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Members are frequently pressed into service for clerical or promotional tasks or to recruit new members. [4]: 180 Members who recruit people for Scientology services are called "field staff members" (FSM) and are paid a commission of 10%–15% of the amount their recruit pays for a service. [5] [6] [4]: 181
Scientology isn't the only new religion to seek out celebrities to help promote their movement. Sociologists have posited that emulating celebrities is an important part of an individual's identity formation, explaining the significance of a group having celebrity members.
Former member of Scientology's Sea Org, whose members "occupy the most essential and trusted positions in the senior churches in the Scientology hierarchy"; [72] went on to become an outspoken critic of Scientology. [73] While a member of the organization, Armstrong was "officially authorized by the Church of Scientology to write a biography ...
Scientology can bring peace everywhere, it seems, except for Cruise’s love life as both Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes are rumoured to have split from the actor due to his involvement. Katie is ...
Mike Rinder, a former high-ranking Scientology executive who became a vocal critic of the church and cohosted the Emmy-winning docuseries Scientology and the Aftermath with Leah Remini, has died ...
In 2007 an official claimed 3.5 million members in the United States [3] but, according to a 2001 survey published by the City University of New York, 55,000 people in the United States would, if asked to identify their religion, have stated Scientology. [4] Tom Cruise is the most well known Scientologist in the United States as well as other ...
The Church of Scientology is under fire now more than ever, but don’t count on hearing from longtime celebrity members such as Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley or John Travolta anytime soon.
This category is for people who are publicly known as members or former members of the Church of Scientology. Many former members are now critics; see Category:Critics of Scientology. Other former members practice Scientology without being connected to the COS. They refer to themselves as Freezoners.