Katie Holmes' Appeal Rating Going WAY Down!

Published on June 13, 2005 By Gideon MacLeish In Current Events

So, Katie Holmes has decided to become a Scientologist. This'll sure help avoid an interfaith conflict, should she and Tom Cruise have children.

But, honestly, it causes me to roll my eyes. I seriously can't see why anyone would be duped by Scientology, a religion whose founder, in a rare display of intellectual honesty, once stated that the best way to make millions was to start a religion...then went out to prove his thesis.

Scientology, like the Hollywood version of Kaballah, is fad religion, for people who sre used to having their suits, their cars, and their hotel rooms tailor made to fit their fancy; why not religion as well? The fact that so many of these celebrities can as casually change their religion as ringtones on their cell phone speaks much to the patent insincerity of the adherents of these faiths.

Add to that the fact that Scientology, like the Hollywood version of Kaballah, is a faith you won't see widely practiced outside the domain of the rich and famous. There's money to be made in setting these billionaires' heads straight, and damned if they're gonna spend it on the poor and needy.

I EXPECT Hollywood to be superficial. After all, their profession is ACTING. But it doesn't mean I have to respect them for it. And so, Katie Holmes officially enters my lexicon as "reality impaired Hollywood byproduct".

Welcome to the list, Katie. You've got a lot of friends on it.

Comments

just john

on Jun 13, 2005

I'm no fan of scientology. Before you judge what someone else chooses to believe, step outside your own beliefs for a minute and see how strange they might seem to someone else. Did she loose points because she changed or was it because you think there is something wrong with scientology?

bakerstreet

on Jun 13, 2005

Scientology is a made up pseudo-religion. It is basically quack psychology, and L. Ron. Hubbard was as much a religious leader as Freud.

There's nothing spiritual or supernatural about their beliefs, their religion status is just a tax dodge fostered by the powerful people they cater to. Pop psychology shouldn't be tax exempt or Constitutionally protected as if it were a spiritual belief.

Dusk411

on Jun 13, 2005

I find Scientology to be an incredibly creepy cult. They have sued newspaper for printing negative articles about them. Members have their Internet searched and anti-Scieno sites are filtered out. They pay money to reach the highest level, only to find out the big secret: people are descended from aliens.

Tom Cruise has been really vocal the past couple years. He fired his former publicist and hired his sister (also a cult member) He's been acting really bizarre, too. I'm going to be expecting the same weird behavior from Holmes.

bakerstreet

on Jun 13, 2005

What kind of religion makes you sign a non-disclosure agreement so that you can face legal attacks for discussing "secret" details of your beliefs openly? Lots of examples of how screwed up they are.

""THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE IS TO LIE TO THEM. You can write that down in your book in great big letters. The only way you can control anybody is to lie to them." -- L. Ron Hubbard, Technique 88"

MasonM

on Jun 13, 2005

This is a much better church. Link

Furry Canary

on Jun 13, 2005

'Add to that the fact that Scientology, like the Hollywood version of Kaballah, is a faith you won't see widely practiced outside the domain of the rich and famous.'
Gideon, I agree that Scientology is dodgy. But I think they target more than just the rich and famous - otherwise, I would find it rather easier to live with!

Yes, they want the wealthy, but they appear to target the gullible from all social strata, initially at least. Until relatively recently, I often encountered Scientology drones standing on street corners here in urban Australia, inviting people in to take their 'Personality Test'. (And incidentally, what other religion uses such 'sleight of hand' to get their foot in your metaphorical door?) This is a practice they were employing in the larger British cities at least 25 years ago, in my direct experience. It always struck me that they were targetting individuals who were out on their own, perhaps young and naive, and at particularly difficult or vulnerable times in their lives - all the better to draw them in: hook, line and sinker.

Gideon MacLeish

on Jun 14, 2005

Gideon, I agree that Scientology is dodgy. But I think they target more than just the rich and famous - otherwise, I would find it rather easier to live with!

Initially, they target everyone, especially the young. But it's still a money game; anyone sucke into the scientology web will soon find that all their problems can be solved...if they buy the expensive books, tapes and therapies. Those who can't afford such things quickly find themselves on the fringe.

I have no problem with Katie Holmes' right to choose her own faith. But when the choice is made with the same apparent thought process as Gucci vs. Prada, I question its sincerity. And, while still deferring to Ms. Holmes her choice, it does tend to repluse me as far as seeing any of her work would be concerned.

bakerstreet

on Jun 14, 2005

My problem is, Scientology is simply not a faith in any sense of the word. If that kind of psychology is a religion, then Doctor Phil could easily make himself Pope and never pay taxes again...

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