Travolta almost Quit the Church so he Could Marry his Boyfriend.

The Examiner reported today there’s a new John-Travolta-is-gay story out today, Jan. 17, according to ShowBiz Spy. With the release of the new book,“Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & The Prison of Belief," author Lawrence Wrightdiscusses how John Travolta almost turned his back on the church so he could marry his boyfriend.

According to the book, John Travolta became disenchanted with Scientology in the early 80s, but was afraid of being exposed as gay if he left. How did they know? It’s believed that the “Grease” star confessed his sexual leanings during a church run training or “auditing.”

Supposedly, John Travolta threatened to walk away from the church and “marry” his lover, although gay marriage was not legal at the time, according to a former Scientology official named Jesse Prince.

“Because of my position, I knew specifically what was said in certain auditing sessions, and I can confirm that John Travolta once threatened that he was go­ing to marry his boyfriend,” Prince said.

“There’s no question (Scientology) had a lot on John’s gay activities and used it to keep him from leaving – and to keep him in line. At one point, John was ready to erupt and said he’d get married – that he didn’t care anymore and would turn his back on them.”

John Travolta has been married to actress Kelly Preston since 1991. They have three children. Sadly, Jett Travolta died of a seizure in 2009 at the age of 16. Gay rumors have plagued the actor ever since he made a name for himself. John Travolta has refused to speak about his sexuality.

The book “Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & The Prison of Belief” by Pulitzer-prize winning author Lawrence Wright also tells tales of other Hollywood entertainers involved in Scientology such as Tom Cruise. It is available in bookstores and at Amazon.com today, Jan. 17.