Jett Travolta

[breadandcheese]

I read this in today's Telegraph and thought it was quite interesting. Scientology really is for nutjobs but I found this piece quite incredible. (Unfortunately, I don't know how to transfer the links from the article into the text so I've pasted the link to the original blog, which has the links to different blogs).

Anti-Scientologists post link to website 'predicting Jett Travolta's death'

Posted By: Damian Thompson at Jan 4, 2009 at 00:42:25 [General]

Posted in: Society , Religion

Tags:Church of Scientology, Jett Travolta, John Travolta

Some anti-Scientology campaigners are reacting ghoulishly to the terrible death of John Travolta's 16-year-old son Jett on a family holiday in the Bahamas.

They claim that Jett - who apparently died after hitting his head in the bathroom following a seizure - suffered from autism. The Travoltas have always denied this. The campaigners also note that the Church of Scientology disapproves of psychiatric and drug treatment of autism, just as it rejects all psychiatry as pseudo-science.

Here's the potential bombshell. Anti-Scientology sites are currently linking to a gossip website apparently dating from November 2007, apparently predicting Jett's death because his supposed autism was not being treated.

Here is the link. I can't promise that it will be working by the time you click on it. Nor does English libel law allow me to quote from its contents. Also, you should look at this article, posted by a member of the radical anti-Scientology group Anonymous, entitled "What Scientology will probably do about the death of Jett Travolta". And read this, too.

I sense that a major story is in the process of breaking. I could be wrong, and maybe I'm being exploitative. But if certain questions need answering, then - with all respect to the bereaved parents - they must be asked.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thomps...travoltas_death

[Libertine]

He had Kawasaki Disease.

[Uncle Monty]

Another pot shot at Scientology, i wonder if people would stand for it if they published articles about Islam????

[Katy]

I think his parents will be feeling shit enough as it is without saying their belief system is to blame. Not that I believe in Scientology one little bit.

[breadandcheese]

Another pot shot at Scientology, i wonder if people would stand for it if they published articles about Islam????

I think there's a rather large difference.

However, the point of the article stands. Was Jett Travolta being denied treatment because his parents were scientologists? Was it an entirely avoidable tragedy?

[Corky]

I think there's a rather large difference.

However, the point of the article stands. Was Jett Travolta being denied treatment because his parents were scientologists? Was it an entirely avoidable tragedy?

We'll have to wait for the post-mortem results I think.

[breadandcheese]

We'll have to wait for the post-mortem results I think.

You're right, I'm making a judgement without full facts. It's simply a bit disturbing that somebody's made a prediction 2 years ago based on what they know of scientology and a few eye witness reports of behavioural difficulties. Whether the causation is there behind the prediction or it is simply grim "luck" I guess we'll see.

[Corky]

You're right, I'm making a judgement without full facts. It's simply a bit disturbing that somebody's made a prediction 2 years ago based on what they know of scientology and a few eye witness reports of behavioural difficulties. Whether the causation is there behind the prediction or it is simply grim "luck" I guess we'll see.

It is disturbing, you're right, and it's very insensitive and thoughtless for them to bring it up a day after this tragedy.

[breadandcheese]

It is disturbing, you're right, and it's very insensitive and thoughtless for them to bring it up a day after this tragedy.

Well yes and no. There is a potential issue of abuse in all this. If a child is being denied treatment because of some scientology beliefs (which admittedly I believe are misguided), then there is a far more serious issue. The logical next question is how many minors currently exposed to scientology are equally being denied appropriate treatment for a whole host of other illnesses. For that reason, it becomes a big story, precisely when 2 years earlier, someone makes a claim on the internet, based on nothing more than a few tangible pieces of evidence. There is no hiding from the fact that scientology is big news because of its controversial nature.

[Finnegan]

Another pot shot at Scientology, i wonder if people would stand for it if they published articles about Islam????

Ugh, don't even start.

If you haven't actually done your reading on Scientology then just stop there. Seriously.

[Uncle Monty]

U can all fook off, Scientology rules!!!!! wooooooooooooooooo!

(this is not a protest against the dead child, more a protest at ignorant people who can't see the irony in the world)

[BoneDog]

Another pot shot at Scientology, i wonder if people would stand for it if they published articles about Islam????

Islam gets slated more than any other belief system by the mainstream media. Compared to the lies spread about Islam, Scientology comes nowhere close.

[Darkzzz_]

As Katy said above.

I think the Travolta's will be feeling devastated enough.

Such a shame a young lad has lost his life.

[Finnegan]

U can all fook off, Scientology rules!!!!! wooooooooooooooooo!

(this is not a protest against the dead child, more a protest at ignorant people who can't see the irony in the world)

... what? You're fucking retarded.