This video was supposedly from a presentation that was shown at a private event.
Tom Cruise is featured in it enthusiastically discussing the Church of Scientology. You will will note the use of a lot of terms and acronyms from Scientology, and we have provided a key below.
This video provides us with some insight into Tom Cruise’s psyche as well as giving us an unprecedented glimpse at this incredibly secretive religion.
Scientology Mini-Dictionary (In the order Cruise uses them in the video):
- KSW (short for Keeping Scientology Working): A policy written by Hubbard in the 1960’s that requires all Scientologists to follow his words and his rules exactly.
- Orgs: Orgs is an abbreviation for ‘organizations’ and describes all churches of Scientology throughout the world.
- David Miscavige: He is the current leader of Scientology. He’s the equivalent of the Pope to the Catholics.
- Out-ethics: any behavior that violates any of Hubbard’s rules of conduct.
- Put ethics in on someone else: make others conform to Hubbard’s rules of behavior.
- Criminon: Scientology front group that tries to recruit through the prisons.
- SP: Suppressive Person. Anyone that doesn’t like Scientology and/or criticizes Scientology.
- PTS/SP: another Hubbard term to define behavior that goes against Scientology rules.
- LRH technology or ‘tech’: all the Scientology policies, rules, mandates, procedures.
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