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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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