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Germany bans Cruise film shoot from military sites (Scientology)
al-Reuters ^ | 25 June 2007 | Louis Charbonneau

Posted on 06/26/2007 6:56:06 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

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.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: germany; hitler; religiousfreedom; scientology; stauffenberg; tomcruise
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Only the US would give groups hostile to the national government access to its military sites. Germans are not so suicidal.


21 posted on 06/26/2007 10:15:55 AM PDT by gcruse
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To: gcruse
Only the US would give groups hostile to the national government access to its military sites. Germans are not so suicidal.

Well, my beef isn't with the fact that the Germans denied access to the bases, but the stated reason as to why. As far as simply denying access to military bases, I would think that would simple be wise standard procedure, irregardless of who was asking to film.

22 posted on 06/26/2007 11:08:24 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (Fred Thompson is Duncan Hunter without the training wheels)
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To: mutantcoil

Who is the Cult to believe that they may GET ACCESS TO GERMAN GOVERNMENT PROPERTY?? They have no right to enter military facilities.


23 posted on 06/26/2007 11:54:46 AM PDT by Michael81Dus
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To: Taiku

LOL, your ignorance is showing. Did you bother to read the story? Am I entitled to use US Army facilities for making a movie? I don´t think so. I may ask for it, but if the US government declines, I gotta live with it. Same for Mr. Cruise.


24 posted on 06/26/2007 11:57:07 AM PDT by Michael81Dus
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

The Cult is not a religious organization from the viewpoint of the German government, but a profit-seeking organization. As such, the government considers the methods used by SC to be evil and aimed to set elemental parts of the German constitution out of power. It´s understandable that they don´t want to support the SC, directly or indirectly.


25 posted on 06/26/2007 12:02:16 PM PDT by Michael81Dus
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

I wish this country would ban tom cruise and scientology.


26 posted on 06/26/2007 12:05:11 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Michael81Dus
The Cult is not a religious organization from the viewpoint of the German government, but a profit-seeking organization.

Moreover, my recollection is that Germany's current position on the cult is that a number of rather high-ranking Scientologists were involved in some sort of real-estate scam in the 1990s. I forget the details, however.

27 posted on 06/26/2007 4:54:37 PM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: RobinOfKingston

I understand, I think.


28 posted on 06/26/2007 7:18:32 PM PDT by Rider on the Rain
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To: Michael81Dus

I agree with you, Michael. I watched a debate in the 1990’s on German TV involving 2 persons supporting Scientology and 2 persons opposing it. The only argument the supporters had was it’s great because Cruise, Travolta, Presley, et al, were members. The opposers, especially this one woman, tore them apart. IMO, the Scientologists are just what the German Government says they are, a bunch of rip off artists.


29 posted on 06/26/2007 7:24:18 PM PDT by Rider on the Rain
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To: stinkerpot65

the war ended 45 - you won. Yeez I hate to work after american public schools and homeschoolers.


30 posted on 06/28/2007 4:49:45 AM PDT by Rummenigge (there's people willing to blow out the light because it casts a shadow)
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