[El Scorcho]

Smith, 39, who was raised Baptist, says in Vogue, "Ninety-eight percent of the principles [in Scientology] are identical to the principles of the Bible. . . . I don't think that because the word someone uses for spirit is 'thetan' that the definition becomes any different."

http://usmagazine.com/will_smith_draft

Sure it's just US magazine, but according to them his wife is more into than he is, and that comment above certainly looks like he's bought into their brand of crazy.

It's not that I actually care what he thinks, but tracking which celebrities actually believe in Hubbard's B.S. is kind of becoming a hobby of mine. Man are they crazy.

[SuperJon]

Him and Super Crazy Tom Cruise are good friend. It's obvious Cruise got to him. From reading TMZ (yea, reliable, I know) Cruise apparently throws scientology at anyone he possibly can.

[thepostman]

I just don't understand the appeal of Scientology to celebrities...it just doesn't make sense to me...to me that is more mind blowing then scientology itself....

[PAmedic]

Kaballah, anyone

[mrmacphisto]

I just don't understand the appeal of Scientology to celebrities...

I think part of it is the fountain of youth aspect. Look at people like Tom Cruise, John Travolta and yes, Will Smith. Those guys haven't aged in probably 10-15 years at least. Looking the same for a long time is good for an acting career.

[Realist]

The story of Xenu is covered in OT III, part of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology" doctrines taught only to advanced members. It is described in more detail in the accompanying confidential "Assists" lecture of 3 October 1968 and is dramatized in Revolt in the Stars (an unpublished screenplay written by L Ron Hubbard during the late 1970s). Direct quotations in this section are from these sources. (See also Scientology beliefs and practices)

Seventy-five million years ago, Xenu was the ruler of a Galactic Confederacy which consisted of 26 stars and 76 planets including Earth, which was then known as Teegeeack. The planets were overpopulated, each having an average population of 178 billion.[1][2][3] The Galactic Confederacy's civilization was comparable to our own, with aliens "walking around in clothes which looked very remarkably like the clothes they wear this very minute" and using cars, trains and boats looking exactly the same as those "circa 1950, 1960" on Earth.

Xenu was about to be deposed from power, so he devised a plot to eliminate the excess population from his dominions. With the assistance of "renegades", he defeated the populace and the "Loyal Officers", a force for good that was opposed to Xenu. Then, with the assistance of psychiatrists, he summoned billions[1] of his citizens together to paralyze them with injections of alcohol and glycol, under the pretense that they were being called for "income tax inspections". The kidnapped populace was loaded into spacecraft for transport to the site of extermination, the planet of Teegeeack (Earth). The spacecraft were identical to the Douglas DC-8 with the exception of having different engines.


Artist's impression of one of Xenu's space planes, per Hubbard's description.When they had reached Teegeeack/Earth, the paralyzed citizens were unloaded around the bases of volcanoes across the planet. Hydrogen bombs were then lowered into the volcanoes and detonated simultaneously. Only a few aliens' physical bodies survived. Hubbard described the scene in his film script, Revolt in the Stars:






I brought this up to my dad once (a psych), he said: "Hubbard was a schizophrenic."

[whmatthews]

I have lost all respect for the Fresh Prince.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KrzIaRwAMvc

[Hold My Own]

I know we dont want him on the Baptist side unless he changes the open marriage he has with Jada....

[Rocketfan]

I know we dont want him on the Baptist side unless he changes the open marriage he has with Jada....

i guess i didn't know a lot of things about Will Smith.....this being one of them.

[bigsmooth]

he has an open marriage???

[markymark550]

I don't know about any of that scientology stuff, but the South Park episode that dealt with/made fun of that "religion" was absolutely hilarious.

[El Scorcho]

I don't know about any of that scientology stuff, but the South Park episode that dealt with/made fun of that "religion" was absolutely hilarious.

South Park told you everything you needed to know about it. Seriously. That episode ("Trapped in the Closet") was hilarious because they actually told you exactly what Scientologists believe. They didn't have to embellish or do any of the outlandish stuff that South Park usually does for laughs. Scientology is so ridiculous that the comedic value is through the roof with no additional help.

[Hold My Own]

he has an open marriage???

Will on open marriage: Although Will Smith has said he would never cheat on his wife without first asking permission, he has been quoted as saying, "In our marriage vows, we didn't say 'forsaking all others.' The vow that we made was that you will never hear that I did something after the fact...If it came down to it, then one spouse can say to the other, 'Look, I need to have sex with somebody. I'm not going to if you don't approve of it - but please approve of it.'"
Source: Female First

[jcmanson]

he has an open marriage???

Will on open marriage: Although Will Smith has said he would never cheat on his wife without first asking permission, he has been quoted as saying, "In our marriage vows, we didn't say 'forsaking all others.' The vow that we made was that you will never hear that I did something after the fact...If it came down to it, then one spouse can say to the other, 'Look, I need to have sex with somebody. I'm not going to if you don't approve of it - but please approve of it.'"
Source: Female First

Hmmmm, maybe I should run this by my wife tonight.

[markymark550]

I don't know about any of that scientology stuff, but the South Park episode that dealt with/made fun of that "religion" was absolutely hilarious.

South Park told you everything you needed to know about it. Seriously. That episode ("Trapped in the Closet") was hilarious because they actually told you exactly what Scientologists believe. They didn't have to embellish or do any of the outlandish stuff that South Park usually does for laughs. Scientology is so ridiculous that the comedic value is through the roof with no additional help.

I do remember that they posted the note on the screen that stated "This is what Scientologists actually believe" when they went through the beliefs. Knowing the SP guys, I didn't know if I could believe that or if it was a slight embellishment. After the episode, I didn't research any of it because I had better things to do than look up information on Scientology. Good to know that they used factual information in that episode.

[Ed Dantes]

I just don't understand the appeal of Scientology to celebrities...it just doesn't make sense to me...to me that is more mind blowing then scientology itself....

They're the only ones who can afford to reach Scientology's levels of "inner-enlightment".

Salvation, for the low, low price of $19.99!!!

[mrmacphisto]

South Park told you everything you needed to know about it. Seriously.

Boston Legal also had an awesome episode about the subject. Alan Shore (Spader) defended a company that was being sued for firing an employee who was a Scientologist. It was classic.

[olldflame]

Scientoligists are fewer in number and have not been as concerned about creating a "normal" public image, so they are easy to make fun of.

The fact is, when you examine it's origins and core beliefs, Mormanism is almost as crazy.