Church of Scientology asks followers to censor Web comments
The Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise split apparently has had a negative effect on the Church of Scientology, which is calling for members to take action and silence naysayers. The campaign also comes as an entire mission for the church has defected from under the leadership of David Miscavige, reports the Village Voice. Leader Dani Lemberger of Israel's Dror Center, in Haifa, told Voice blogger Tony Ortega that his mission is one of the few that are still growing and announced that it is rejecting Miscavige's leadership. It is the "first time in memory" that an entire mission has announced that it is leaving the church, Ortega said. The church has sent an email to followers instructing them on how to "counter free speech on the internet," according to former Scientologist and current anti-Scientologist blogger Marty Rathbun, who posted the email message in its entirety on his blog. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/church-scientology-asks-followers-censor-comments-160104800.html
"This is not a fight over religion," contends the snitch. "It's being used as a way to hurt Tom."
But that doesn't explain why Katie reportedly felt it necessary to bolt the marriage in a "Mission: Impossible"-style exit involving disposable cell phones, a secretly rented apartment and the dismissal of her Cruise-loyal bodyguards.
So, what was the reason for the split? Cruise's camp "won't say," but tells TMZ "it's coming." Presumably once they think of something.
This latest salvo in the increasingly contentious divorce seems to fly in the face of Tom's lawyer sniffing earlier this week that they were letting Katie's side "play the media until they wear everyone out. Then we'll have something to say."
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