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"FAITH IN SCIENTOLOGY KEEPS HIM GOING"
"BART SIMPSON’S VOICE CREDITS HER RECENT CAREER SUCCESS TO SCIENTOLOGY"
"EDUARDO PALOMO SAYS THAT A BOOK GAVE HIM HIS SUCCESS"
(HEADLINE PHOTO: Kirstie Alley opens a mission in her home town of Wichita, with the help of Rev. Heber Jentzsch, John Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston.)
When film and television actress Kirstie Alley decided to give something back to her home town because it "afforded me a safe, friendly environment to grow up in," she presented it with the most worthwhile gift she could think of -- a Church of Scientology Mission.
On April 3, 1995, the Wichita Times interviewed Kirstie Alley about her life, her career, Scientology and the new Mission. In part, the Times wrote:
"Alley wasn’t interested in just coping with life. ’I wanted some solutions. It made sense to me that if you had a flat tire you got a new tire. I thought there has to be something that can get rid of problems and in Dianetics it tells you how to get rid of painful emotions and physical pain from the past, and I just thought, wow, that’s what I want, I want it to be gone.’"
In Time magazine’s October 16, 1995 review of John Travolta’s latest successful movie, Get Shorty, John credits Scientology for "much of his equanimity."
"’A belief system, if it works like Scientology does, is just a way of helping you,’ he says simply. ’You grow from it.’"
In March 1995, NBC-TV’s Today Show aired an interview with John Travolta:
TODAY: "You seem to have distanced yourself in so many ways from the whole Hollywood validation; is it because of Scientology, and your interest in your religion?
TRAVOLTA: "When I was 21 years old, I found Scientology and that gave me a kind of sanity. The technology I found so brilliant, that that kind of put things in perspective for me. A film not doing well isn’t a disaster, a plane crash is a disaster, you know what I mean?"
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"FAITH IN SCIENTOLOGY KEEPS HIM GOING"
The Church of Scientology, well known for its high-profile social reform action, has also been gradually establishing itself as a major force for a positive change in the lives of African Americans across the United States. On June 5, 1995, USA TODAY featured Isaac Hayes and his release of two new albums as its "Life" section cover story:
"Hayes credits his newly found confidence to his newfound faith in Scientology. `Now I know that there is no such thing as luck. You can make it happen when you want it to happen.’
"`I stumbled in three years ago. I hit them with a lot of hard questions. I said, what kind of place is this? Is this a cult or what? I hear y’all brainwash people.’
"He took some courses that ’straightened my a-- out.’"
The Memphis Commercial Appeal published an interview with Isaac Hayes on October 23, 1995, in which he was asked about Scientology:
"The religion of Scientology is an applied religious philosophy... You apply it. You practice it. Put it in your everyday life, because you use it for life improvement, for enhancing and expanding your spirituality, to make you more able and to promote regained abilities."
In a separate interview with Canada’s Pride magazine, Hayes spoke of the importance of Scientology in his life:
"Getting into Scientology was the best thing that ever happened to me".... It caused me to let things happen. It expands my spirituality, [I’m] more ethical, and when your ethics are in, all kinds of wonderful things happen for you."
"BART SIMPSON’S VOICE CREDITS HER RECENT CAREER SUCCESS TO SCIENTOLOGY"
An internationally syndicated article by the Washington Post, reported on Nancy Cartwright, the voice of the famous cartoon character Bart Simpson and co-host of the Church of Scientology’s 40th anniversary celebration at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. In the article, Nancy explains how she became a Scientologist several years ago when she was looking for a committed relationship:
“In Hubbard’s works, Cartwright encountered a passage on shedding the pain of loss. ’I felt he was talking directly to me,’ said Cartwright, who said she has had her share of unrequited loves. ’I said to myself, I want to stop that feeling.”
Nancy, who is now happily married with two children, told the Post that Scientology auditing “enriched her personally and professionally.”
The Los Angeles Times printed a feature on Chick Corea, "one of the primary creative forces behind the electronic jazz fusion of the ’70s," "who constantly ponders music from a broadly philosophical point of view."
"The far-reaching eclecticism of Corea’s creative curiosity traces, he believes, to the impression that Scientology has made upon his thinking. He has been one of the entertainment world’s most visible Scientologists for years, and he is quick to emphasize its abiding relevance in his life. `I constantly refer to [Scientology founder] L. Ron Hubbard,’ explains Corea. `His writing and his lectures are [a continual guide] to me.’ "
"EDUARDO PALOMO SAYS THAT A BOOK GAVE HIM HIS SUCCESS"
Impacto Latin News of New York City reported in June 1995 on a top Latino celebrity, Eduardo Palomo, and world-renowned jazz great Chick Corea helping to open the "What is Scientology" exhibit in New York City.
"`Through this event, I want my people to know this technology allowed me to recover to a great extent my personal ability and confidence, to believe in myself,’ Palomo said."
