Tom Cruise defends scientology

Tom Cruise has been ridiculed for over-the-top behavior in TV interviews and generated tabloid headlines over his love life and vocal support for the Church of Scientology, which is critical of the prescription of mind- and mood-altering drugs.During the shootong of Hollywood film "Valkyrie" when many Germans objected to the actor Tom Cruise’s ties to Scientology, the movement founded in the 1950s by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, and Berlin made it difficult for the crew to film in the Bendlerblock building and courtyard where Stauffenberg was shot dead.Germany does not recognize Scientology as a religion and regards it as a cult masquerading as a church to make money. Scientologists reject this view. Tom Cruise defended Scientology in a TV interview after the death of John Travolta's son Jett.Rumours have been circulating since Jett's death on whether Scientology beliefs of his parents played any part in the treatment of his long-term illness.Some critics have suggested that Jett suffered from autism, an illness that is not recognised by the Church of Scientology. But his parents dismissed the autism claims, saying their son had Kawasaki Syndrome, a rare disease prevalent in children under five that can lead to heart attacks in the most serious cases.