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Xenu Factory!

Filed under: Tom Cruise > Will Smith

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Many have speculated that the school Will Smith and her husband, Jada, are opening in LA this September is really a Scientology indoctrination center.

In an LA Times report , the head mistress of HanCOCK's school basically says the Scientology school front talk is nonsense.

She says the school's teachers are of all religions and that one of the teaching methods the school will be employing ('study technology') is erroneously attributed to Scientology. The school boss says, "People tend to think study technology is a subject, but it is really just the way the subject is taught. They then come to the conclusion that we are teaching Scientology when actually a methodology doesn't have anything to do with content."

The paper goes on to point out that critics argue Will's school is not being honest about its links to Scientology.

David S. Touretzky, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, created a website that dissects study technology and asserts that in the case of the Smiths' school, it is Scientology religion disguised as education.

The Prof said many phrases and concepts on the school's website are specific to Scientology.

For example, the school lists a "Director of Qualifications" and another teacher who is an assistant in the "Qual" department. The "Qual," said Touretzky, is where people who have completed a Scientology counseling, or "auditing," session or a course in the Church of Scientology are tested by a qualifications teacher.

"There is no reputable educator anywhere who endorses [study technology]," said Touretzky, a critic of Scientology. "What happens is that children are inculcated with Scientology jargon and are led to regard L.R. Hubbard as an authority figure. They are laying the groundwork for later bringing people into Scientology."

Ron Reynolds, executive director of the California Assn. of Private School Organizations, which represents primarily independent religious schools, tells the Times that all schools should strive for transparency.

"I know next to nothing about Scientology, but if you're using some method or technology closely associated with Scientology and Scientology is characterized as a church or religious body, it raises a question if they proclaim themselves as other than religious," Reynolds said.

He has not seen the school's website but went on to say, "I don't want to insinuate the school is failing to disclose anything. But as a matter of good practice, if a school has an affiliation, it would behoove it to expose it."

If the critics are right, why do you have to be all shady, Will?

Did Tom put you up to this?

[Image via WENN.]

147 comments to “Xenu Factory!”

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  1. J JAK says – reply to this


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    Re: MCW!! – JUSTJAK SAYS………SO TRUE MYRIAM…………SO TRUE………….WHILE I DID INDEED REFER TO MISS REVOLTING AS A TOP AND TOMMY TURD A BOTTOM……….I SIMPLY MEANT IN CONTEXT TO THE CONSTANT SEX THEY HAVE WITH EACH OTHER….AS TOM "NEVER" TOPS… MZ REVOLTING IS CERTAINLY CAPABLE OF TAKING A HUGE PHALLUS UP HER SHITTER WHEN IT'S ATTACHED TO A REAL MAN….NOT A GIRLIE MAN LIKE TOMMY TURD.

  2. RAD Q says – reply to this


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    Re: NcYby – RADICAL QUEEN SAYS…………….YOU SHOULD WRITE SCRIPTS DEAR…………..YOU KNOW……….LIKE THOSE ONES YOU SEE IN THE THEATRE THAT SAY "BASED ON A TRUE STORY."

  3. Lara says – reply to this


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    I worked with Scientologists for many years and I am familiar with this "learning technology" and it's lingo. This school is definitely using Scientology's "learning technology". Proof, the website says students create "models" to show they understand a concept and students look up the definition of words until they absolutely understand them. These two ideas are conrnerstone to the idiotic "learning technology".

    P.S. the scientologists I knew were all unhappy and appeared lost. I would stay far away from this so called "religion."

  4. brite says – reply to this


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    You KNOW it's a Scientology school. I just hope all parents know before they send their kids there. Also WTF is with all the Dianetics commercials on BBC America now. Every commerical break there seems to be a Dianetics commerical (which is Scientology) but they are not using the words Scientology because they just put up their website to get people in. They know that more people are aware of the term Scientology than Dianetics. Sneaky.

    Scientology = Cult

  5. brite says – reply to this


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    Re: CC

    Thanks for letting us know about that school. I wish all the schools like that were upfront about it.

  6. MCW says – reply to this


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    Re: J JAK
    I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, HONEY, BUT I JUST HAD TO TAKE A BRIEF LOOK AT THE "SCHOOL'S" (MORE LIKE TRAINING CAMP'S) WEBSITE AND WHAT A POORLY DISGUISED ATTEMPT AT INDOCTRINATING THE LITTLE ONES INTO THIS VILE CULT! PLUS, THEY CLAIM TO BE NON-DISCRIMINATORY BUT HOW OBVIOUS THEY'RE TARGETING MINORITY GROUPS. THIS DACHAU-MODELED WORK CAMP IS DEFINITELY INTENDED TO TAKE THE CHILD OUT OF CHILDHOOD! TOMMY GIRL SHOULD PUT HIS MONEY TO BETTER USE–LIKE HAVING HIS HIDEOUS MOTHER'S ROTTED OUT PIRANHA TEETH FIXED, FOR STARTERS! I'VE SEEN BETTER LOOKING TEETH ON LEATHERFACE, I TELL YOU!!! (I MUST ADMIT, MYRIAM IS A FAN OF THE HORROR-FLICKS, DARLING!)

  7. Paria says – reply to this


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    Will has now become a pariah. Shame on him for trying to foist this crap on us. And ever since Tom turned from the messiah into just the "Mess" Will has been trying to apologize for him in the press.
    It's funny that Tom and John Travolta look even more gay than they did before trying to program it out of themselves. But I also find it amusing that when Will is out and about with a known heterosexual, a.k.a. Charlize, he gets SO touchy feely with her, it's almost like he is giddy with remembering how it was to touch a woman that could be interested in him sexually, not sex based solely on procreation.
    I'm also in the camp that wll not be going to see Hancock in the theaters or renting it later. A word of advice to Will, Crazy is as Crazy does so knock some of this shit off before you have no cred whatsoever.



  8. 108

    her HUSBAND Jada????????

  9. bart says – reply to this


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    My child is all excited about the new school. He just signed up for couch jumping 101! LMAO!
    I wonder who they could get to teach the course…..hmmmmmm? LOL!
    The funny thing is, the classroom looks exaclty like the Oprah set. LMAO!!

  10. Cindy says – reply to this


    110

    Great, just one of those things the world needs. Another famous cult leader, what's next? Lindsay joins a polygamist family?

  11. Brahm says – reply to this


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    It's amazing how all you people think scientology is worse than other religions. Every religion is just as stupid as the next one. They all perform brainwashing of children, and they are all full of bullshit lies. Fuck ALL religions. Fuck catholics. Fuck muslims. Fuck jews. Fuck mormons. Fuck christians. Fuck scientologists. Fuck hindus. Fuck buddhists. Fuck sikhs. Fuck wiccans. Fuck kabbalahists. Fuck ALL religions.

  12. Brahm says – reply to this


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    It's amazing how all you people think scientology is worse than other religions. Every religion is just as stupid as the next one. They all perform brainwashing of children, and they are all full of bullshit lies. Screw ALL religions. Screw catholics. Screw muslims. Screw jews. Screw mormons. Screw christians. Screw scientologists. Screw hindus. Screw buddhists. Screw sikhs. Screw wiccans. Screw kabbalahists. Screw ALL religions.

  13. Lanel says – reply to this


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    WTF is wrong with these people? They get more and more wierd and creepy and this just takes the cake. Yea will and Cruise suck and pack each other which is more than enough to have to know but this scientology school they cant be honest about just takes the cake…plus, i dont think these two even granduated high school and/ nor/ or college. I wish they would stop being so shady and pushy with this whole thing. Im not seeing Hancock and I am Legend sucked ass.

  14. rebec says – reply to this


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    Do any sane people post on this site?

  15. Uhoh says – reply to this


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    Within the year - Jada and Will will divorce. No excuse for his pawing Charlize at all the red carpet events. This man is bored at home.

  16. BryGu says – reply to this


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    CMU RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. Kafi says – reply to this


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    Look at the site the Tech course does not seem that odd

  18. devon says – reply to this


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    CULT!



  19. 119

    WILL , JADA, TOM…ALL A BUNCH OF SCIENTOLOGY WORSHIPPING, CARPET MUNCHING, SEED SWAPPING, SWINGING FREAKS !!!

  20. Toth says – reply to this


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    Ohpahleez! Go to exscientologykids.com website…..See just how great Scienscatology study tech is…*eyeroll* Why are a vast majority of actors and actresses (God i hate to say it) so..sooo..so stupid? And Will Smith disappoints me greatly.

    If he had stayed Philly he could've done some good
    He could've helped out some kids in the neighborhood
    But no his momma sent him out to live in Belair
    Snd now the $cientologists have him ensnared

  21. Sassy says – reply to this


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    I don't which cult is worse, Scientology or Kaballah? Both are filled with celebrity airheads who think that these cults will bring them peace and deeper understanding of the universe…..when in reality all these cults do is control these idiots and take as much money as they can, not to mention use these morons to entice celebrity worshipping idiots to join just because Tom or Demi is a member of said cult.

  22. Sassy says – reply to this


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    I don't know which cult is worse, Scientology or Kaballah? Both are filled with celebrity airheads who think that these cults will bring them peace and deeper understanding of the universe…..when in reality all these cults do is control these idiots and take as much money as they can, not to mention use these morons to entice celebrity worshipping idiots to join just because Tom or Demi is a member of that cult.

  23. *Boll says – reply to this


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    i swore months and months ago to not watch any new movies with actors or actresses who believe in scientology!!!! i haven't broke yet!! thankfully there isn't a lot of them!! i hope USA keeps a close eye on them!!

  24. Toth says – reply to this


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    Re: CC
    Thank you for that post…you just saved a family some $$$ and a kid has an opportunity to go to a real school instead of a $cientology front! Good work!

  25. xusze says – reply to this


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    We all know Tom Cruise is done career wise and now It's about time people are realizing that Will and Jada are full of $cieno bullshit! I can't wait for their dirty sneaky cult to come to an end.

    Perez, thank you for informing people who would never go out and learn for themselves what a dangerous organization $cientology really is.

    People! $cientology is NO JOKE! It is not a religion! It is a CULT!

  26. NOFUK says – reply to this


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    BUNCH OF FUCKING WEIRDOS……WHAT TOM DID TO WILL?

  27. m says – reply to this


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    Will, Baby, you're from "Philly"?? You need to get your MOJO back! How could you get mixed up in this CRAP?

  28. meaga says – reply to this


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    hey perez.. i love you and everything you do:D.. im not to sure if you care about spelling or grammar when your write the articles..but if im not mistaken i think at the beginning of this your wrote Will Smith and her husband, jada. Would it not be and his wife, jada? just thought i would point it out:D.. your amazing. thanks:D i love checking this site daily:D

  29. LRon says – reply to this


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    It says right on the school' website that Study Technology was "developed by L.R. Hubbard". That's right bitches! Says it right there.
    If you believe in something, you should stand up for it…Will & Jada are self-loathing Scientologists. They need to come out of the closet and sing Scientology's praises since clearly Tommy Girl Cruise and his Scientology mob are shaking down the Smiths.

  30. close says – reply to this


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    perez is a closet scientologist. he can't stop thinking about it or talking about it.

  31. ctsci says – reply to this


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    Hmm, love how the school website mentions NOTHING of the Science curriculum, but concentrates instead on Language and Math. Could it be because real Science would teach that Scientology is…not real? A religion? Not Science? Laughable? Or, e) all of the above.

  32. tomcr says – reply to this


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    i can't stand this little f)*&*^^^

  33. Flash says – reply to this


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    Re: Ron – And you can prove this how?

  34. Leah says – reply to this


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    Hey if Will thinks it is so great why does he feel the need to hide his affiliation with it? With tom? Whatever. anyone see his freakish speech on the vmas he looked stressed out. But hes a total loser if he cant even be proud of what he believes in and that should say something about the COS

  35. angel says – reply to this


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    a.) Will Smith is actually smart (high SAT scores). Which is why it's so disappointing to hear that he got suckered into this cult.
    b.) Will and Jada Smith have been homeschooling their kids in Scientology.
    c.) Will and Jada are allegedly swingers. Will kissing Charlize is not going to hurt his marriage to Jada.
    d.) To the several people who keep harping about Perez referring to Jada as Will's "husband": That's deliberate.
    e.) Tom Cruise is still a douchebag.
    f.) I feel bad for all the Scientologists who are being forced to watch Hancock (without any reimbursement from their cult) multiple times just to help make it a blockbuster.

  36. katie says – reply to this


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    Who even cares about these losers anymore? Tom Cruise and his robot clan should honor their true god, Satan.

  37. djeff says – reply to this


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    Peso, #72,
    I know you're trying to preach tolerance. But some things should not be tolerated. For example, the CULT is homophobic. It considers homosexuals to be "covertly hostile" and they will try to cure you of the gay. Layfayette Ronald Hubbard was pretty racist. (I'll give the CULT credit, it's not exactly racist, but the founder was.) LEARN about Scientology's practices, treatment of members, and I can guarantee you that you will find something that should not be "tolerated". If you don't find something, you probably haven't looked hard enough. Most are outraged when they learn the truth.

  38. wellh says – reply to this


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    Re: Ron
    It doesn't work anymore Ron! No one cares
    No one listens to you're crap! Tell OSA it was epic fail!

  39. Bitch says – reply to this


    139

    Why BITCH Perez?
    I'd worry if They were Atheists or Muslims only!

  40. FUkat says – reply to this


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    Re: katie – They are far from "Losers"!

  41. Myron says – reply to this


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    Katie's OONIE is a Xenu factory, too. :(

  42. JSTWP says – reply to this


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    Re: Bitch – HELLO FROM JOHN STALL THE WONDERPOPE!!! sez…
    YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT ATHEISTS??? WHY??? BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND REFUSED TO BELIEVE IN FAERIE TALES??? YOU MY DEAR ARE A BRAINWASHED MORON WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE ONLY USE FOR JEEZASS IS TO TAKE THAT SCIENCE FICTION BOOK HE'S IN AND USE IT INSTEAD OF A DURAFLAME FOR THOSE CHILLY WINTRY NIGHTS! NOW GET BACK TO YOUR SCI-INTOL-DOUCHE CENTER AND TRIM THE VAST TAX-FREE GROUNDS WITH PINKING SHEARS, YOU DAMN FOOL!!!



  43. 143

    will and jada have become crazy weirdo's…i can't stand it. it makes me sad.

  44. xenu says – reply to this


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    The thing is that these days, giving money to people who give money to Scientology is a LOT like giving money to Apartheid in the Eighties. Who really WANTS to help fund an abusive, criminal cult?

  45. Anna says – reply to this


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    i will NOT be supporting Will Smith via his movies until he dismisses $cientology as a CULT

  46. Jane says – reply to this


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    Look up Jeremy Perkins who killed his mom after not being on meds for schizophrenic, because scientologists do not believe in mdeication for metal illneses. Better yet Lisa McPherson. On November 18, 1995, Lisa was involved in a minor car accident. She was apparently not hurt, but she got out of her car and took all her clothes off and seemed mentally unstable. She was taken to a hospital where she was physically evaluated as being unharmed, but the hospital wanted her to be psychologically cared for. However, some Scientologists arrived and stated that Lisa did not believe in psychiatry, and she checked out after a short evaluation and left with the Scientologists. She went with them to Room 174 of the Ft. Harrison Hotel for "rest and relaxation" according to the church, but church logs from Lisa's stay there from November 18 to her death December 5 show differently. Some logs are missing, and a high ranking ex-Scientologist has written an affidavit in which he claims that the church has in the past destroyed documents that might get the church in trouble.

    Scientology is a fucked up cult. Fuck you Tom Cruise.

  47. Hmmm says – reply to this


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    One of these days, years, etc., Tommy boy will be dead.
    And when he DOESN'T come back after three days, Scientology will fall apart.

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