Katie Holmes embracing Scientology

gldstwmn · #1 06-13-2005, 01:26 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movi....ap/index.html

LONDON, England (AP) -- Katie Holmes says she's converting to the Church of Scientology, embracing the religion of her boyfriend, Tom Cruise.

Holmes, in London to promote her new film, "Batman Begins," said Monday that she's excited about her lessons in Scientology, a religion founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.

The 26-year-old actress and Cruise went public with their romantic relationship in April. The former Catholic and star of television's "Dawson's Creek" grew up with a poster of Cruise on her bedroom wall and has said she grew up wanting to marry him.

"We all keep dreaming, and luckily, dreams come true," Holmes said.

Cruise was in Tokyo Monday for the premiere of his new film, "War of the Worlds."

In an interview in the June 17 issue of Entertainment Weekly, the 42-year-old actor was asked if Holmes is curious about Scientology.

"Yeah, absolutely. She digs it," he tells the magazine.

In response to a question about whether he'd asked Holmes not to do "Factory Girl" -- about Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol -- because of the drug use in the movie, Cruise says: "I don't even know what 'Factory Girl' is."

He adds: "Listen, the thing you've got to know about Katie is that she's an incredibly bright and self-determined woman. She makes her own decisions."

Cruise was previously married to Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, and dated Penelope Cruz for several years.

Holmes and actor Chris Klein recently called off their engagement, after dating for five years.

When asked by Entertainment Weekly if he plans to propose to Holmes, Cruise replies: "It's gonna happen, man. It'll happen."

skcin · #2 06-13-2005, 01:26 PM

I was just about to post this!

RUN KATIE! RUN LIKE THE WIND!

gldstwmn · #3 06-13-2005, 01:27 PM

The virgin sacrifice. Run, Katie run!!!

ontheEdgeof17 · #4 06-13-2005, 01:28 PM

They have shirts out now that say FREE KATIE.

Poor girl is being brainwashed.

sparky · #5 06-13-2005, 01:31 PM

Yikes. She's been sucked into the cult.

I think journalists should stop referring to that thing as a church.

estranged4life · #6 06-13-2005, 01:40 PM

a handgrenade, pull the pin and then pull Tom Cruise close before the "count of 10"

strandinthewind · #7 06-13-2005, 01:38 PM

But, it makes no sense. Why would Scientology care about Katie Holmes. She is far from a big name star earining $20 or so million a picture. She is a relative no name in the big scheme of things. Moreover, Batman, of which she is not the star, seemingly will do well on its own as will War of the Worlds. So, I guess he must like her, which is just bizarre in its own roght because she is almost half his age, though that does happen all of the time I guess.

If anything, I think she has far more to gain by dating and/or marrying him.

chiliD · #8 06-13-2005, 01:41 PM

Scientology IS NOT a "religion"...it's a "way of life", yeah; in the same way that doing the Landmark Forum or Werner Erhard's "EST" is a way of life...but to give scientology status as a "religion" is just wrong. L. Ron Hubbard is no messiah...just a well-funded sociologist.

SuzeQuze · #9 06-13-2005, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Scientology IS NOT a "religion"...it's a "way of life", yeah; in the same way that doing the Landmark Forum or Werner Erhard's "EST" is a way of life...but to give scientology status as a "religion" is just wrong. L. Ron Hubbard is no messiah...just a well-funded sociologist.

Exactly, the Landmark people are the ones who run the forum, as you mentioned, which made my friend snap. Granted she probably had a predisposition but she never would have suffered from this "break" if she hadn't attended the forum. I felt awful for her. I went through it too and it was the most bizarre experience of my life. *Runs to get Free Katie t-shirt*

Jason, I think she is doing this more to please her boyfriend than anything else. Scientology just wants bodies and its just a plus if they are famous. They'll try and recruit anyone.

dissention · #10 06-13-2005, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by chiliD

Scientology IS NOT a "religion"...it's a "way of life", yeah; in the same way that doing the Landmark Forum or Werner Erhard's "EST" is a way of life...but to give scientology status as a "religion" is just wrong. L. Ron Hubbard is no messiah...just a well-funded sociologist.

Sociologist, my ass. He admitted back in the sixties that he founded Scientology to get tax breaks.

chiliD · #11 06-13-2005, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

So, I guess he must like her, which is just bizarre in its own roght because she is almost half his age...

Age is relative:

mentally" , "emotionally" & "chronologically" don't always meet. Katie & Tom no doubt meet in the first two, but obviously not the latter.

amber · #12 06-13-2005, 01:50 PM

I love Tom, but, i gotta say....TROUBLE! (No, I don't love his religion. I love to watch him on screen).
Did anyone see her on Letterman? she was very, very dull. It was weird. I hope she was just nervous, or shy, or something, cause poor ol' Dave was really working...

sparky · #13 06-13-2005, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

But, it makes no sense. Why would Scientology care about Katie Holmes. She is far from a big name star earining $20 or so million a picture. She is a relative no name in the big scheme of things. Moreover, Batman, of which she is not the star, seemingly will do well on its own as will War of the Worlds. So, I guess he must like her, which is just bizarre in its own roght because she is almost half his age, though that does happen all of the time I guess.

If anything, I think she has far more to gain by dating and/or marrying him.

They care about money Any money. And evidently, she is stupid enough to jump in and start spilling her guts on tape and paying them for the privelege.

Like her ?

I'm sure he likes her well enough. Well enough to use her as a prop and full
time beard anyway...