CLEARWATER, Fla. - Raised as Scientologists, Christie King Collbran and her husband, Chris, were recruited as teenagers to work for the elite corps of staff members who keep the Church of Scientology running, known as the Sea Organization, or Sea Org. They signed a contract for a billion years — in keeping with the church’s belief that Scientologists are immortal.

NYT: Defectors: Church of Scientology hides abuse - The New York Times

wait wait wait, there’s a religion where i can be IMMORTAL!?! helloooooo amaaaaaziiing. funny underwear AND immortality!  tom cruise makes so much sense.