In the wake of Jett Travolta’s untimely passing, there have been accusations of the Travolta’s religion as a hindrance to treatment of the boy’s alleged autism, which may have prevented the events leading to his death. While Scientology meets skepticism and even abhorrence in the eye of the mainstream public, a reputable voice of trusted reason has broken the celebrity silence in response to this derision: that of Lisa Marie Presley.
“I know I have to speak out because the public respects me. I realize that you can’t trust Tom Cruise anymore, and Beck has never been a huge public advocate of our faith. But I am a real celebrity, with real accomplishments like being Elvis’ daughter, pretending to be married to Michael Jackson, and gaining and losing weight throughout my stint in the public eye,” said Presley on her MySpace blog.* “You could focus on all the crazy things about Scientology like Lord Xenu, Thetans, and meditative self-inflicted cigar burns… or you could see it for what it is: a transcendental faith experience based on a science fiction book that I would never have had if I wasn’t famous or if I didn’t have a crap ton of money. Why does no one want to understand?”
Presley went on to defend Scientology, claiming that it does not prohibit potentially life saving medical treatment. This wasn’t really explained in much detail, so in consideration of what else we’ve heard, it’s not really a good argument. Anyway. Nice try, Lisa.
*Ed note: So my writer tells me, which seems awfully unlikely and self-depreciating. However given that it is getting close to dinner, and it is Lisa Marie Presley we’re talking about… you decide.
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