Why are these three people fighting about “Top Gun,” of all things?
and HuffPost contributor Yashar Ali are fighting. The subject?reports, Kinzinger praised the movie as “awesome” in a recent tweet, which prompted Ali to caution against praising top Scientologist Tom Cruise’s new film—even in such anodyne terms.
“Not kidding when I say this tweet will be shown to Scientologists as an example of Tom Cruise’s excellence and how he is the most dedicated Scientologist,” Ali wrote. “Stuff like this, particularly from elected officials, is what leads Scientologists who are having doubts to reconsider.
Scientology founder and science-fiction author L. Ron Hubbard first announced “Project Celebrity,” an initiative designed to normalize his religion that’s recruited A-listers like Kirstie Alley and John Travolta, in 1955.exploring Cruise’s role as a Scientology mascot over the years, reporter Tony Ortega wrote, “Tom Cruise’s value to Scientology is not as an executive, it’s as an ornament. That’s always what the celebrities have been: symbols.
As the film dazzles viewers worldwide, Ortega writes, Cruise’s star will once again eclipse his history with the church. “His popularity will be a huge boost for individual Scientologists, who will see the success ofGiven that
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