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Actor Jason Beghe leaves Scientology

foxnews.com — Jason Beghe, known for his roles in movies as Thelma & Louise and Numb3rs, has publicly and loudly severed his ties to the Church of Scientology.

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  • FreddyO, on 04/15/2008, -4/+509Oh my, this accomplished actor did a lot of the Scientology promo work, and now he says Scientology is an abusive, dangerous cult...I'm beginning to suspect that Scientology's promotional videos are full of lies.

    I was wondering why their promos never address the real issues of disconnection, medical abuse, child labor, harassment of perceived 'enemies', psychological coercion, financial exploitation and fraud.
    • iainc, on 04/15/2008, -3/+73And so it begins :o)

      Happy happy, joy joy!
      • greengiant2684, on 04/15/2008, -5/+13I'll teach your grandmother to suck eggs!
        • DenTPuzz, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3Why? She got no teeth then?
        • tyywebb, on 04/16/2008, -0/+9I TOLD YOU I'D SHOOT! BUTCHA DIDN'T BELIEVE ME! WHY DIDN'TCHA BELIEVE ME?!?
          • JerodSlay, on 04/16/2008, -0/+11Holy *****! He was an OT5!!! that's only a few levels under Tom Cruise!!!! And he can eat planets!!!
        • crump199, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3and the little critters of nature, they don't know that they're ugly... that's very funny!
      • Tetraca, on 04/16/2008, -1/+7All the little critters of nature, they don't realise they're ugly. That's very funny --- a fly marrying a bumble bee.
      • Hemingrubbish, on 04/16/2008, -0/+9Celebrities are fickle beasts. I suspect soon it will be cool to be seen quitting Scientology and they'll all be doing it.
    • provost, on 04/15/2008, -2/+88i really hope that his next role isn't him playing a corpse.
    • plimpton777, on 04/15/2008, -21/+8I haven't been this happy since Ron Paul made $6 million!
      JASON BEGHE EPIC WIN!
    • insllvn, on 04/16/2008, -9/+96Sorry to hijack, but I can't stand giving Fox News the traffic.

      A direct link to his commentary on Scientolgy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07m-IvvpK2E

      For the paranoid, a Rick Roll: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU
      • digitalpencil, on 04/16/2008, -1/+16Clicked it for the hell of it.. it's like a celebratory roll!
        • zeromous, on 04/16/2008, -4/+2hail ricky!
          • zeromous, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3wow to think, someone was actually "Woah, thats way too deep in a rickroll thread to be an acceptable comment."
            loser.
    • mrbeagle, on 04/16/2008, -20/+6Oh, you're finally "beginning" to suspect? And your opinion was swayed by a celebrity? Guess what dumbass, you're part of Scientology's target audience.
      • herrshuster, on 04/16/2008, -1/+16------>whoosh
        ------>your head
        • Akaji, on 04/16/2008, -8/+1There was a whoosh that was about his head?

          ------> this joke



          ------> ( '.' ) your head
      • Bith8654, on 04/16/2008, -1/+11Hey now, we need to embrace people realizing Scientology's stupidity, not insult them! Though I would like to think that everyone can immediately understand how ridiculous it is, apparently that's not the case. However, if they are able to eventually see the light, it's definitely a good thing.
      • kukiweed, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2wow, some people never heard of sarcasm
    • themastersb, on 04/16/2008, -3/+18I just hope he isn't harassed by Scientologists now
      • Bith8654, on 04/16/2008, -0/+17Oh he definitely will be...I just hope that doesn't stop him from speaking out
      • digitalpencil, on 04/16/2008, -0/+10Harassed... He'll be lucky if he makes it a week!
    • Rich711, on 04/16/2008, -3/+11Digg away if you like, but you are all making "THE LIST". Xenu is watching!!! ...and so are his lawyers.
    • thelock65, on 04/16/2008, -1/+15"If scientology is real, something is ***** up"
      well put sir
    • cryonix, on 04/16/2008, -1/+12I was offered an in house job at Golden Era Productions (Scientology production studio) doing 3d animation... they were going to completely take care of me (food and lodging). After multiple emails back and forth i realized i don't think i could have lived with myself making propaganda for them. I'm still a little unsettled and unsure how they found me and knew I was an animator... they are all watching us.
      • gavinonymous, on 04/16/2008, -0/+10scienology offiices were raided recently in europe - the COS was placing fake job ads, and trying to indoctrinate candidates that applied for the jobs.
  • georgeehale, on 04/15/2008, -7/+307The scam is coming to an end!
    • citizenchan, on 04/15/2008, -17/+4Huh, what scam? Are you telling me mediclorians don't exist. oh wait....
    • heymike, on 04/15/2008, -3/+23I wish I could believe that but I keep coming back to how these people got into it in the first place. I can understand them getting people in hardship and such; humans of low intelligence or under emotional duress are 'easy' to take advantage of. But how do they get guys like Beghe or just an average sob like myself to join in the first place? I would have trouble getting over the aliens, and DC-8 spaceships, volcanoes, and the fact a sci-fi writer created it in the 60/70's. How do they continue to grow or hold someone for over 10 years without them figuring out what the stench is?

      I think I will have to understand how they grew to such masses (& wealth) before I can believe that it will end. Essentially, these guys got the same business model of neo-natzi or something where they prey on either the young, ignorant, or poor to get there numbers but they can't hold them or grow their size substantially due to the inherent issues with their philosophy being so f'ed up and all.

      This part of humanity really is interesting; wish I understood it more.
      • acis1, on 04/16/2008, -15/+4so do some ***** research? it's all on the internet.
      • zigunerweisen, on 04/16/2008, -2/+13Maybe its like a pyramid scheme. You join, then you can get part of the profits of all the stuff you sell. Disclaimer: I am just talking out of my ass with absolutely no basis on anything I just said.
      • schroeder, on 04/16/2008, -1/+17From what I gather, they don't tell you about all the weird ***** until you get higher up. They start out easing you in and getting to accept that there is only Scientology and the reason for all the bad things in the world are the thetans or whatever. Then as you become more convinced and accepting to their truths (brainwashing) they slide in the reasons for those truths. Eventually by the time they get to alien souls it all seems to make sense.
        • sougly, on 04/16/2008, -0/+11The weird ***** was leaked out. Most Scientologists are not told of it.
      • ramallama, on 04/16/2008, -1/+2Try watching the Home Shopping Network and not buy something. Everyone can be seduced somehow by something.
    • cyberscape2, on 04/16/2008, -11/+1RUN! NEO-NATZIS!
    • archivist, on 04/16/2008, -1/+11it only takes a person to watch 3-4 great sci-fi movies to understand that what a scam scientology is and what L Ron has written is... well, there are no words to describe its abhorrence so i'm forced to make one myself: visccombuberate.
    • grexeo, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3And just think, this [media] frenzy was all started by the power of the Internet/Anonymous!
    • jimjoke, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3Well done anonifags. May 10th.
  • DNAnon, on 04/15/2008, -10/+210...and the walls come tumbling down! ^_^
    • Pstall, on 04/16/2008, -3/+29Too bad hes going to be found dead in a bathtub in a horrible "accident" or fall asleep at the wheel. Either that or linked to a bomb threat against the church.
      • BoneheadFarker, on 04/16/2008, -2/+13If they were smart, they wouldn't touch him. With the amount of exposure Scientology is getting lately, the more public he is the better. Anything that happens to him now will automatically get the fingers pointed towards Clearwater, Florida...
    • skoles, on 04/16/2008, -3/+10Once we hit their bullseye their dominos will tumble like a house of cards.

      Checkmate.
    • Drkgodess, on 04/16/2008, -3/+7Hey Scilons: YOU CAN'T STOP THE SIGNAL!
  • stfucupcake, on 04/15/2008, -61/+93Just for the idiots out there: the thumbnail is of Ivana Trump and her child-bride, Rossano Rubicondi, not Jason Beghe.

    Anyway, gj Anonymous on another win.
    • MystDarkarma, on 04/15/2008, -3/+94The idiots out there? More like the people who have better things to worry about. Rude.
    • saxreturns, on 04/15/2008, -3/+50It's not my fault I have no idea who the hell Jason Beghe is. He's definitely not a household name in the UK!
      • x0epyon0x, on 04/16/2008, -0/+20He's not a household name in the US either. At least, not in mine.
    • Kajarago, on 04/15/2008, -14/+26also, anon didn't have dick to do with this...you are wrong and stupid on so many levels
      • unicronband, on 04/16/2008, -3/+21I'm more than willing to bet that Anon's actions at least empowered him to speak out.
    • stenk, on 04/16/2008, -3/+34Don't call me an idiot! You sound like an idiot for knowing who the ***** Ivana Trump and her child-bride, Rossano Rubicondi are!
    • stfucupcake, on 04/16/2008, -11/+2lol @ how serious & personal you take people's comments.
    • DjViral, on 04/16/2008, -3/+2yeh i was wondering why ivana trump and her hubby were on the pic lol
    • Sickality, on 04/16/2008, -6/+8I'm not your idiot, friend.

      digg me down bitches.....
  • stfucupcake, on 04/15/2008, -4/+133link to the youtube vid:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZvmvlZM1gw&NR=1
  • jfzimmermann, on 04/15/2008, -7/+77Kirstie Alley has an excuse to belong to "scientology", she's on a crash diet. John Travolta may be suffering from an altitude disorder that affects pilots. And Tommy Cruise? He's just plain stunted.
    • laserblazer, on 04/15/2008, -4/+20Tom Cruise has classic Short Man's Syndrome; his narcissism is always at war with his genuine hatred of his shortness. Mr. Cruise might want to study up on the legal definition of fraud - which covers Ponzi schemes such as Scientology - before he decides he's adequately weighed the, ahem, ramifications if he's charged with felonies.
      • dhughes, on 04/16/2008, -4/+2 Come on now don't be a bigger prick than him, being short doesn't mean you have to be meek and bow down to people who are taller.
        Tom Cruise is nuts due to Scientology not his height.
        • mysedai, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3Actually, I think you could argue that Scientology is a symptom of his craziness, not a cause.
      • itchyfeet, on 04/16/2008, -2/+6dhughes, you have you studied the history of shortness? You don't know the history of shortness. I DO. You're.. youre.. you're GLIB.. You don't know the history of shortness, I DO.
        • goldfishey, on 04/16/2008, -1/+2well then....what is it?
          • ramallama, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1Oh you can read it very quickly. Its not long, its very...uh...nevermind.
      • Hodr, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2At the risk of being told I have "Short Man's Syndrome" (which I get a lot) I have to ask, why is it that whenever a tall, or average size person is an egomaniac, *****, or just plain douche nozzle people don't equate it to their "height", they just call it as they see it; but if the person is short it must be because they have some syndrome or other related to their height (and this is almost always pointed out by "tall" people)? On behalf of all short people (Mr. Cruise included) I would just like to express my contempt at the parents presumption, and respond with a resounding "go ***** yourself".
        • ramallama, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1You can get off your soapbox now. Wait...get back on.
        • laserblazer, on 04/19/2008, -0/+1You have a point, but I have to say that I've invoked, and heard evoked, the subject of Tall Man's Syndrome, which is similar to Short Man's Syndrome in that self-awareness of height can bring on odious attitudes and the generally unpopular expression of self-centeredness.

          The primary reason that taller people can expect a degree of preference is that from a biological view, a larger individual is often a better-nourished individual, and that is one of the indicators that the female subconscious relies on when judging a potential mate.

          Tall, short - no matter - it's our hearts and minds that make us giants.
    • Rimbo, on 04/16/2008, -1/+20According to rumor, Travolta got into Scientology because they claimed to "cure" homosexuality, and he recruited Cruise for the same reason.

      But that's just a dirty filthy rumor.
      • laserblazer, on 04/16/2008, -6/+5Then they should have had the courage to be happy gay guys - which I can understand is probably a challenge with a big chunk of the population ready and willing to offer queers scorn at every turn. At any rate, they shouldn't be operating Ponzi schemes.
        • thelock65, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4MOM! Tom cruise wont come out of the closet!
          • laserblazer, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3R. Kelley: Now I'm in the closet. Now I'm in the closet too!
    • olbap, on 04/16/2008, -0/+8How in the hell do you explain Beck then? I'm still trying to figure that one out. What a total let down.
      • ChadN, on 04/16/2008, -0/+5His parents were Scientologists. And like ALL cults/religions, they like to get their hooks into the next generation.
        • laserblazer, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3Converts are not only slaves but a form of guarantee that their family members obey by implied threat, via harassment, frivolous and malicious litigious attacks, or worse. Also see 'The Unification Church'.
      • gavinonymous, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3his parents, he was born into it, so to speak, and raised that way.
    • epmc, on 04/16/2008, -2/+2There is no excuse. Anyone apart of scientology is a sorry excuse for a human being.
      • laserblazer, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2There are some who are lost souls, unfriended and especially vulnerable to cult induction.
    • goldfishey, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4If Scientology worked like it claims to, then kirsty alley wouldn't have needed jenny craig to lose weight. She really is the poster child for the "Scientology is a scam" movement.
    • edwartica, on 04/16/2008, -1/+4Tom Cruise shows all the signs of untreated ADHD. He really needs to start taking his medication.
      • laserblazer, on 04/16/2008, -1/+4In Tom Cruise's case, would that be 'Acting-Disadvantaged Hyperactive *****'? I've known ADHD (the real definition) people and they're way cooler than Tom Cruise.
        • EdithPiaf, on 04/20/2008, -0/+0But You've never seen him act? you should, he's excellent, ADHD is a great and fun disease for actors like the midget Al AAARRRGH!!! Pacino
  • starblink, on 04/15/2008, -4/+104ATM it would be a good decision for CoS actors to leave to help save their career and credibility.
    • Wargalas, on 04/15/2008, -5/+30Ass to mouth?
      • analogkid01, on 04/15/2008, -4/+14Well that would certainly explain Kirstie Alley's rise to fame...
      • narcofiche, on 04/16/2008, -3/+5Based on all the weight loss commercials I see with her in it, I'm assuming "ass to mouth" means "donkey to mouth."
  • drastic8, on 04/15/2008, -8/+7520 bucks says that video is pulled within the day.
    • FvckingFvck, on 04/16/2008, -2/+19If pulled anon will have back up within minutes.
  • LittleFishChan, on 04/15/2008, -4/+70"The further up the bridge, the worse you get."
    • unicronband, on 04/15/2008, -7/+18And Anon are the trolls underneath, ***** up their ***** bridge.

      Enturbulate on good legion!
  • twertyto, on 04/15/2008, -4/+361In tomorrow's news...Actor Jason Beghe is found dead of an "apparent suicide".

    http://www.whyaretheydead.net/
    • Wakuko, on 04/16/2008, -1/+20In a very common suicide scheme in ex-scientologists, he ran a hose from the exhaust of his car to the window.
    • DevilInPgh, on 04/16/2008, -2/+7That or he'll be found in bed with a dead hooker.
      • Lynxpro, on 04/16/2008, -0/+5As long as she was hot, that would still be respectable.
    • nomadxx7, on 04/16/2008, -0/+5I went to that link and saw the L. Ron Hubbard's son committed suicide. The article also mentioned weird things when L. Ron Hubbard died. Victims of their own creation?
    • bdog9, on 04/16/2008, -1/+0They're wackos but they're not stupid. They only kill regular people. He's a well known actor and just made a very public statement. He's safe physically, though I'm sure they'll do their best to discredit/embarrass him. Maybe we'll get a new celebrity sex tape out of this!
  • petedi, on 04/15/2008, -3/+67MP's daughter commit suicide after Scientology Personality Test:
    http://sugiero.blogspot.com/2008/04/norway-mps-dau ...
    • saxreturns, on 04/15/2008, -3/+16That's really, really sad... but I can't imagine that she was particularly emotionally stable to begin with if that one test caused her to commit suicide.
      • gavinonymous, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2those tests are designed to show the recruiter which areas of weakness in personality to exploit. Maybe they hit on the right one, and pushed it too far. for her to take. I took the test once myself, but they never called me after or anything - i had maxxed oout in all categories - the weirdo giving me the test then asked me how I felt about 'controlling people' - I still have the results somewhere.. I think it's an 'oxford personality test' about 300 questions.. very innocuous in normal hands.
    • babu42, on 04/16/2008, -1/+1> I can't imagine that she was particularly emotionally stable to begin with [...]

      If that is the case it only adds to the blame. This so called test should detect any emotional difficulties she might have had and it should cause the scientlogists to go easy on her. Well, guess what. They didn't.

      What really happened follows the usual pattern; they picked her *because* she was young and vulnerable and they put pressure on to destroy her self esteem so they could more easily recruit and brainwash her. And that killed her.
    • hamidious, on 04/16/2008, -3/+1It's her fault. If someone tell you that you basically suck, you don't actually go on and kill yourself unless you really suck.
  • bobbybobington, on 04/15/2008, -4/+180Dear Mr. Beghe,
    You'll be needing one of these...
    http://dcartnews.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/Vfor ...
    -The Internet
    • jsaya, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1Anyone have a high-resolution printable version?
  • killbert24, on 04/15/2008, -31/+7Good on you Beghe! Good on you! Too bad Xenu is gonna REAM yo' ass for being a traitor.
    • unicronband, on 04/15/2008, -2/+27Xenu is the bad guy, so he'd probably shake his hand or something.
      • tdogg241, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4Is it just me, or are all religions that need a "bad guy" hilarious?
  • zwendkos, on 04/15/2008, -4/+15... and so should everyone else!
  • woofer1125, on 04/15/2008, -17/+11this is a win for sure.. Epic perhaps?
    • heypetray, on 04/15/2008, -5/+13:-/ Not epic. Travolta would be epic.
      • Lynxpro, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2No, Beck would be epic, since he was raised in it. Same goes for "Hyde" from *That 70s Show*.
    • TobiasParker, on 04/15/2008, -5/+8This was a triumph?
    • Modiga, on 04/16/2008, -6/+5It'd have been epic if the CoS building had blown up whilst he was calming walking away from it. This is just a case of "Good for him."
    • epmc, on 04/16/2008, -2/+2Epic? I've never even heard of this stupid *****.
  • christopheles, on 04/15/2008, -3/+119The best part is that he was OT5. That's like Travolta level.
    • tHePeOPle, on 04/15/2008, -2/+40I think that's when you get Mind Bullets. He can blast scientologists at will now with his mind bullets. Use their powers against them!
      • Pilot85, on 04/16/2008, -1/+14*Cue Don LaFontaine voice*

        A dark past. An organization with a deadly secret. One man dares to fight back...
        • x0epyon0x, on 04/16/2008, -0/+11Steven Seagal is Jason Beghe in "Under Siege 3: Thetan Assault."
        • eastlondoner, on 04/16/2008, -0/+0oh god please someone make a cos movie spoof....
      • spootmonkey, on 04/16/2008, -1/+7that's telekinesis kyle
      • gudnbluts, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3Ah, but at that level, although you COULD do mind bullets, you've attained the wisdom not to.
    • zigunerweisen, on 04/16/2008, -1/+18that's no match for OT6's eBeam +3 tho.
    • dopplerdog, on 04/16/2008, -0/+10No, all this means is that he wasn't really an OT5, but an SP - he just hid it very well. I wonder what his crimes are. WHAT ARE HIS CRIMES?? IS HE A PERVERT? IS HE A CHILD MOLESTER? WHO IS PAYING HIM?
      :-)
      • stilesja, on 04/16/2008, -0/+6I saw him at the Train yard giving hand jobs to hobos.
    • strikerK, on 04/16/2008, -1/+4Can someone explain what hes talking about? what is OT and what is "clear"
      sorry.. i don't speak retard
      • kss42, on 04/16/2008, -1/+10OT is when the score is tied after regulation, and the teams play through an extra short period to determine a winner. Clear means you can see through it, duh.
      • EwMo, on 04/16/2008, -4/+6I was going to respond, until you said that you don't speak retard. After I read that, I realized that your ego took up too much room and my explanation wasn't going to fit. Sorry.
      • phauna, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2OT are the Operating Thetan levels, kind of like in dungeons and dragons. He's a level five Paladin. Clear means you are kind of scientologically enlightened, you accept the teachings of the organisation and are ready for alien stories and more brainwashing. However you are still at the bottom of the OT levels.
    • DestroyFascism, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1lol All the "popular" actors seem to get to high levels.
      Was it the cash or the need for free advertising / sponsoring, etc....
  • toxicityj, on 04/15/2008, -3/+118we've got one Jason. Now we've got to get Jason Lee out.
    • stonebone4, on 04/15/2008, -3/+72Please hurry so I can watch My Name Is Earl without feeling terrible about myself.
      • DeathJux, on 04/15/2008, -1/+49Ahahaha, I have the exact same problem! God I loved Jason Lee before I knew he was a Scientologist. It broke my heart.
        • matriculated, on 04/15/2008, -2/+25You know what's really disappointing? He starred in both Underdog and Alvin and the Chipmunks! In the same year! He must really need that money to play for his Scientology books!
        • Cornloaf, on 04/15/2008, -1/+18Can we work on his in-show brother too?
          • stonebone4, on 04/16/2008, -0/+15Seriously?! Jesus H, man, so we need to get out those two, Beck, and Hyde (plus his brother in real life) and Donna from That 70's Show. This is just getting ridiculous. How do these seemingly intelligent and legitimately talented people get wrapped up in this stuff?
    • narcofiche, on 04/16/2008, -0/+18What! I had no idea, man - that SUCKS.
    • olbap, on 04/16/2008, -1/+5They got Jason Lee??? OMFG - The world is coming to an end.
      • drgachet, on 04/16/2008, -0/+0i thought notts county had jason lee-i know they're weirdos but surely not a cult
    • aelias, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3Beck is next.
    • EdithPiaf, on 04/20/2008, -1/+0never heard of any of those Jason before. But I see J Lee : "all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth".
      Scamtology got only one movie star actually, the rest is either has been, losers, Dlisted; so much for helping their careers...
  • OffPiste, on 04/15/2008, -31/+3He'll probably get raped in the butt by someone from myspace.
    • ASeventhSign, on 04/15/2008, -10/+0wow. all the guy did was change gods.
      • Patori, on 04/15/2008, -3/+8No, not at all. He renounced his affiliation with Scientology.
  • philliesphan026, on 04/15/2008, -2/+56Only a matter of a few months now before he ends up on the wrong end of something which will ultimately be labelled as a "suspicious suicide"
    • toxicityj, on 04/15/2008, -2/+27Bowler: That's right. The police said it was an accident. He'd come home late one night and fell down an elevator shaft...onto some bullets.
      Raja: You know, I've always suspected a bit of foul play.
      Bowler: As have I.
      • MikeCortez, on 04/16/2008, -1/+0As funny as that might be, I wouldn't put it past those nutcases.
  • SRSco, on 04/15/2008, -72/+7Wow...y'all are so delusional. He didn't leave because of any of your Anonymous Digg *****. You had nothing to do with it. So one person gets disenchanted with Scientology? So what? There will be no mass exodus away from it. You have zero impact. You're all worthless.
    • heypetray, on 04/15/2008, -3/+28Just who the ***** are you again?
    • saxreturns, on 04/15/2008, -3/+17You'd better start thinking of a tasty recipe to cook those words in, because some day you're going to be eating them.
    • jellygraph, on 04/16/2008, -3/+12lol, its hilarious reading your previous posts from your profile... you got a major bug up your ass.
      dugg down and blocked. you're a waste of time
      • SRSco, on 04/16/2008, -17/+1Like your 4,000+ comments on Digg are of any worth. I bet you really haven't blocked me like you claim. You'll respond to this.
        • heypetray, on 04/16/2008, -1/+9It must hurt to be so wrong so often.
          • edwartica, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2I suspect he himself is a Scientologist.
        • synergye, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3Blocked, so I can continue telling my friends how awesome Digg is, and how it can actually be worth-while to look over the comments.
        • digitalpencil, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3awww.... did he hurt your feelings?
          • synergye, on 04/16/2008, -1/+2digitalpencil, I blocked SRSco, not Heypetray.
        • zeusthemoose, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3You, Sir, are a waste of fine air. For the sake of humanity, I ask that you and your kind promptly exterminate yourselves.
    • Rikkochet, on 04/16/2008, -2/+5I just pored over the comments and saw nobody claiming that at all. It's a win for Anonymous because it's a blow against Scientology, but that doesn't mean that anon had anything to do with this.
      Relax, captain.
    • BoneheadFarker, on 04/16/2008, -4/+4WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! The Scientologists are here! Let the party begin!
    • cambob76, on 04/16/2008, -2/+3What's wrong? Got sand up your vagina?
    • writerwriter, on 04/16/2008, -1/+5AHAHAHahhahahaha a defender of Scientology says We're delusional? Whahahahaha.... yeah. tha'ts right.
    • edwartica, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1He's just mad because Tom Cruise wouldn't give him a hand job.
    • mranderson86, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1COLONEL
      Don't you love your country?
      JOKER
      Yes, sir.

      COLONEL
      Then how about getting with the program?

      Why don't you jump on the team and come
      on in for the big win?

      JOKER
      Yes, sir!
      COLONEL
      Son, all I've ever asked of my marines is that they obey my orders as they would the word of God. We are here to help the Scilons, because inside every Scilon there is free individual trying to get out. It's a hardball world, son. We've gotta keep our heads until this peace craze blows over.
  • INDOAZZ, on 04/15/2008, -3/+19About time he sobered up.
  • carpespasm, on 04/15/2008, -4/+34Don't slack up now anon. GO GO GO!
    • FriniK, on 04/16/2008, -3/+1Anon is to scientology as what the devil is to christians ... :D ...
      we just all bad arent we?
  • mparker7410, on 04/15/2008, -10/+45Thankfully he doesn't have a career they can destroy.
    • Plups, on 04/16/2008, -2/+2I trust you meant that his very substantial career will withstand anything that Scientology can throw at it. If so, then I fervently agree.
    • shotgunefx, on 04/16/2008, -1/+1Hey, he was Yanessa on "1st & 10" LOL. Don't forget Romero's" Monkey Shines".
  • thirteenthcor, on 04/15/2008, -4/+15Good for Him.
  • rick2k, on 04/15/2008, -2/+23I dont know who he is but well done.
  • saxreturns, on 04/15/2008, -2/+59Hi, I'm Jason Beghe. You may remember me from such films as 'Dianetics: Happiness the Sci-Fi Way!' and 'Dianetics 2: The Reactive Mind Strikes Back'
  • Mikhail101, on 04/15/2008, -29/+4About ***** time you douche bag, shouldnt have been there in the first place.
    • mythicflux, on 04/15/2008, -2/+22People do make mistakes. Being a dick about it tends to not give them reason to admit it. Win them to your side by not being a douche when they realize their mistake.
  • Alien3434, on 04/15/2008, -11/+54Anon: 1
    Scientology: 0
  • jn1167, on 04/15/2008, -18/+2XENU must be pissed...
    • heypetray, on 04/15/2008, -1/+24Xenu is Scientology's villain. He'd be happy.
      • mywhitenoise, on 04/15/2008, -1/+13People are always misusing Xenu.
  • bbland, on 04/15/2008, -5/+15Welcome back my son.
    • smrekar, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4"My prodijal...progdigal...my son returns"
  • chrissku, on 04/15/2008, -69/+5

    Who's to say that Scientology is wrong and Christianity is right? Who's to say Christianity is right and Islam is wrong? Who's to say Islam is right and Atheist are wrong?

    Who are we to judge?


    (I'm a Catholic)

    • Allibaster, on 04/15/2008, -10/+13Ever see Jesus Camp?
    • meells, on 04/15/2008, -4/+15Hey, I think you are right, but here is my question....if this is your attitude, why do you sign off with a Catholic affiliation? Arent you now technically an agnostic? Don't hide from it...it's ok. The Pope can't reach you here :)
      • chrissku, on 04/15/2008, -4/+5Might point is I am Catholic and I still can't come up with proof that I'm right and everyone else is wrong. Their guess is as good as mine.
        • meells, on 04/15/2008, -1/+7Yeah i get that...but that makes you technically *not* Catholic. Why carry the tag is all Im saying. By affixing the label to yourself, you are proclaiming that you CAN assert that you are correct and the others are not. Thats the point of denominationalized religion. Not a big deal, I just dont see why peole let themselkves get slapped with a label as a child, but never think to drop it when it doesnt fit anymore.
          • chrissku, on 04/15/2008, -2/+5"let themselves get slapped with a title as a child"????


            What child has the capability to tell their parents "Hey Mom and Dad I want to give other religions and cultures a shot before I make my decision to go with the church you have been taking me to the 6 years I've been alive thus far."


            Be realistic. How do we know the church we grew up going to is the right church? My parents never took me to a mosque to see if that was more my style. They never took me to a synagogue.

            Get my point? We really have no choice. our beliefs are basically decided by our parents.
          • 0011002, on 04/16/2008, -1/+5He meant why keep the tag after you are grown up and are can choose what to believe in.
          • MalenfantX, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1@chrissku if a god or gods were real, it wouldn't matter what was more your style, there would be one true religion.
            Since gods are fictional, people can and do believe whatever nutty ideas they're handed as children. I really think we should get over our superstitious past.
        • Patori, on 04/15/2008, -1/+5If you're catholic, your faith is proof enough.
          Same with most other religions.

          Your viewpoints are agnostic.
    • Qumahlin, on 04/15/2008, -4/+15it's not about that. Do any of the religions you named above other than Scientology charge you for information about them? Do they tell you that unless you give them all your money and buy special equipment you will be possessed by demons? Do they then take in the people who have fallen for their scheme and gone bankrupt and put them to work as slaves on their various properties?

      The Catholic church has committed many atrocities in it's time; however even they know better in this day and age. Scientology is the worlds largest ponzi scheme above all else.
      • OneLess, on 04/16/2008, -9/+2Ah, so it's only bad to lie to and otherwise scam millions of people as long as you don't charge them money. I'm sure that everyone who diggs every anti-Scientology story to the front page really has the whole money thing foremost in their minds while doing so. Please my screwy atheist brain if I don't see some cognitive dissonance here.
        • bruce86, on 04/16/2008, -1/+4You are using cognitive dissonance in the wrong way. By your own definition (though wrong) of what these diggers believe, there is no disparity in behavior and belief.
        • Qumahlin, on 04/16/2008, -1/+7"Ah, so it's only bad to lie to and otherwise scam millions of people as long as you don't charge them money"

          Quite frankly yes, yes I do. I myself am an athiest. I have no need for religion, but I understand that the majority of the people I know...do. Now if you need religion and your family brought you up to need religion then said religion should atleast be somewhat looking out for your well being in the grand scheme of things and not just trying to rape your wallet.

          In most religions there is a big imaginary guy in the sky who would like you to donate money atleast once a week, but you don't have to donate if you can't afford it and they will still treat you the same. In scientology the imaginary guy in the sky wants you to donate all your money, become his slave, and cut off communication with anyone outside of the religion specifically to avoid them from finding out you just got robbed.

          See the difference?
    • analogkid01, on 04/15/2008, -3/+5We're rational, thinking human beings who have rightfully embraced and developed a little thing called the scientific method. That's who we are. Scientology = Christianity = Islam = superstition. Atheism may very well be "incorrect," but at least it's the only belief system that wouldn't have a problem *admitting* it's incorrect.
      • chrissku, on 04/15/2008, -4/+2Like I said....I'm a catholic and I always ask myself 'who's religion is the right religion?' It's human nature. I don't care what religion you are.....most people ask themselves this question. If you say you don't you're probably lying.
        • meells, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3No link to reply to your convo with me above, but here is one: Fair enough on the choice on words...most children are not given an option. But you are attacking a technicality of wording rather than the overriding point: If you see a disconnect in what you were taught and what you now , with choice enabled, think....there is no point in proclaiming an affailiation. You know what I am saying, technicalities notwithstanding. You persist in saying you are Catholic, but dont have the faith to proclaim it the true religion, which is a requirement to use the title. Therefore you are not Catholic.
          • chrissku, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2Ok...I was raised Catholic and I personally do believe in God. It took me lots of second guessing to come to that belief. However, I am not foolish enough to ever tell somebody else what they believe is wrong. I can offer no proof that they are wrong.

            The point I originally made was not to judge others for what they believe. Everyone was raised in different circumstances. Not every Muslim was taught about the Jewish faith as a child when their mind was developing. Not every Jew learned about the Muslim faith as a child when they were developing. People should have faith in what they believe without telling others they are wrong or right. The fact is nobody can prove definitively that another persons religion is wrong.
          • arcooke, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4chrissku, it absolutely amazes me that you're still religious. You definitely do have the right idea. This is what irritates me most about religion is that people just settle with the one that has the most influence in their lives (by parents, the community, even the country). They never stop to explore others, and just assume they chose the right one (kudos to you for not doing that). Religions around the world are vastly different, and anyone who believes in a god I would imagine would like to make sure he or she is affiliated with the right one (to prevent being punished in the "afterlife").

            I really don't know what to make of your replies, but it sounds to me like you could be teetering on the edge of agnosticism, even if you don't even realize it.
    • mythicflux, on 04/15/2008, -2/+22I'll bite. The problem isn't Co$ beliefs so much as it's the radical destructive means the upper members use to push their agenda. Trying to destroy dissenters should not be the core of a religious movement.
      • writerwriter, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3but trying to destroy dissenters IS the core of ALL religious movements.
    • ANonHubbard, on 04/15/2008, -4/+8Hi, this is digg.com, not letmetellyoumytheologicalpositiononunrelatedthreads.com
    • yohnstoppable, on 04/16/2008, -3/+7For all my complaints about religion, most have many positive influences. For instance all of the religious charities you see. So even though I'm most definitely NOT a Christian, I can't sit here and say it is 100% bad. Most of the ***** you see doing stupid religious acts are crazy fundamentalists, no matter what the religion. And I've known plenty of really good people who are religious, and use it as motivation to do good things.

      Scientology doesn't have that. Scientology doesn't have the redeeming factors of other mainstream religion. Scientology doesn't positively influence the lives of others. It ***** ruins lives so that others can make money. It is a complete sham.
      • writerwriter, on 04/16/2008, -3/+2whwhahahahah! yeah. positive. for sure. Ah. no. All relligions end up encouraging people to kill others who don't believe the same *****.
        It's all crap. Scary, mind bending crap.
    • Apokalyps2547, on 04/16/2008, -3/+131: You need to PAY to be in Scientology. A lot.
      2: Scientology, unlike religions and Atheism, strives to keep its doctrines SECRET.
      • Jlaugh, on 04/16/2008, -5/+1Most religions have secrets. Even Christians.
        • anonpost, on 04/16/2008, -1/+5If you are refering to religious doctrine, then no, almost no religions have secrets.

          Except scientology, you have to pay to know their doctrine.
          • Jlaugh, on 04/16/2008, -2/+2No, early Christianity had inner teachings. It was originally a Mystery religion. Lot's of things have changed over the years though.
          • casey148, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3Like what, for example?
          • Jlaugh, on 04/16/2008, -1/+2Like all the astrology, symbolism, allegory and numerology in the old and new testament.
        • EwMo, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4Name one that people would care about. From any legitimate religion.
          • Jlaugh, on 04/16/2008, -2/+2Mormons are divided into temple Mormons and tabernacle mormons, and you have to be a temple Mormon to go to a temple service.
          • frishack, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2He said legitimate religion
      • writerwriter, on 04/16/2008, -3/+2You have to pay to belong to any religion. See tithing.... it's a HUGE racket. FREE YOUR MIND>
        • Apokalyps2547, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4I've never heard of a church suing some dude for not tithing.
          (Don't get me wrong, I'm no Christian apologist. I'm Atheist)
          • MalenfantX, on 04/16/2008, -2/+0No, but many of them print the individual donation amounts in their newsletter to pressure the flock to tithe.
            I dated a crazy girl for a while and was pretty shocked by the newsletter from her evangelical church.
    • PueSi, on 04/16/2008, -2/+9It's not their beliefs i disagree with, it's the way the silence people who speak against them.
      For all i care they could believe in flying hippopotamus, but when they start harassing critics, committing crimes (Operation Snow White http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_snow_white ) and suing everybody, I have all the right to speak against them.
      Simple question: When was the last time the Pope sued anybody?
      • chrissku, on 04/16/2008, -4/+2He's a little tied up in pedophile court right now. We had a few guys that liked boys....and well now he needs to finish dealing with that mess.
        • bruce86, on 04/16/2008, -3/+3Be careful your Scientology is showing.
    • RCourtney, on 04/16/2008, -4/+6It's really quite simple actually. Anyone who claims certainty in knowing the answer to an unanswerable question is, by definition, speaking out of their ass.

      Catholic, Christian, Muslim, Scientologist, Hindi, Wiccan, Satanist, Flying Spagetti Monster = WRONG

      "I don't know but want to keep a critically thinking, open mind so that I can find the truth" = RIGHT
      • dddavid, on 04/16/2008, -1/+2Scientology cannot be equated with Christianity or Catholocism or Judaism (sp?) because at least those religions TRY to help people. Even if they are wrong they are not completely evil. Scientology is a business. A business of separating people from their money. Please educate yourself on it. It is more dangerous than you think.
    • schroeder, on 04/16/2008, -1/+2There are a lot of criminal activities associated with Scientology:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_controver ...
    • writerwriter, on 04/16/2008, -3/+4all religions are made up sacks of *****... Christ = Horus... it's all crap. Total, utter crap.
      However, LRH gets huge points for one thing: he made a bet with Heinlein that he could start a religion and make a lot of money. Bingo.
      Others in our times who've done this? Joseph Smith (mormonism), whose own mother said he was the best liar she'd ever met.
      The guy who started the JWs
      Who ever started the 7th day adventists
      Charlatains all.
  • robthom, on 04/15/2008, -20/+1Does this mean he wont be using firefox anymore?
  • MoonDog9, on 04/15/2008, -22/+1Someone tell me why I need to care about this guy? Is it a slow news day?
    • Heembo, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4Insider trashing Scientology. Fun sport!
    • tnoy, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3Think of it like a member of Bush's cabinet starting to tell all the secrets.
  • N256, on 04/15/2008, -21/+1We don't give a ***** about anything else a celebrity does, why do we here? Also, are we going to credit Anon every time someone leaves scientology now?
    • koreth, on 04/15/2008, -3/+1"We" being who, exactly?
    • digitalpencil, on 04/16/2008, -0/+5Hell, if Travolta and Cruise leave I think we should declare a national-*****-holiday!
      • edwartica, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2If they left, I might actually rent War of the Worlds! I kind of decided I would be better off not seeing it, considering Tom Cruise is in it and all.
        • MalenfantX, on 04/16/2008, -0/+0You are better off not seeing it. Watch the first movie or listen to the radio drama instead.
  • imacbook, on 04/15/2008, -33/+2You can view articles about Scientology on your iMac or MacBook from Apple.
    • mywhitenoise, on 04/15/2008, -3/+7Really? Can I also watch scientology and celebrity gossip on a SharpTV? I know I can on a Samsung, and Pioneer...but I want to make sure before I buy.
    • meells, on 04/15/2008, -2/+6Also...on a PC, or the library....Christ some of you Mac fanboys are pathetic. Your Mac brethren should be beating you down for making them guilty by association. Even if you are just a shill....I can imagine this coming from a regular user.
      • digitalpencil, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1only retards define themselves by their hardware but I must admit.. i'm crying a little inside about the association : (
    • mythicflux, on 04/15/2008, -1/+9They have the internet on computers now?
    • ANonHubbard, on 04/15/2008, -4/+2hahah, I like your style ;)
    • jstone, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3I'd like to think this is a spambot, but I've seen some mac fans that are just as bad...
    • tnoy, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3I think digg is the last place someone would need to spam about Apple.
  • chudgoo, on 04/15/2008, -4/+13....and tomorrow he will catch cancer or be accused of being a pedophile
    (edit - twertyto beat me to it)
  • snareguy17, on 04/15/2008, -4/+32Dugg for the username submitting the story.
  • TheWriteGuy, on 04/15/2008, -5/+14Well, if anything happens to him, maybe his best friend, Agent Mulder, will ensure The Truth comes out.
    • imnotverycr8ive, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4Maybe in the new X-Files movie Mulder will infiltrate the CO$. I mean, come on. Aliens, crazy characters (Tom Cruise), secretive cults, and mysterious deaths. The monster-of-the-week could be Xenu.
  • atarideath, on 04/15/2008, -2/+14Now to wait for the words "Beghe" and "under mysterious circumstances" to appear in headlines.
  • mddawso, on 04/15/2008, -3/+10Well this is cool and all until the dude unexpectedly kills himself in a seemingly impossible series of events...
    • Aensland, on 04/15/2008, -2/+6...a series of unfortunate events.
    • yohnstoppable, on 04/16/2008, -4/+3just like final destination! I knew those crazy ***** were behind it. How else could someone slip from a leaked toilet, and get her head severed?
  • Allibaster, on 04/15/2008, -12/+1Ummm......who?
  • ElBeh, on 04/15/2008, -17/+3Just another celebrity attention stunt. But yeah, -1 for Scientology.
  • apophenic, on 04/15/2008, -29/+1Good job, anonymous. You won. Congratulations. Can I stop hearing about Scientology now?
    • AaronStatic, on 04/15/2008, -3/+4anon runs your internets now
    • ANonHubbard, on 04/15/2008, -2/+5Sorry for forcing you to read this. Seriously, I apologize. I shouldn't have knocked you out, tied you up, and forced you against your will to read this story and comment on it. It was wrong of me. Please accept my apology.
    • Kajarago, on 04/15/2008, -6/+2anon didnt do anything...
    • JurisAnonimus, on 04/16/2008, -1/+1That's like saying "you've protected the rainforests, but you should stop because I'm tired of hearing about it." spoken like a true OSA agent. what a douchebag, apophenic is.
      • apophenic, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1"Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
  • Rizmaster, on 04/15/2008, -8/+8In other news Jason Beghe died of a heart attack this afternoon in his home. Nobody asked anybody about anything.
  • artur.ventura, on 04/15/2008, -2/+17i bet 3000 diggs
  • sdigroup, on 04/15/2008, -3/+23Co$ is EVIL
  • nickclicker, on 04/15/2008, -17/+9This. Is. Awesome. Period.
  • maddh, on 04/15/2008, -2/+12Can we try for Beck next?
    • dougintexas, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1I so miss listening to his music but, since I learned about his membership in Co$, well, I just can't listen to it anymore without thinking that at least some of the money I spent on that music (yeah, I still buy my music) went to support the crap this "church" spews (well IMO all religion is crap but that's just me).
      • EdithPiaf, on 04/20/2008, -0/+0His album 'the information' is a tribute to LRon.
  • imitokay, on 04/15/2008, -10/+9this needs to be dugg!!! and quick!!!
  • AManWithNoName, on 04/15/2008, -2/+9Score one more for Anonymous. Their effects are powerful.
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