26 January 2007

Saint Tom the Divine

There are important things are brewing in the hallowed halls of Scientology. The "church" has discovered a new saviour in the "Chosen One". This divine and blessed being is currently on Earth in the form of none other than vertically challenged Hollywood giga-star Tom Cruise. He has been told by church big wigs that he is their Christ-like figure destined to go forth and convert the world. I have seen signs of this proselytising spirit already as there have been groups of the wacky, I mean holy, Scientologists on Bromley High Street recently offering their famous free stress test and selling sacred tracts by L. Ron Hubbard.

I have so many questions I really don't know where to start.
  • Does this mean his Cruiseness is the son of God or the son of Hubbard?
  • Was his mum a virgin?
  • Is his wife a virgin?
  • Is his child the son of the son of God (or Hubbard)?
  • Where does this leave poor Nicole as the jilted ex-lover of his Divineness?
  • Will Tom be crucified (other than figuratively in the reviews of his films)?
  • Will Tom be resurrected after he dies and come back to make an endless stream of Mission Impossible sequels?
  • Will there be Churches of Scientology named after him?
  • Will there be an order of Scientologist priests or nuns named after him? The Tomites? The Cruisians?
  • Is he the patron saint of shortness?
  • Is there already a factory somewhere in China already producing little plastic images of The Chosen One ready to be mounted on the dashboards of the official Scientologist fleet?
  • Will he eliminate mental illness, perhaps starting with post-partum depression?
  • Will Brooke Shields now have to apologise to him?
  • Should I sell my pharmaceutical stocks before the word gets out?
  • Am I too tall to be a Scientologist now?
  • Will he run for President? If so will he do better or worse than Bush? (This is a very, very tough call!)
  • Has his elevation improved young Katie's orgasms, assuming she is not a virgin (see above)?
  • Et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseum.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I’m writing you to ask for your help. The story you ran today, based on a “report” by one of England’s worst tabloids “The Sun”, is 100% false. It is also harmful, libelous and foments incorrect notions about my religion Scientology so as to cause strife and intolerance. I need your help to set the record straight.

In actual fact, nobody within the Church of Scientology considers themselves to be “Christ-like” – this would be a very inappropriate and arrogant comment and I’m sure you can see how this is being used only to antagonize Christians everywhere.

We Scientologists appreciate Tom Cruise’s efforts as a spokesperson of many of our Church’s initiatives. But he’s just an actor, holds no rank within our Church, and is by NO MEANS a “prophet” – and I am certain he himself would be embarrassed at the thought.

I hope you can help me in setting the record straight. The “Sun” is lying. Please get in touch with the Church’s Media Relations department, at http://www.scientologytoday.org/Contacts/index.htm

Thank you.

Best,
Greg Churilov,
Scientology Parishioners League

yank in london said...

Sorry Greg - no can do.