Scientology weddings

[Raph's Girl]

Ok.. this weekend Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (who is rumoured to be preggers again) are going to get married in Italy in a "traditional" scientologist wedding...

And what IS a traditional Scientology wedding? Well um apperantly a pan, a comb, and a cat are involved (but Oprah isn't! HA! )... and there are 5 types of weddings... traditional, informal, single ring, double ring, and concise double ring

In the old-fashioned language that marks the Traditional version, the groom is reminded that "girls" need "clothes and food and tender happiness and frills, a pan, a comb, perhaps a cat" -- and is asked to provide them all.

The bride, in turn, is told that "young men are free and may forget" their promises.

More info found here:
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-11-15T132743Z_01_N14337971_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-CRUISE-SCIENTOLOGY.XML&src=rss
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/17/earlyshow/main2192852.shtml
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061117/od_afp/afpentertainmentitaly_061117191153.

[Jo Dawn]

Mmm, yeah, I read about the Cat thing a few days ago... I'm... interested... to see what their vows are, just because. I suppose.

[Ra]

O_o And may I ask what they are going to do with the cat afterwards? Throw it up into the air and the person who catches it gets their next scientology wedding free? :P Sounds very weird to me, but then again, we are living in a time where we are thinking about new fuels for transport and free flights into zero-gravity by plane. May as well take this with a grain of salt. And a dog.

[KROW]

Good lord... You know, the more I hear about Scientology, the more I'm convinced that L. Ron Hubbard had some dishes missing in his cupboard.

[Buslady]

Absolutely nuts.
The woman needs this and this and this but the man may forget his promises...hell, you forget your promises, see you in court! hehehe >:)

My hubby's lived up on his...we have a house and pretty soon I'll have a brand stinking new bus! WHEEE!!

[Krang's Uncle]

Good lord... You know, the more I hear about Scientology, the more I'm convinced that L. Ron Hubbard had some dishes missing in his cupboard.

Im of the belief that Hubbard was a genius. Create a religion and become rich. Look at all the people hes got buying into scientology, somebodys making some money off of it. Any mention of a turtle in the Bible? If so, we could be on to something guys and gals. We'll tell the masses that a big round machine is going to pop out of the Earth one day, led by a pink colored "brain" thing with an armored warrior at his side, and that turtles will be the salvation of Earth when this happens. We'll be laughing all the way to eBay.com.

[Raph's Girl]

Any mention of a turtle in the Bible?

Turtles are mentioned in the Bible (leviticus 15:14) as a connection to um.. monthlys. A woman (after seperating from her family for 8 days) had to give 2 turtles or 2 pigeons to the local priest.

One of my fave christian songs tho is "What if Cartoons Got Saved" by Cris Rice... and why? It came out like 7 years ago but it's the only christian song that mentions the TMNT! :lol:

*sings* I was thinking the other day...what if cartoons got saved..They'd start singing praise in a whole new way... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles "Cowabunga-looyah dude!"

I totally freaked out first time I heard that on the radio.. :lol:

U can hear the MP3 here:
http://members.aol.com/JesusAndSue3/cartoons.html

[Jester]

Turtles are mentioned in the Bible (leviticus 15:14) as a connection to um.. monthlys. A woman (after seperating from her family for 8 days) had to give 2 turtles or 2 pigeons to the local priest.

One of my fave christian songs tho is "What if Cartoons Got Saved" by Cris Rice... and why? It came out like 7 years ago but it's the only christian song that mentions the TMNT! :lol:

*sings* I was thinking the other day...what if cartoons got saved..They'd start singing praise in a whole new way... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles "Cowabunga-looyah dude!"

I totally freaked out first time I heard that on the radio.. :lol:

U can hear the MP3 here:
http://members.aol.com/JesusAndSue3/cartoons.html
Love that song!! I love to sing it...in Character...:P

EDIT: I also think Hubbard was just sitting around one day and thought, "I wonder how many people will buy into this?" He's even quoted as saying that "Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion." Studying Scientology last year made this all to clear to me.

[Katie]

a cat, huh......


maybe teh cat is to keep the poor girl company when the young man forgets his promises and ditches her :ohwell:

*shrugs* to each his own.

[KROW]

Im of the belief that Hubbard was a genius. Create a religion and become rich. Look at all the people hes got buying into scientology, somebodys making some money off of it. Any mention of a turtle in the Bible? If so, we could be on to something guys and gals. We'll tell the masses that a big round machine is going to pop out of the Earth one day, led by a pink colored "brain" thing with an armored warrior at his side, and that turtles will be the salvation of Earth when this happens. We'll be laughing all the way to eBay.com.
Hubbard lived the last days of his life in hiding. Not exactly what you call the "life of Reilly" as it pertains to rich people.

[Drtooth]

Did anyone else hear that Brooke Sheilds was invited to the wedding? Either they both made Nicey Nice, or they sent a crack squadron of Brain washers to her house to get her into this.

The funny thing it, I find out more disturbing stuff about this "religion" every day. Apparently they HAVE to induct celebrities into their religion for some odd purpose.

And I also think it's odd that Mr. Hubbard's entire religion is based on distrust of psychology....

BTW: WHo the hell else is sick and tired of these damn celebrity weddings/couples/divorces? I mean, really! Enough already. Famous people marry and get unmarried 3 weeks later. If it weren't for tabloid celebroity "culture," no one would care.

[Raph's Girl]

Did anyone else hear that Brooke Sheilds was invited to the wedding? Either they both made Nicey Nice, or they sent a crack squadron of Brain washers to her house to get her into this.

A couple weeks after Suri's birth and the birth of her daughter (who has a boy's name) they made nicey nice... now they're friends. Still don't know why Oprah wasn't invited to the wedding...seems a bit...odd... :ohwell:

[Drtooth]

Bad memories of Couch jumpin', I suppose! Unless they had to have a certain anal retentive number of guests for the "magic" or "Space rays" to work.

[Jo Dawn]

A couple weeks after Suri's birth and the birth of her daughter (who has a boy's name) they made nicey nice... now they're friends. Still don't know why Oprah wasn't invited to the wedding...seems a bit...odd... :ohwell:

Darnit, he jumped on HER COUCH. That's where their love was made, cemented. She got screwed.

Now, face the wrath of the Oprah. No one shall survive.

[KROW]

That reminds me...

http://thedarkchannel.com/loops/134/

[Ra]

That reminds me...

http://thedarkchannel.com/loops/134/
...and this is why I don't go on Opera. ANYTHING can happen...