][26] actress
Richard Elfman,[41] writer and director

F
Doug E. Fresh,[31] musician and actor

G
Kenton Gray,[48] car and motorcycle race driver

H
Paul Haggis,[49] director, Academy Award winner
Isaac Hayes,[26] musician and actor (deceased 2008)
Katie Holmes,[50] actress (raised Catholic), introduced to Scientology by Tom Cruise while they were dating.
Nicky Hopkins,[24][51] musician (deceased 1994)

I
Mark Isham,[52] musician

K
Kimberley Kates,[52] actress
Milton Katselas,[26][53] acting teacher
Chaka Khan,[31][34] singer

L
Jason Lee,[28][24][32][54] actor
Geoffrey Lewis,[55][56] actor
Juliette Lewis,[24][26][55] actress

M
Christopher Masterson,[57] actor, raised Scientologist
Danny Masterson,[25] actor
Lisa McPherson,[58][59] American woman whose death has been a source of controversy for Scientology
Jim Meskimen,[60] actor and improviser
Julia Migenes,[61] opera singer
Sofia Milos,[28][62] actress
Elisabeth Moss,[63] actress

N
Haywood Nelson,[64] actor
Marisol Nichols,[28] actress
Judy Norton Taylor,[52][65] actress

P
Eduardo Palomo,[66][67] actor
Michael Peña,[6] actor
Bijou Phillips,[68] actress and model
Stephen Poludniak,[69][70] convicted felon
Laura Prepon,[41] actress
Priscilla Presley,[34][71] actress
Lisa Marie Presley,[34][24] singer
Kelly Preston,[25] actress and wife of John Travolta[72]
Lee Purcell,[52] actress

R
Leah Remini,[25] actress
Giovanni Ribisi,[24][32] actor
Marissa Ribisi,[32] actress raised Scientologist
Michael D. Roberts,[52] actor
Ruddy Rodriguez,[73][74] actress

S
Pablo Santos,[75] actor
Billy Sheehan,[61] rock bassist
David Singer,[76] chiropractor, Management by Statistics consultant
Reed Slatkin,[77] criminal Ponzi scheme perpetrator
Michelle Stafford,[28] actress
Ethan Suplee,[28][54] actor

T
John Travolta,[25][26] actor

V
Greta Van Susteren,[25][33][32] television show host

W
Elizabeth Eagleton Weigand,[69][70] convicted felon
Edgar Winter,[58] musician

Former Scientologists
Adi Da (Franklin Jones),[78] spiritual teacher
Jason Beghe,[79][80] actor
Mary Bono,[81] widow of Sonny Bono (took classes in 1989 and 1990)
Kate Bornstein,[82] transgender author, playwright, performance artist and gender theorist
Stephen Boyd,[83] actor
John Brodie,[84][27] football player
William S. Burroughs,[85] author and poet
Diana Canova,[86] actress
Tory Christman,[87] critic, whistleblower
Leonard Cohen,[36][31][83][88][89][90] singer
Robert and Mary Anne de Grimston,[91][92] founders of The Process Church of The Final Judgment
Werner Erhard,[93][94][95][96][97][98][99] founder of Erhard Seminars Training
Philip Gale,[100] MIT student and primary developer of EarthLink's innovative ISP software; committed suicide
Robert Hunter,[101] lyricist
Al Jarreau,[34] singer
Nicole Kidman,[34][36] actress and former wife of Scientologist Tom Cruise
Charles Manson,[91][36][102] studied Scientology for a short duration while in prison and incorporated its doctrines in his teachings
Demi Moore,[36] actress
Van Morrison,[31] singer
Vince Offer, [103] director of The Underground Comedy Movie and spokesman for Shamwow!
James Packer,[104] the second richest man in Australia
Dini Petty,[105] Canadian television and radio host
Christopher Reeve,[106][107] actor and director
Mimi Rogers,[108][26] actress (former member; introduced Tom Cruise to Scientology)
Jerry Seinfeld,[109][110][111] actor and comedian
Patrick Swayze,[111] actor

[Marsh]

Originally Posted by diarmaid

Because they're all mad. Though I thought Jason Lee had been a Scientologist for quite a while?

Certainly has.

I hope anyone who thinks Scientology is mad isn't religious themselves? It's common for folk to laugh at Scientologists who beleive in the Galactic Confederancy and E - meters but cool to believe in virgin births, second comings and talking snakes?

ALL religion is mad - Scientology is no different from any other one.

Everyone needs to see the film "Religulous" by Bill Maher!

[Jan]

William Burroughs was never a scientologist!

[french_disko]

Originally Posted by Jan Deal

William Burroughs was never a scientologist!

From wikipedia (so it MUST be true. Maybe) -

In the 1960s Burroughs also joined and left the Church of Scientology. In talking about the experience, he claimed that the techniques and philosophy of Scientology helped him and that he felt that further study into Scientology would produce great results. However, he was skeptical of the organization itself, and felt that it fostered an environment that did not accept critical discussion.[33] His subsequent critical writings about the church and his review of Inside Scientology by Robert Kaufman led to a battle of letters between Burroughs and Scientology supporters in the pages of Rolling Stone magazine.

[RossP]

I think it was Delo McKown who said "The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike."

I don't mind what faith people believe in, as in times of personal hardship their unwavering belief can have a positive effect in their own life and others close to them. Like all 'hobbies', religion allows like minded people to meet and socialise, which again provides a positive influence upon many people's lives.

My only concern is how much money people throw at religion, which is something that Scientology is especially bad for. For a religion like Christianity to say "money is the root of all evil", it always strikes me as ironic when the donation baskets are passed around.

Occasionally i've had to teach RME at school and there really is a lack of course content on Athieism (sp?) and Agnostic beliefs, considering around 40% of the UK population follow those beliefs.

[diarmaid]

Originally Posted by Marsh

second comings...


Everyone needs to see the film "Religulous" by Bill Maher!

I tend not to believe in something I can't prove myself. Shame really.

Aye, I've heard good things about Religulous. May go see it if I get a chance.