‘Mission: Impossible‘ and ‘Top Gun‘ lead, Tom Cruise has always created a unique arena in his professional life. The actor who turned 60 in July is still soaring forward both in his career and through the skies. ‘Top Gun: Maverick‘ has made over $1 million since its release in May – the first Tom Cruise film to set such a record. ‘Mission: Impossible 7′, had its trailer released and would be making its way to the screens later.
The religion that Cruise follows is also much different from the mainstream ones. He is an ardent follower of Scientology and has been its follower for about 30 years. There have been many speculations that the actor is withdrawing from the religion. Is the actor’s belief in Scientology dwindling? Here’s more to various rumors.
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How Cruise Became a Scientologist
‘The Risky Business‘ teen hero knew about the religion Scientology, through the actress Mimi Rogers. They dated for a while and got married later on. The actress’s father was a friend of Scientology’s founder, L. Ron Hubbard, and had helped build the church during the early years. Mimi was born into the religion and grew up with its practices. But she later left the faith.
Though Cruise was reluctant to the faith initially later on he got in place in the Church. Hubbard, it was told, had tried to recruit many celebrities into his religion. That too with the intention that it would attract more members to it. The Golden Globe winner converted to Scientology in 1986 and publicly admitted it in 1992. He started openly advocating the religion in the 2000s. Today he is an integral part of the faith.
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Does Tom Cruise Still Believe In His Faith?
Even after 30 years, the ‘Knight and Day’ lead holds a very powerful position in his religion. He is third in line to be its leader. A factor that attracted celebrities like Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Kirstie Alley to Scientology is that they would be treated with preferential celebrity status, unlike the other religions.
The faith also worships the ‘Magnolia‘ actor as a demi-god, with superhuman powers. He is given the status of Operating Thetan VII. It is assumed that the faith and his prominent role in it had led to the ruptures in his marriages. Whatever the allegations, the Hollywood star is still attached to his religion, People reported.
A few years back he bought a penthouse apartment in Clearwater, Fla, a block away from the organization’s international headquarters. There are also reports on how the organization’s founder Hubbard had played a vital role in Cruise’s life, helping him overcome dyslexia, and be a successful actor and stunt master.
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