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Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology By Leah Remini
(2015)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 31, 2015, 1:17 am
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[center]Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
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Up until I read Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and
Scientology, I didn't realize just how little I knew about one
of the most controversial "religions" ever. Sure, I knew all the
jokes and what the public perception was, and I thought I knew
what everyone else knows. But reading Leah Remini's book was
definitely an eye opener. I came away after reading the book,
scratching my head in trying to make sense of it all and how so
many people can literally 'buy' into this religion with
overwhelming evidence that it's not what it appears to be.
Leah's story is fascinating to read, from the first page to the
very last. She doesn't minced words and goes for the jugular in
laying out all the policies she and everyone else have to abide
by, warts and all. When I say there is so much evidence staring
people in the face about what this religion purports to be, just
look at the names they come up with for whatever it is they are
trying to ascend to. It sounds like it was written by a science
fiction writer. ;) The big thing about Leah's book of course
is dishing on Tom Cruise and everything leading up to the
"Wedding of the Century".
After what Leah spills on the pages of her book, Tom comes
across even nuttier than I ever thought possible. Talk about a
whack job. The sh*t that goes down during the wedding with
regards to Katie Holmes daughter was f*cking bizarre to say the
least. All these high ranking Scientologist acting and behaving
like kids at a frat party was also something I didn't see coming
given how they are always about maintaining their cultivated
image to the public at large. The biggest offender was none
other than the leader of the church himself: David Miscavige.
Yes, the book also dives into the whereabouts of his wife Shelly
who to date has not been seen or heard from in 7 years. I won't
go into detail about the physical and mental abuse that the
church inflicts on offenders which is also addressed in the
book. That much I already knew. If you are looking for juicy,
tell-all book, this one fits the bill. Very fast read.
Definitely worth checking out from the Library. FYI, I don't
think Shelly is alive in spite of a "Detective" stating that he
got confirmation to her whereabouts. The dude is on the
Scientology bankroll. He will say and do anything to get closer
to whatever they worship in there.
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Re: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology By Leah Re
mini (2015)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 31, 2015, 1:20 am
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[center]20/20 Troublemaker: Actres Leah Remini and Her 30 Year
Life in Scientology
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After finishing the book, I was finally able to watch Leah's
20/20 interview. Good stuff.
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Re: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology By Leah Re
mini (2015)
By: Mac Date: December 31, 2015, 10:41 am
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Not to divert the thunder to this book and scientology, but I
view all religious organizations containing bizarre practices. I
haven't read her book, but just may now. But I would think most
people deep set in their religion view other religions as
bizarre. The question for me is at what point does an individual
commit to their particular religion and why? Because once you
commit and embrace the religion, than it all seems normal. And
what I don't get is the folks that ferociously defend their
beliefs, actions and rules, when I'm pretty sure most of them
could not reasonably explain that belief.
Thanks for the review. I saw this in the store the other day.
Now... I'll probably pick it up.
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Re: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology By Leah Re
mini (2015)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 31, 2015, 11:33 am
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You bring up a good point about committing to whatever religion
one takes to and in the case of Leah, which she talks about, she
was basically indoctrinated into Scientology when she was a kid
and as you said, it was "all she knew" and therein lies the
problem. Since she didn't know anything beyond what she was
being "taught", she followed blindly and this is the trap that
Scientologist use to get people to stay with them for years.
Also, for those that don't get into as kids but as adults, when
a person drops hundreds of thousands of dollars, they are more
likely to stick with them to justify spending so much. Quitting
is admitting defeat and deception. As I said, very good read.
You won't be disappointed.
As a side-note to my original post about how I thought I knew
more than I did about this religion, one thing that kept popping
up in my head while reading the book and the one thing that I've
always noticed prior to reading the book is that there is never
any mention of God anywhere. Do they even talk about God in
their church? Is it really just about them worshiping this Alien
race that may or may not come back to save them, etc.. I've
always looked at their religion as being nothing more than a
Tony Robbins convention of sorts of how to "better oneself"
through technique, yadda, yadda, yadda. Beyond that, the only
thing I'm sure they worship is the almighty dollar since that's
all they seem to be associated with given how much they make of
their parishioners.
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Re: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology By Leah Re
mini (2015)
By: Mac Date: December 31, 2015, 11:53 am
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No God talk? How strange indeed.
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Re: Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology By Leah Re
mini (2015)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: April 28, 2016, 10:15 am
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[center]Ron Miscavige Offered Support from Leah Remini
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Wow. I never saw this coming. Interview with Ron tomorrow. Very
interested to hear what he has to say about all this. It's one
thing when we hear from celeb's, but it's another to hear from
the father of the most hated person. Well, my perception is that
he is hated because of how he treats people.
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