Will Smith boosting Scientology...gives vouchers to film crew for a free personality test

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Will Smith boosting Scientology

Wednesday, January 9th 2008, 4:00 AM



http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/01/09/2008-01-09_will_smith_boosting_scientology.html

Will Smith has joined the ranks of Hollywood power players actively recruiting for the Church of Scientology.

Big stars traditionally distribute "wrap presents" to crew members after completing a film. His recent gift after wrapping next summer's comedy "Hancock" was a card good for a personality test at your local Scientology center.

Fun!

Never mind that such tests are given free by the church anyway. The quiz is designed to convert people to the religion by identifying personality flaws that - surprise! - Scientology can fix right up for you.

For a fee, of course.

Smith, who is best buddies with Scientology booster Tom Cruise, has never confirmed that he joined the church. But he told "Access Hollywood" last month: "I was introduced to it by Tom, and I'm a student of world religion. I was raised in a Baptist household. I went to a Catholic school, but the ideas of the Bible are 98% the same ideas of Scientology, 98% the same ideas of Hinduism and Buddhism."

Presumably the other 2% is the part about the evil space emperor who put the hydrogen bombs in the volcano.

[sasquatch]

1. I think Will needs an intervention

Complete with one of those douchebags from A&E.

[qb]

2. Are these actors all idiots...

or are they getting serious kick-backs from L. Ron Hubbard's estate?

[mitchum]

6. Part of Scientology's brilliant cunning in targeting performers...

dumb insecure people with vast wealth
make perfect marks

[DarkTirade]

3. Oh man, not another one...

[sakabatou]

4. When will the brainwashing end?!

[Orsino]

5. Now he can start making lousy movies, too. n/t

[gmoney]

9. Too late...

He made lousy movies as a Baptist, too.

[bridgit]

7. Only already successful people with clean, straight white teeth need apply...

Already clean, fresh psyches a plus too! The easier to convince them of their greatness via Scientology. No messy basket cases need apply, however, as they take up too much valuable time and will feel less satisfied sitting amongst ascended people and so may take their money elsewhere.

The first thing Hubbard ripped was http://www.psycho-cybernetics.com/about.html">Psycho-Cybernetics. It's been a free-for-all ever since. Hubbard's primary contribution is the flying spaghetti monster. Which I am surprised hasn't become an extruded, plastic action figure yet :(

[Reverend_Smitty]

8. I just don't understand what all these Hollywood types see in Scientology

I suppose the core of it isn't any less goofy than any other religion, it just happens to be a thousand or two years newer than the old ones...but still...

[mitchum]

13. See my post #6 above

it's also a great networking system for them

[Reverend_Smitty]

14. quite true

[Initech]

10. HA! Now he can join Tom Cruise, R. Kelley, and John Travolta.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Say It Ain't So

I find him one of the most engaging movie stars of the past 15 years. This bums me out!
The Professor

[PVnRT]

12. That cult needs to be busted up and suppressed

Yes, that's right, I went there. Fuck 'em.

[Maraya1969]

16. Can you tell us something about it? I've looked it up and all I've gotten

is how they "audit" you to clear you of past shit or something. First hand information would be great.

[PVnRT]

18. Head to www.xenu.net

A very thorough website outlining the dangers of Scientology, with first-hand accounts.

[Orangepeel]

15. Oh, no! That means that Obama isn't a Muslim or a Christian! He's a Scientologist!!!

Will Smith supports scientology
Will Smith supports Obama
Obama supports scientology

Isn't that the way logic works?

:rofl:

[Critters2]

17. Will Smith is a clam? That's disappointing.

I had no idea.

[Left Is Write]

19. Personality test?

Why? If they find a good one, will they transplant it into Tom Cruise?