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(File image) Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.
Katie Holmes filed for divorce in order to save her daughter from undergoing Scientology auditing.
The 33-year-old actress ended her marriage to Tom Cruise - who is a high-profile member of the quasi-religious cult - last week and sources close to the star have revealed she was worried their six-year-old daughter would be subjected to a process known as "sec checking", according to TMZ.com.
During these tests the subject holds electrode handles on a device called an electropsychometer or E-Meter and is then asked a series of personal questions that help the church locate "areas of spiritual distress" but according to ex-members it is designed to help kids spy on their parents.
While the person is being asked the questions, a church auditor collects E-meter readings from the device, which has been compared to a polygraph machine.
According to former Scientology member and Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis, the tests often help members to remember past lives.
He previously explained: "If you're having a fight with your girlfriend, the auditor will ask, 'Can you remember an earlier time when something like this happened?' And if you do, then he'll ask, 'What about a time before that? And a time before that?' "
It has also been claimed Katie ended the marriage because she was concerned Tom wanted to send Suri to the Sea Organisation - a floating Scientology school.
Those on board the ship are required to commit themselves to the quasi-religious sect for a billion years and allegedly asked to disconnect from any non-believers. - Bang Showbiz
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