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- snaglepuss, on 01/05/2009, -6/+103OK.
* Initial reports were that he was in the bathroom for 10 hours without being check on (for someone who has reported frequent seizures).
* Next reports were that he was discovered dead.
* Now the reports are that he died in his father's arms.
I feel sorry for the Travolta family, but that latest story reeks of spin. - inactive, on 01/05/2009, -15/+97Scientology kills.
- MAARRS, on 01/04/2009, -13/+88JUST FYI- Kawasaki disease is a serious syndrome that requires medical care. it's not something that you 'live' with, anymore than you live with pneumonia for 16 years. Tragedy? no question.
But, as this develops, the question becomes: how responsible/smart is your religion when your son dies due to his un treated autism when you play it off as something that a 'detox' will cure?
My heart and prayers go out to Travolta and family, no doubt a situation made worse by their need to re-assess their actions and beliefs via this painful nightmare. - AntonMoss, on 01/04/2009, -11/+78I wouldn't say it deserved to happen to him, but you really have to wonder if he'd still be alive if they weren't scientologists.
- WantToPlay, on 01/04/2009, -4/+63So sad... To lose a child is the worst pain you can feel.
- inactive, on 01/05/2009, -2/+44Yahoo has an "OMG!" site? What next, wtf.yahoo.com?
- GQCarrick, on 01/05/2009, -3/+38Scientology = Fail
- o6uoq, on 01/05/2009, -7/+36PR stunt. He was probably miles away, not even aware of his son's death. Initial reports were that the cleaner found him. Now it's that he was there, trying to revive him for 20 minutes. Every newspaper is reporting the "tragic" (which don't get me wrong, I 100% firmly believe this is a horrible incident and wish it on to no parent) yet no mention of his son's disease, Scientology, their beliefs, or the countless stories of how people with disabled children are outraged at the ignorance of the Travoltra's towards this little boy's needs. Some reports have said they were embarrassed to have him around, the invisible son because of his can't-be-helped medical issues. Some even suggest that at times the mother said to the caretaker to "deal with it" every time he had a moment.
I don't know the 100% truth but from what I've read I'm pretty certain that those guys were too busy being Hollywood A-listers than to be loving parents proud of their boy in sickness or in health. That makes me sad. And now this? The amazing father? Total PR stunt and the newspapers are sapping it up. Money? Who knows. Noone likes to see a good man fail. But if you take the time, you'll realise there is so much more than meets the eye to this story.. - WantToPlay, on 01/05/2009, -5/+32I'm sure you only mean that because of the scientologist medical beliefs.
- churler, on 01/05/2009, -0/+26@bluezinc
He slipped because of a seizure.
There's medication to prevent that. - btschul, on 01/05/2009, -6/+30Maybe he died of a thetan overdose.
- mikbunn, on 01/05/2009, -17/+40He would have been fine had he only reached a high enough Operating Thetan level. I'm pretty sure that at OTVIII you live forever.
Since I know I'll be dugg down otherwise...
/s - charm803, on 01/04/2009, -2/+24Even if you believe in god, death is part of life.
Unless I'm unaware of some people who live forever. - theberlindoctor, on 01/05/2009, -1/+23Wow, as a self described strong atheist myself, I can only state that you must try to have sympathy and compassion for ALL people, scientologist, catholic, satanist, whatever. We all feel pain in the same ways and we are all human. Your stance on other's religions has no bearing on the sympathy you *should* be feeling for someone in pain.
- MetalHead73, on 01/04/2009, -20/+41If I see one post against him since he's a Scientologist then I know Digg is screwed.
This is horrible, he didn't deserve this to happen to him. I can only imagine the pain he must be going through. - ChaosProfessor, on 01/05/2009, -6/+25edit i made an ass comment
- snaglepuss, on 01/05/2009, -2/+20Kawasaki disease is a childhood illness. It's very unlikely that 16 year old Jett Travolta was still suffering from it. Plus, unless he was running abrupt high temperatures often, Kawasaki disease would not have been the cause of the seizures. The teen would have been hospitalized around the clock.
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/kawasaki-dis ... - zephc, on 01/05/2009, -0/+1710 seconds spent googling and you could have found http://www.scientology-lies.com/medicine.policy.ht ...
- antibastard, on 01/05/2009, -0/+17only tom cruise could have done something about this
- thetrza, on 01/04/2009, -9/+25First off, God isn't real.
Even if he was John Travolta doesn't believe in him. He's a Scientologist.. - aflury, on 01/05/2009, -1/+16Reminder: Xenu is the bad guy in Scientology. They don't really have an equivalent of a god, although too often they treat L. Ron Hubbard as such.
- Bloodwine, on 01/05/2009, -5/+19Even if it turns out that following the practices of Scientology heightened the risk for Jett, we'll never know due to Scientology's legal force.
- kingmanic, on 01/05/2009, -0/+13They have a long standing and public disapproval of all psychoactive pharmaceuticals as well as the entire discipline of psychology and psychiatry. Partly because their "audits" are just light weight psychotherapy and they dislike the competition.
http://www.scientology.org/religion/heritage/pg011 ... *Scientology
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/07/01 ...
http://humanitarian.lronhubbard.org/human/psych2.h ... *Scientology
There is documentation of their stance all over the net. If anyone is lazy it's you. As for clinical psychological diseases, you a idiot who doesn't understand biology. You are your brain and psychical ailments of the brain affect your behavior. Scientologists are dualist who don't believe your brain is you despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. - ftx437, on 01/05/2009, -5/+18wow you are such a douche....quit forcing your beliefs on others!
- oldhick, on 01/05/2009, -5/+18The death of a loved one really isn't the time for sarcasm is it?
- inactive, on 01/05/2009, -13/+25My brother died of Kawasaki disease. Ran a red light with his motorcycle and got hit by a truck!
- Fuckmypooplease, on 01/05/2009, -2/+14Props to you for deciding against it.
- Hnnnnnghhh, on 01/05/2009, -11/+23JOHN TRAVOLTA'S DANGEROUS CULT IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS SON'S DEATH.
- aggemam, on 01/05/2009, -6/+18 against him since he's a Scientologist
- thegman3, on 01/04/2009, -2/+13What a tragic story. Very sad.
- ncc74656m, on 01/05/2009, -1/+12I'm an atheist. I see your point. But it doesn't make you less of an ***** for choosing NOW to point that out.
This is a tragedy, not the best forum for you to be trying to convince someone that their newly deceased loved one is just dirt that hasn't changed over yet. - aflury, on 01/05/2009, -1/+11@bluezinc, I wouldn't jump to that conclusion yet. There have been reports that it was due to a seizure, which he apparently had with some frequency. I'm not a doctor, but there ought to be medications out there to prevent such seizures, and Scientology would certainly frown upon any such thing. I'm not trying to point fingers here yet, but there really needs to be a thorough investigation on this tragic incident.
- acdcfanbill, on 01/05/2009, -0/+9I give you, Connor MacLeod, of the clan MacLeod. He was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel. And he is immortal.
- IphtashuFitz, on 01/05/2009, -0/+9Too bad Tom Cruise wasn't vacationing with them...
- aggemam, on 01/05/2009, -1/+10They make a fortune for a killing.
- ShingoEX, on 01/05/2009, -1/+9Doubt it.
Hell is about as believable as Xenu. - stonebear, on 01/05/2009, -0/+8You are very naive.
- topgigmedia, on 01/05/2009, -3/+11Regardless what some of you may think of the man's religion, acting, what have you... the man's son died. Let's all move on and leave them in peace. Being a father myself - I cannot imagine what this must be like. Seriously Digg - let's all show a little class and keep the anti-Scientology, ant-Saturday Night Fever agenda at bay for now.
- kingmanic, on 01/05/2009, -0/+8The existence of Over diagnosis does not mean there isn't real mental illness. Not all sad Teens are depressive but it doesn't mean there isn't REAL depression.
Most teenagers are not doped up on something.
There is a fair amount of over diagnosis and people taking advantage of the system but there is REAL diseases. I know a kid who does have severe ADD, you can't tell me he's anywhere close to normal or faking it. Various individuals I know a few individuals who have been diagnosed with depression and they'd like nothing more than to feel normal (not drug induced numbness but just normal).
You seem to have a hard time separating "media hype" over mental illness and the reality of it. - uberduger, on 01/05/2009, -0/+7So if depression doesn't exist, then why do so many people try to kill themselves?
And I'm not talking the teenagers who slit their wrists a little as a cry for help, I'm talking the ones who have nice lives, good health and people that love them but still feel that the only way out is to throw themselves in front of a ***** train. Answer that or STFU. - Renian, on 01/05/2009, -0/+7Followed immediately by bbq.yahoo.com
- kingmanic, on 01/05/2009, -0/+7Seizures often co-exists with Autism. What ever causes Autism often also causes seizures. His comment may be off as treating autism isn't necessarily treating seizures. Although Sciontology would be against medication for either.
- AriaStar, on 01/06/2009, -0/+6Carbamazapine, aka Tegretol, controls seizures, which is against Scientologist beliefs.
- specialK16, on 01/05/2009, -1/+7Because events like this would make everyone realize what a load of ***** Scientology teaches.
- uberduger, on 01/05/2009, -0/+6Anyone can be bribed or intimidated...
Hope not though, this would be too big a blow to Scientology's crazy 'no-med' policy to ignore. - inactive, on 01/05/2009, -0/+6There can be only geeks.
- athinnes, on 10/01/2009, -3/+9And the sad thing is the truth you speak is being dugg down.
How many deaths have been caused by religious wars?
Ignorance also kills. - PattycakesHaze, on 01/05/2009, -6/+12His son was denied proper treatment (that would have kept him alive and healthier for a much longer period of time) because it was against Scientology's methods. I'm sorry, I can't imagine how horrible it must be to lose one's own child, but...John is responsible, and for that I only further hate him and his cult. I'm not kidding, he would normally have had a lot better medication if his father wasn't so far removed from reality.
- kolop1, on 01/05/2009, -19/+25So sad.
Son: Dad please give me medicine to help.
Dad: Sorry sun Xenu does not recognize your illness. Take some vitamins.
Dies in fathers arms while father tries to administer vitamin C. -
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