Actress Elisabeth Moss has spoken out in defense of Scientology. The star of The Handmaid’s Tale rarely speaks about her involvement with the church, so fans were left surprised when she posted a comment of support on social media.
After posting a picture of herself at an event for the TV show which has taken the world by storm, one user flagged up the parallels between Gilead and Scientology. After complimenting the show the user said ‘Question though, does it make you think twice about Scientology? Both Gilead and Scientology both believe that all outside sources (aka news) are wrong or evil… it’s just very interesting.’
Moss responded calmly by saying that religious tolerance and freedoms were incredibly important to her and thanked the under for their ‘interesting question’. Moss said ‘That’s actually not true at all about Scientology. Religious freedom and tolerance and understanding the truth and equal rights for every race, religion and creed are extremely important to me. The most important things to me probably. And so Gilead and THT hit me on a very personal level. Thanks for the interesting question!’
Moss revealed that she was a supporter of Scientology back in 2012. The issue was thrown into the spotlight again recently when actress Leah Remini said Moss could no longer speak to her because she believes her to be an antisocial personality who spoke out against the religion.