I think that the German government is making taking the right stance on anti-religious groups. It is really there choice if they believe in maintaining dignity among the people by not allowing brainwashing fasciasts to distort the good sense of german people. I am a Christian myself and I personaly believe that everyone has he right to believe in what they want to believe in. However, I also believe that a christian community has the right to keep out perverted doctrines and anti-religious groups in order to keep the faithful from being corrupted by philosiphy, anti-religious theories and all other sorts of devilish practices. It’s too bad that our western world has already been corrupted to a point where there is little hope and love, but we can still learn much from these euroupean countries.
Way to go Germany! May God bless you and keep you on the right path!
Any one who wishes to argue my opinion, Just know this;

IF YOU DON’T WORSHIP GOD, YOU WORSHIP SATAN!

The German Government now welcomes the project
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN 2833863320070630

Prejudice:  A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

Discrimination:  Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

Freedom: The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

(source wordweb free dictionary)

If you don’t want to be served in a Government office by a black man that is prejudice.  But this is legal in Germany if you belong to some group they don’t approve.

Personally I wouldn’t buy a German car until they change their policies.

Prejudice:  A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

Discrimination:  Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

Freedom: The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

(source wordweb free dictionary)

If you don’t want to be served in a Government office by a black man that is prejudice.  But this is legal in Germany if you belong to some group they don’t approve.

Personally I wouln’t buy a German car until they change their policies.

At it’s core, Scientology is neither a religion nor a cult.  It is a worldwide criminal syndicate masquerading as a quasi-religious group. The Church of Scientology has a long criminal history involving kidnapping, extortion, illegal wiretapping of government offices, and some allege, murder or negligent manslaughter.

Several of the Church of Scientology’s past leaders have been sent to prison after being convicted of serious offenses. Banning scientology in Germany is aking to banning the Mafia. Quite justified based on their history.

For more info on Scientology’s dirty laundry:

http://www.xenu.net/

LOL!

The German people have spoken. They have put up with enough Leni Refenstahl-esque propoganda. There are too many propaganda films faking as bio-pics and documentaries as it is. They just couldn’t bear the stigma of one more height-challenged, pompous, sanctimonious, pretentious, cultish hypocrit painfully inflicting himself on humanity from a perch on German soil. The poor Germans have suffered and survived enough of that madness with the whole Hitler ordeal and the Dumya assault of Angela Merkel after cussing with his food-filled mouth open at an international state function. German viewers make up a decent demographic of the Oprah audience. THEY SAW THE COUCH TRIP! They likely also saw that bit of revisionist history titled The Last Summerai, und said in unison NEIN! Hell, NEIN!

They should of just banned him because he’s Tom Cruise.

If Germany banned Cruise for his acting ability I could understand it. But Scientology, come on, have they banned comic books too. Who the hell takes either one seriously. OK, the artwork in some of those comics is pretty damn good.

Why is everyone using this as a platform for their like or dislike of religion?  Did you guys even read the article or did you just see something about religion and start going off?  We’ve got some seriously angry people here.  Holy crap people, let’s talk about how lame Tom Cruise is or like John DeWerd brought up, freedom of religion.  Pull it together people and go pout about religion on a topic that actually asks what you think about “all religion” or “cults” or whatever.

I am a Christian and I think Scientology is a joke; but preventing him from doing a film on the basis of his “religion” could just as well come back and burn a Christian or a Muslim. In America our givernemtn doesn’t make decision on the basis of religion. Therefore, though I don’t like Thomas Jefferson’s comments that led to the Separation of Church and state, politics makes strange bedfellows, so I canlt in good concience say that Tom should be banned from doing a film on the basis of his “religion”.

Although all religions are silly, it is surprising that the Germans (a nation that is generally respected for its intelligent populace) would pick on this particular one.

Nice editorials on your personal views on religion.  Clearly the topic of the article was “what’s your take on religion?”

You guys missed the most important point of all.  This movie MUST be made because I can’t imagine anything cooler than watching Tom cruise attempt a German accent for 2 hours.

Anyone else agree?

I do not know much Scientology but the notion that you will your lose your freedom to do certain things, like making a film, if you believe in scientology or any other religion, is not only ludicrous but also a dangerous one.

Religions and cults are exact synonyms.

Sounds fair...as long as they ban every other religion as well. Which would suit me just fine.