Gawker has an awesome compilation of newly-released internal promotional videos from the Scientology cult featuring Tom Cruise proselytizing. The cult claims they’re not threatened by the release of the videos, which were apparently taken at a 2004 Scientology Freedom Medal Award ceremony honoring Cruise. Their actions tell a different story. The previously released video, featuring 9-minutes of the star in a nearly incomprehensible rant, has been removed from nearly every video sharing site. When new copies are posted they’re quickly taken down with a notice that the material has been removed in compliance with a copyright claim from the Church of Scientology. It’s impossible to stop the flood of copies, though, and searching on “Tom Cruise Scientology” on YouTube shows how many people are quickly re-uploading the video.
The Scientologists sent a cease and desist to Gawker to quit hosting the videos and they refused, even including several new segments that show Cruise in all his deluded glory.
The new clips on Gawker feature Cruise saluting a picture of L Ron Hubbard as well as two new videos in which he lauds his fight against psychiatric medication and talks about the 9/11 detoxification project and how Scientologists “don’t ask permission.” They’re sure to hit the file sharing sites soon, and they’ll be available on Gawker for the foreseeable future.
These new clips and the release of Andrew Morton’s book will soon create way too many Suppressive Persons for the Scientologists to handle.
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