Will Smith Is Not a Scientologist

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Just because Will Smith studied Scientology doesn't mean he's converted.

Last month Smith told Men's Vogue, "I've studied Buddhism and Hinduism, and I've studied Scientology through Tom [Cruise]."

Smith insists that although he's studied Scientology, his faith rests in his own religion.

"I don't necessarily believe in organized religion..."I love my God, my higher power, but it is mine and mine alone, and I create my connection, and I decide how my connection is going to be," he added.

Smith, who was raised a Baptist continued, "I believe that my connection to my higher power is separate from everybody's.

"I don’t believe that the Muslims have all the answers and all the beliefs. I don’t believe the Christians have all the answers and beliefs, or that the Jews have all the answers."

So there you have it, Smith has not gone to the dark side like we had originally thought.

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Reader Comments

10:03AM 04/27/08 iesvs

I'm not a scientologist, but terryeo lightspeed is. Real subtle, moron. Do you actually think you're improving recruitment? What are you, 5 years old? Gullible ass.

2:13PM 02/10/08 xenu

"As a matter of fact the fact that i help people on a daily basis with scientology without even telling them to brain wash them with the scientology is inconcievable to you." You said it yourself buddy.

5:27PM 12/13/07 james

wow GiGi you seem to really know it all. how about picking up a book and not listening to all the news reports and internet press. Besides the fact that you can obviously see our (scientologists) antennas sticking out of our head, its plain to see the amount of damage we do to the society on a whole. I mean forget the fact that we have been all over the world offering help to disaster victoms, i mean you obviously do more for your fellow human beings that we should just quit, because those "security" questions you speak of are so spot on. I mean I ask those questions you spoke of to "everyone". In actual fact i dont think I have actually been asked or asked any of those questions to anyone interested or involved in Scn and I am not a celeb. I am an average joe who because of Scientology is not dead or cranked out on some drugs. I truly oh my life to the teachings of Ron Hubbard and it doesnt even effect my faith in God. Never even approaches my faith, but seeing you have read all there is on Scientology you already know thats not true... As a matter of fact the fact that i help people on a daily basis with scientology without even telling them to brain wash them with the scientology is inconcievable to you. And for anyone out there who has a problem with Scientology, thats ok. I dont think there is a scientologist out there that really has a problem with that. We simply want you to read books about scientology that are from our texts and make the decision for yourself. Not based on closed minded truly media brain washed people like our beloved GiGI here. peace!

3:07PM 12/06/07 GiGi

Interesting Marina; enjoyed the read. Any other significant info?

7:35PM 12/04/07 Marina

about the rest of the questions, like: "how many sexual partners you had and what exactly did you practice in bed" the smartest way would be to lie from the very beginning and say that "I have never had sex yet, because of my beliefs. I'm saving myself for true love, I wan't to stay a virgin, I think sex is dirty, and so on. In this way you can avoid the rest of their sick questions, which are being protocolized and used against members who want to leave Schientology. But their trick is that each member has to go many times a day through those security checks. One day anyone could just give up. After that Scientologists are persuading you to write and sign a compromising reports about your relatives and their skeletons in the closet. Exactly because former members are afraid that those protocols about their private sexual preferences and relative reports will be spread around, people commit suicide. Sure, who needs a ruined life full of shame, when friends, coworkers and relatives turn their backs on you?

7:34PM 12/04/07 Marina

Their so called "security check" is "personality test". During "security checks" they ask questions, like: "are you a journalist?", "have you ever commited a crime?", "have you ever lied", "with how many sexual partners you were involved", "have you ever raped somebody", taken drugs, practiced perversity in any way, cheated, had sex with a child and so on... more intimidating questions are asked during "security check 2", if "security check 1" was passed. Scientology takes only those, who look lost, are obeying and naive, just like any other cult or sect. And OMG, there are millions of such people out there... If you come there and show caracter, integrity and will be questioning - they will do everything that you will leave. They don't need strong members, because there will be troubles with brainwashing them. We may think that it's easy to pass their "security checks", if we would just lie and answer "no" to all those sick questions. But it's no that easy. In further "security checks" they ask tricky questions. Like: "have you ever done something to make your mother sad?" I mean, hello, we all done smthngs to make our parents sometimes sad, didn't we? ...broke a vase... brouhgt a bad grade from school, etc. So this is the only question you can answer "yes".

7:33PM 12/04/07 Marina

When we look at “famous” scientologists, we never see happy eyes. They smile – yes, but they can not act happy, though they try hard. Their eyes say: I’m in a deep shit… and nobody can help me out, don’t even try!” When Katie just married Tom, she always looked like that. CO$ contacted her and suggested to charge her facial expression while posing for paps, other ways she ruins the image of Scientology. Now she looks so “happy”, that you just want to kidnap her and bring back to family and reality. Remarkable, is that majority of scientology selebs are either Z-listers, wannabees, “has beens”, “never beens” or a shit soap opera “actors”. Overwhelming majority of star members have NO education. No wonder, intelligent person is just smart enough to recognise this farce immediately. Plebeians, blinded by coolness, power and fame are loosing their soul with their first “security check”. Scientology is not a Star cult, it’s a Plebeian cult.

9:31PM 12/03/07 terryeo lightfield

I'm not a scientologist but I think that anyone who is against it must just have committed some secret crimes that they are afraid L Ron Hubbard or Scientology could detect.

9:15PM 12/03/07 gevo

Thank God someone isnt, damn crazy white folk

3:18PM 12/03/07 anonymous

Hmmm...sounds like Will has started his own religion or doing some "damage" control.