A Pan, a comb and perhaps a CAT?! It MUST be Love!

I'll bet ol' L. Ron Howard is rolling around in his grave, laughing his arse off that so many La-la Land loonies have actually taken his spoof of organized religion seriously and are acting just like the fools that he always suspected most people were.

As for Cruise, I just feel sorry for that deluded girl who is actually willing to wed him.

I once attended a Scientology wedding as someones date, and at first didn't see much of a difference between it and any other wedding in Brooklyn. The vows were a little different from what's in the article, but not by much. I remember thinking this Scientology religion is soooo made up by a guy.
Ol' Ron Hubbard is have a good time imagining flyer saucers, secret powers, a world within a world, but when he gets up to the wedding part he just plagerizes all the standard stuff and throws in a cat and some cooking equipment. It's like a big footnote that says "yeah guys, we have to make the women happy by letting them buy the big poofy dress and serving everyone chicken marsala, but I'll put in a loop hole for my buds ...".
I think I'll invent my own religion and come up with really cool wedding ceremony - minus the beings from outer space.



Too bad there is a child in the middle of all this.

. Having a religion started by Howard wouldnt be so funny. We could call it "Opie-ism"

And it's devotees would be, of course, Opiates.

Can't open the link, can you give me a quick summary?

Scientologist Cruise to pledge loyalty, maybe a cat By Jill Serjeant
Wed Nov 15, 8:24 AM ET



LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Tom Cruise marries Katie Holmes this weekend, like many a devout Scientologist, he may promise to provide her with "a pan, a comb, perhaps a cat."

The formal wedding of the Hollywood stars in Italy on Saturday is shaping up as not only the celebrity wedding of the year but as the most famous Scientology wedding since science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard founded the church in Los Angeles more than 50 years ago.

Unlike the mysteries of "silent birth" -- the no-words method used when Holmes delivered daughter Suri in April -- Scientologists say their weddings generally are like Christian affairs with flower girls, a ring, music and a party afterward.

"A photo of a Scientology wedding usually has a bride wearing a white dress and the groom wearing a dark suit and the party behind them. It is a joyous affair," said Church of Scientology spokeswoman Karin Pouw.

Pouw said what makes a Scientology wedding unique is the advice offered in the ceremony for couples to maintain and improve their relationship.

"They make a vow to each other that they won't go to sleep at night without having repaired any upset they may have had during the day," Pouw said.

Twice-divorced Cruise, Scientology's most prominent advocate, and Holmes, 27, announced their engagement in June 2005 after a whirlwind courtship. It is the first marriage for Holmes, who was raised a Catholic.

The couple are expected to choose from five versions of the wedding ceremony, ranging from the Traditional to the Double Ring. Each includes traditional vows and lasts between 20 minutes to one hour.

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.

In the Double Ring ceremony, the ring is a symbol of permanency and reaffirms the Scientology principles of affinity, reality and communication.

While some outsiders may find the concepts of Scientology difficult to grasp, Pouw said Scientology weddings are "quite normal."

"People do have a lot of questions but in a few years from now when a few more thousand people have attended Scientology wedding ceremonies, it won't be something people have heard about but have never seen," she said.

HUBBARD HUBBARD

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

That's an easy way out, isn't it?

Yep, it's practically a license to cheat. For guys, anyway. Why are most religions so male-centric?

Ohmygod!!!!!

I have:

1. A pan.
2. A comb.
3. A cat.

Mr. B is a Scientologist and I never knew.

I've been tricked.

...and with a name like boomerang, there's not much point trying to leave him!

L. Ron Hubbarb isn't the first science fiction author to invent a religion. He must have thought it would be fun to see if he could actually get one off the ground for real.

I can't wait for the day he releases the "gotcha" time capsule that says "wake up world ! , see how easy it is?"

I seem to recall a quote from ol' L. Ron back in the days before Scientology was actually launched where he said, in an interview, that the easiest way to make money was by heading up a religious movement.

H P Lovecraft originated A mythology that danced around the edges of religion. I was fascinated by his stuff. He was one sick puppy.

He didn't die suddenly and unexpectly did he? I can't help wondering why he didn't give us the punchline before he popped his clogs?

Yes, he was, farmerman. But he's fun anyway in a corny out-of-kilter sort of way.