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Initech

(99,915 posts)
3. I can certainly understand Katie's fears about that.
Mon Jul 2, 2012, 03:08 PM
Jul 2012

I've heard some crazy stories about Sea Org and the higher Scientology organizations in Florida.

To those who would blame her for ever getting sucked in by him, yes, but -- pnwmom Jul 2012 #1
Those people are evil B2G Jul 2012 #4
not evil just fundamentally lost and grasping on to a false premise......L Ron Hubbard..fuck him Demonaut Jul 2012 #60
25???? That's not young for getting married. What nonsense. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #9
Some psychologists think we should recognize the period in the 20's as "emerging" adulthood. pnwmom Jul 2012 #36
At 25 your brain is about as developed as it's going to be 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #31
A 25 year old has a developed brain but lacks the life experience of an older person pnwmom Jul 2012 #32
+1000 Most of us keep maturing after 25 Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #33
So when might someone be an adult? 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #38
She was legally an adult, but he had the advantage on her, by far. pnwmom Jul 2012 #40
I'm less sure of that 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #42
He's spent decades in the cult. He knew what it involved and she didn't. n/t pnwmom Jul 2012 #43
I agree. Just because people used to get vanlassie Jul 2012 #39
25 is "very young"? 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #44
No, 16 or 17 was young and twenty five was mature. vanlassie Jul 2012 #49
Was mature? 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #51
I know you do! vanlassie Jul 2012 #52
I guess I just don't get how someone could make the argument that 25 is too young to make such 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #59
This was a showbiz "marriage" that ran it's course KurtNYC Jul 2012 #54
Ronald Reagan and what's-her-name. n/t pnwmom Jul 2012 #55
What's Her Name LeFleur1 Jul 2012 #56
Sounds vaguely familiar. It was before my time. pnwmom Jul 2012 #57
Betty White nonpareil Jul 2012 #66
but she admits that she tried to help Liberace cover his KurtNYC Jul 2012 #69
. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #2
I can certainly understand Katie's fears about that. Initech Jul 2012 #3
Sea Org seems like insanity longship Jul 2012 #5
Sea Org is pretty damned totalitarian from what I have hifiguy Jul 2012 #6
But other religions are bad and or nutty, so we cannot criticize the Church of $cientology FrodosPet Jul 2012 #7
Do a little research on Sea Org & Miscavige B2G Jul 2012 #8
I should have included the Sarcasm thingie. FrodosPet Jul 2012 #11
Ditto. I had a very personal brush with them years ago B2G Jul 2012 #15
I know a woman who was with them for over 30 years pnwmom Jul 2012 #25
What world have you been living in that you don't know what warped crap this cult has been demosincebirth Jul 2012 #12
It's sarcasm. nt TheWraith Jul 2012 #26
People's inability to detect sarcasm never seizes to amaze me. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2012 #16
Multitasking warps my sarcasm radar B2G Jul 2012 #18
I wasn't trying to be a dick. It's just that when I read his post it made me laugh Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2012 #19
Broken clock, right twice a day...etc Taverner Jul 2012 #29
Murdoch's comments on Scientology made my opinion of him go up FarCenter Jul 2012 #45
Through the gossip grapevine: Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #10
I guess she didn't want her daughter... RevStPatrick Jul 2012 #13
Yeah, but she's reneging on the one she had to sign. Will be kicked out of libertarian paradise now. freshwest Jul 2012 #20
The Scientology goons are harassing Katie Holmes. Archae Jul 2012 #14
That's what they do. Partially because Katie is now an "SP" Taverner Jul 2012 #28
I would assume that she would be shipped of to the Delphian School in Oregon, and then Sea Org Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #17
I stayed at Delphi one night to visit a friend on my way up to Washington. EFerrari Jul 2012 #21
Good for her, for finally coming to her senses and recognizing when enough was enough. calimary Jul 2012 #22
she needs to get a paternity test and publish it. I don't believe this little girl is his roguevalley Jul 2012 #53
I'm just glad she was able to get away from/out of that cult... truebrit71 Jul 2012 #23
Be careful, Katie. tanyev Jul 2012 #24
Her father is a divorce lawyer. undeterred Jul 2012 #34
I hope she doesn't have an "accident" obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #41
Sea Org = Slavery Taverner Jul 2012 #27
Yeah. It's a cult. She should have realized this could happen. 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #30
I have gained so much respect for Katie Holmes since Friday obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #35
In a private interview Katie Holmes was heard to have allegedly said.. Drew Richards Jul 2012 #37
L Ron Hubbard was a science fiction writer who decided to start a religion FarCenter Jul 2012 #46
Hilarious Parody-Church of psychotonomy ryan_cats Jul 2012 #47
I make it my business to NEVER see anything with Tom Cruise in it. Dawson Leery Jul 2012 #48
A couple films that may be worth a look: coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #64
Someone call up Janet Reno. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #50
But... didn't Tom say that the honeymoon stage of that relationship was going to last forever? jmondine Jul 2012 #58
He obviously lives on a different planet to the rest of us mortals Monaque22 Jul 2012 #65
Sorry, but I really have little sympathy for her. liberalhistorian Jul 2012 #61
I only hope nothing happens to katie Monaque22 Jul 2012 #63
Well, I certainly hope she and the child liberalhistorian Jul 2012 #67
she knew what she was getting into Monaque22 Jul 2012 #62
yeah, but she didn't know how she'd feel about her kid being indoctrinated until she had her Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #68
That's one reason and another is maybe she didn't want to be part of a sham marraige WI_DEM Jul 2012 #70
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