{"id":1967,"date":"2007-01-26T10:24:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-26T10:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/tom-cruise-the-christ-of-scien.html"},"modified":"2007-01-26T10:24:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-26T10:24:00","slug":"tom-cruise-the-christ-of-scien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/tom-cruise-the-christ-of-scien.html","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cruise the “Christ” of Scientology?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is totally bizarre.
\nTom Cruise is being hailed as the “Christ” of Scientology. Yes, you read that right.<\/p>\n

The Mission: Impossible star has been told he has been “chosen” to spread the word of his faith throughout the world.
\nAnd leader David Miscavige<\/a> believes that in future, Cruise, 44, will be worshipped like Jesus for his work to raise awareness of the religion.
\nA source close to the actor, who has risen to one of the church’s top levels, said: “Tom has been told he is Scientology’s Christ-like figure.
\n“Like Christ, he’s been criticised<\/span> for his views. But future generations will realise he was right.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is where the world gets it wrong, Jesus Christ wasn’t criticized, he was crucified<\/span>. Jesus wasn’t crucified to “raise awareness” of Christianity, He was crucified because He is “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29)…and He was “declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead.” (Romans 1:4).
\nIt is just absurd to compare Jesus Christ, the Son of God with Tom Cruise, the alien actor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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