Jason Beghe, TV And Movie Actor, Films Scientology Rant: "Destructive And A Rip-Off"

A former Scientologist has left the controversial church of Tom Cruise and is speaking out on YouTube. Jason Beghe is the real-life best fried of David Duchovny, he played Demi Moore's love interest in "G.I. Jane" and has appeared on shows like "Criminal Minds," "Numb3rs" and "CSI."

As Foxnews reports about the Jason Beghe video:

In 2005, Beghe appeared in promotional spots for the Church of Scientology. But now Beghe has escaped the church after taking courses since 1994. He's made a video that's up on YouTube.

This is what he has to say: "Scientology is destructive and a rip-off." He also says: "It's very, very dangerous for your spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional health and evolution. I think it stunts your evolution. If Scientology is real, then something's f----ed up."

You can see from the video that Beghe does not mince words. But his refreshing candor about the religion he joined in 1994 should shake the Celebrity Center to its core. "It ain't deliverin' what it's promised. It sure has not."

The video is billed as a three-minute teaser to a longer interview with Beghe that's on its way. But the short video packs a powerful punch. Beghe still uses a lot of Scientology lingo like "OT" and "clear." Still, it's quite easy to understand the point he's making. After 14 years and a tremendous amount of money, he's seeing Scientology in a different light.

Beghe has completed so many courses that he's considered a top Scientologist, or "OT 5" -- similar to Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. But Beghe reveals: "The further up the bridge, the worse you get."

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Comments

[Margalo]

Scientology is not a religion. It is a business. When it lost its IRS tax status, it both threatened and bribed to get it back. Hubbard started it at a scifi writers convention as a joke to start a BS "religion" and make money, but threw in bits and pieces of old religions to make it look good. PT Barnum was right about a sucker every minute. Scientology takes people's money in advance on the ever rising prices of its classes, then refuses to return the money to the people who decide not to take the class. It keeps its auditors (using their mini-lie detector equipment) at the same level, so that they do not know that as people "progress" there is no improvement. It keeps all the written statements the people are forced to write, as well as recordings of the sessions, and uses them to blackmail the people. If Scientology "declares" a person as an enemy, then there is no limit what they will do: blackmail, suing to ruin the person, physical threats, actual attempts to kill them (some successful.) Hubbards' former secretary, Anderson, won millions of dollars in Los Angeles Superior Court in the 1980s for the harassment and attempt to kill him. After that case, they are still stalking complainers: Any complaints about them and they take the video down, get the police to confiscate people's computers. These people are very, very dangerous.

[mcthorogood]

The vid is gone, looks like the Church filed a "terms of use" violation with YouTube. I guess I'll just read some of their secret cult bibles on Wikileaks.org

[piotr]

Folks. Stop confusing this cult with religions. Scientology is a cult, a very dangerous cult. Judaism, Buddhism, Islam - those are religions.

[ColoradoDan]

There many more EX members as present Scientologists. Most are silent after leaving ... Scientology is very big on lawyers and extreme measures. Most just wish to get past it all like a bad dream.

It is true that many of these OTs do actually worsen upon going up the Bridge. One can become dependant upon running into auditing (at HUGE financial expense) at every new problem. When amazing superhuman results do not appear, one needs more and more auditing to handle the upsets created by auditing to begin with.

Folks like Cruise, Travolta and Kirstie have bottomless checking accounts ... it's a religion developed for the rich and egotistical. Hubbard targeted celebrities quite openly ... they were key to getting the 'little' people aboard. The celebrities who promote are treated as very special indeed.

The personality test is geared to find ones 'ruin' ... it assumes that we are all screwed up bigtime and the reg (the one who demands the monies) needs to know intimate areas of insecurities. Then they ruthlessly mine those sensative areas and promise that yes, only we can save you. WOGs are non-Scientologists and considered fairly worthless until coming over to their side.

Always study both sides to any religion is the advice I give. With the Internet (which Scientology HATES with a passion), one can surely read all they wish pro and con. The secrets are no longer secrets.

[SaintZak]

So does this mean there will be a Monkey Shines 2?

[ailbhe]

Brave man, scientology will target him for a smear campaign and possibly worse. Remember the journalist who they tried to set up as a terrorist?

www.xenu.net

I think Tom Cruise has actually done more to expose Scientology lunacy thanks to his public meltdown and those creepy tapes on youtube where he imagines a future where all suppressive persons (those who question scientology) will be something children will only read about in the history books.

[tinkaboutit]

Judaism is far more destructive.

[majormoderate]

what about christianity and islam? why single out judaism? how about ALL religion...

[THORGODOFTHUNDER]

Amen to that !

[Emerald3232]

If what he says is the truth, that they used hidden video and taped these "audtiing sessions" without consent or a warrant signed by a judge, then the FBI ought to raid them.

Non-consensual hidden video violates California's wiretapping laws. If what he said was true these guys could get in as much trouble as Pellicano. Worse even. Much worse. Imagine the conspiracy charges, the number of people who would know.

[ThePodiumIsMine]

yawn

[Calinative]

I just feel bad for this guy. You can tell by the way he uses all the vocabulary of their cult that they really a got a hold of his brain. At least he got out when he did.

[Thecookie]

Time for Scientology Deathwatch ...
http://lifeisacookie.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/jason-beghe-deathwatch/

[rkrapten]

AND, you have to read this...as it speaks volumes http://factnet.org/?p=311

[rkrapten]

ALL of you should take to reading the information contained on this site http://www.factnet.org/

[Zankee]

"Grasshopper"..,

In order to "SEE the LIGHT".., first, one must retract his head from that "Dark Place"....

[juancp82]

true

[Zankee]

Why is it that people who want to gain your trust say: "I give you my word."? Certifies: that the "Word" is of no value unless you receive assurances, and then.., you cannot be 100% sure that the assurances are sound.
Before ALL else there was the "Word", as: "In the Beginning there was the WORD..."; this was the staff, to be used as the "standard" of conveying "truth" between man and his perceptions. Our assigned vigilance only concerned our respect and protection for the "Word".., and we most asurredly FAILED.... This, I believe has led us to the results we are experiencing now.

Not until we restore the "Word" to the highest pinnacle of respect...will we acquire relief from our insanities....

[slobone]

If he was dumb enough to fall for them in the first place, why should we pay any attention to what he has to say now?

[Zankee]

Were all the same.., he went under the spell of scientology...we went under the spell of "Zionism"; the only difference...he came to his senses....

[MTiffany]

Oh, please do tell us more about this "Zionism" of which you speak. Will opposing "Zionism" and "Zionists" cure the world of all its ills? Could it really be that simple? Please, do tell.