Tom Cruise: Prophet or Wack-Job?

1,881,206 views. That's how many folks have looked at Gawker's article and nine minute video of Tom Cruise speaking about Scientology prior to accepting the Freedom Medal of Valour Award from the International Association of Scientology. He covers a wide range of topics, including SP's (Suppressive Persons) as well as the unique role of Scientologists in today's world. "Being a Scientologist, you look at someone and know absolutely that you can help them," he says in the video. "When you drive past an accident, it's not like anyone else when you drive past. You know you have to do something about it because you know you're the only one that can really help."

My wife has always held Mr. Cruise in the #1 spot of her Top Five Crushes, so I've always been a bit leery about the guy I'm happy to say I can look down upon were we to stand side by side. It also is very easy to ridicule him and Scientology. I don't know anything about L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology, and Cruise can only be described as looking and sounding pretty creepy at times during his video. But his call to action, to doing; I'm sure it is easy for this to resonate with those wandering and wondering. Regardless of your opinion, it is fascinating to see this very different side of him.