Why do people craw out of the woodwork after such a sad event, they never spoke out while he was alive , why hurt someone more when they are at the lowest pointy in there lives the loss of a child breaks your heart and soul, and you do blame yourself even if no blame is on you, leave them alone and let them grieve in peace. its a wound that takes a long time to heal. Rest in Peace Jett and my sincere condolences to the family

I find the tone of your article quite odd. "Forever getting a bad rap as a 'cult'" seems to indicate that you think no such thing, and the use of the word 'church' later on seems to bea this out. Scientology is most definitely a cult - it is not an established religion, being set up in the 1950s by a science fiction writer (L Ron Hubbard), who was on record as saying that one of the few ways of making money was to start up a religion. It has come into conflict with the government and police forces of several countries, has been linked with several deaths, and requires substantial payments from adherents both directly and for dubious courses, books and other paraphernalia. There is absolutely no doubt that scientology is a cult, and a dangerous one at that; to suggest otherwise is irresponsible journalism. Having said that, I agree with the previous correspondent; harping on about a person's religion when they've just lost their child is ghoulish. No matter how dubious it is, I hope that the family gain some consolation from their beliefs.

Leave them to grieve in peace. I also agree that scientology is a cult and not a religion and people should be aware of its odd practices

I think there is often no smoke without fire and the secrecy surrounding Scientology is most unsettling. However I feel the need to point out to Shy Wallflower that I have a distant cousin who follows the religion and it is referred to as a church. But that is not the important thing here, John's child has just died - blaming his religion/cult whatever it is is so sad and is the last thing they need to hear. I hope they pay no attention to the rumours.