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By Richard | June 6, 2007
Amanda Lewis | Washington Times
John Travolta, 53, and his wife, Kelly Preston, 44, just announced they want to try for their third child — despite increasing pressure to acknowledge the disability of their son, Jett.
“Travolta sits there in interviews talking about how Jett loves to read or play sports, but it is clear that the boy can barely do either,” an unnamed editor — who claims to have interviewed Mr. Travolta more than once — told the New York Post.
Mr. Travolta, a member of the Church of Scientology, has said in the past that his son’s condition is Kawasaki syndrome, a disease characterized by high fever, skin rash and swelling of the lymph nodes.
“Scientology is keeping him from acknowledging his son’s autism. They see it as a weakness,” said Tim Kenny, the father of a 4-year-old autistic girl. He says he introduced himself to the actor in February at a restaurant “as one autistic child’s father to another” but that Mr. Travolta was in denial.
According to Scientology teachings, people with mental illnesses are “degraded” and capable of curing themselves by working harder on the church’s teachings.
Mr. Travolta’s lawyer told the New York Post: “The Travoltas are wonderful, loving parents, and their priority is their children. To suggest anything to the contrary is very hurtful to a loving family and also would be false and defamatory.
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