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Tom and Katie divorce: Scientology in the spotlight

Tom and Katie divorce: Scientology in the spotlight

News that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are divorcing is fodder for glossy celebrity magazines, but there is an important religion angle to the story because Cruise’s involvement in Scientology is central to the marriage and the media coverage. ReligionLink has an extensive source guide for writing about Scientology.

A guide to Scientology: Beyond sects and celebrities

A guide to Scientology: Beyond sects and celebrities

Scientology is what sociologists classify as a New Religious Movement, or NRM. But for many people it is a buzzword for “fringe religion,” or a “Hollywood” faith for celebrities whose propensity to make news guarantees that Scientology has a profile out of proportion to its membership numbers. In fact, among NRMs, few make headlines as [...]


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