Tom CruiseThomas Cruise Mapother IV, dit Tom Cruise , est un acteur, producteur américain, né le à Syracuse (État de New York). Après avoir interprété des seconds rôles dans plusieurs longs métrages, notamment dans Taps (1981) et Outsiders (1983), il obtient son premier rôle important dans la comédie dramatique Risky Business (1983) qui le révèle au grand public. En 1986, son rôle du pilote d'avion de chasse Pete « Maverick » Mitchell dans Top Gun fait de lui un acteur internationalement reconnu.
Death of Lisa McPhersonLisa McPherson (February 10, 1959 – December 5, 1995) was an American member of the Church of Scientology who died of a pulmonary embolism while under the care of the Church's Flag Service Organization (FSO) in Clearwater, Florida. Following the report by the state medical examiner that indicated that McPherson was a victim of negligent homicide, Scientology was indicted on two felony charges, "abuse and/or neglect of a disabled adult" and "practicing medicine without a license.
ThetanIn Scientology, the concept of the thetan (ˈθeɪtən) is similar to the concept of self, or the spirit or soul as found in several belief systems. The term is derived from the Greek letter Θ, theta, which in Scientology beliefs represents "the source of life, or life itself." In Scientology it is believed that it is the thetan, not the central nervous system, which commands the body. Thetan has been described as: A "thetan is an immortal spiritual being; the human soul." "The being who is the individual and who handles and lives in the body.
Tory ChristmanTory Christman (born June 27, 1947) is a prominent American critic of Scientology and former member of the organization. Originally brought up a Catholic, Christman turned to Scientology after being introduced to the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health authored by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard while staying with her parents in Chicago. She identified with concepts described in the book including the idea of attaining the Scientology state of clear, and became a member of the organization in 1969.
