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June 26, 2007

You Know, There May Yet Be Hope...

for Germany

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has barred the makers of a movie about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler from filming at German military sites because its star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Cruise, also one of the film's producers, is a member of the Church of Scientology which the German government does not recognize as a church. Berlin says it masquerades as a religion to make money, a charge Scientology leaders reject.

Posted by Mr. Bingley at June 26, 2007 07:39 AM

Comments

Lotta beer, 99 red balloons and good decision making those Germans aren't so bad.

Posted by: colin at June 26, 2007 09:12 PM

Oh, I don't know. The German press loves to paint the USA as a hellhole of suppression of dissent along the lines of a Michael Moore screed. Frankly, I find this decision funny because it is infinitely more suppressive and authoritarian than anything we do. Scientology is a kooky cult, agreed, but Tom Cruise is not inciting anyone to terrorism.

Posted by: NJ Sue at June 27, 2007 05:54 PM

You are absolutely correct, but a opportunity to fuck with scientology is too good to pass up.

Posted by: colin at June 27, 2007 11:31 PM