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Tom Cruise and Katie have been in the news alot lately and we currently have a thread under current events regarding this subject. I have to admit I do not know too much about scientology, therefore it is easy for me too make judgements. I would be interested in hearing more if anyone has any info. Is scientology just a belief system or is it a religion? Do they pray to a god? Everything they talk about on the news seems a bit crazy to me, but again I do not know much about it. It does seem more like a cult than a religion. Any insight would be great.