Ok, so I watched the Tom Cruise Scientology video that has been circulating around on the internet the past few days and I was stunned by his behavior. He
reminds me of other cult leaders. Not too long ago, I read something about David Koresh and the Branch Davidian religious sect and the parallels between he
and Cruise are scary. Koresh was dyslexic, dropped out of high school and moved to Hollywood to pursue a music career. When that failed, he joined the Branch
Davidians. See http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/davidkoresh.html
Now, get this:
"Inside the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, children lived in a world of fear. Even babies weren't immune: cult leader David Koresh believed that the wills of infants---some just eight months old---needed to be broken with strict physical discipline if they were to stay "in the light." Koresh was mercurial: one moment kind, attentive and nurturing, the next, a prophet of rage. His wrath was inescapable and unpredictable...With his volatile temper and fearsome anger, Koresh excelled at using irregular doses of extreme threat--alternating with kind, focused attention--to keep his followers off balance." (Bruce Perry, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, p. 57)
I really hope Cruise's career is over.
Now, get this:
"Inside the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, children lived in a world of fear. Even babies weren't immune: cult leader David Koresh believed that the wills of infants---some just eight months old---needed to be broken with strict physical discipline if they were to stay "in the light." Koresh was mercurial: one moment kind, attentive and nurturing, the next, a prophet of rage. His wrath was inescapable and unpredictable...With his volatile temper and fearsome anger, Koresh excelled at using irregular doses of extreme threat--alternating with kind, focused attention--to keep his followers off balance." (Bruce Perry, The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, p. 57)
I really hope Cruise's career is over.
