Did you hear about the time that Tom Cruise challenged Jon Lovitz to a religious debate? On a recent visit to the Tonight Show, Jon Lovitz told the tale of how his derision of Scientology during a gig led Cruise to disparage Judaism and challenge him to a debate. And the two engaged in a healthy, intellectual debate, point-by-point, over who had the more authentic religion, prophet, holy places etc. Well, not really. But it makes a funny story, even though it didn’t happen. (Relevant part of clip ends around 5:16. Enjoy!)Tom Cruise

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