As rumors have it, Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise because she was afraid he was going to push some major Scientology voodoo on their 6-year-old daughter Suri. Apparently Tom was ready to pack the little gal up and ship her out to a crazy, militant brainwashing-esque group called Sea Organization. That may've been the final kick in Katie's butt to get her the hell outta Dodge.
As expected, most people are ecstatic for Katie and continue to bash Tom and his science-fiction-author-created "religion." I'm certainly no fan of Scientology. And if all the rumors are true, I hope the cult gets shut down for good. I'm also not a huge fan of Tom Cruise, though he does make some good movies. But unlike the majority of people embracing Katie these days, I've got to throw my supportive hat into Tom's ring.
Why? Simple. Katie knew what she was getting into. She knew Tom was extremely into Scientology. She knew he divorced Nicole Kidman and the baggage involved there. So why is she suddenly grabbing Tom's daughter and running now?
You can easily equate the whole situation to a mixed marriage. I'm not talking about skin color here, but religion. When someone Jewish marries someone Catholic, there's bound to be some friction down the line when kids come into the picture. Your choices are either to raise your kids under both religions or pick one from the onset.
Many times, parents will put off the religion discussion. "We'll figure it out when the kids are older," they'll say. And when the kids are older, that's when the disagreements start and things get ugly.
Is it fair to put your child in the middle of your and your spouse's religious war? Absolutely not. So talk it out before you even get married. You may only be thinking of yourself at that moment, but if you have strong religious beliefs to start with, then you need to think of your future kids.
In other words, don't be selfish. Yes you're in love and want to spend the rest of your life with this person, but if you have such differences of opinions on something like religion, it's only going to lead to heartache later on. You might as well just adopt a kid on your own in that case and not even bother with the whole marriage thing.
If nothing else, Tom Cruise has never kept his religious beliefs secret. If Katie disagreed with them from the onset, she never should have married Tom.
Do you think you should decide what religion you're going to raise your kids before you get married?
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Perhaps. Or maybe she thought she was going to change him. Maybe she thought that it would be possible to blend Catholicism and Scientology. Maybe she thought she'd eventually come to embrace Scientology herself. The only person who knows is Katie - the rest of us can only speculate.
Haha, too true, PonyChaser, and agreed as well!
Really Andrew Kardon? Are you really so naive? Let's imagine that talk then:
"Tom, I'm Catholic. You probably know about Catholicism but what is Scientology?"
"Well, Kate, Scientology is a religion here but not recognised as a religion in many countries where it is considered a cult. It was founded by a sci-fi writer. We talk in code - for example, 1.1s are morally deficient people such as homosexuals and Thetans are all of us. We separate themselves from friends and family who criticize us. We use a device called the E-Meter which measures the bodily changes in electrical resistance that occur when being spiritually audited. Um, let's see. You give birth silently and any child we have will be forced to join and follow this church from a young age. Is that OK then?"
"Umm..."
"You will be assigned a Scientology guardian 24-7 when we get together. Ever heard of Sea Org?"
"Sea what?"
"Sea Org has six thousand members who do counselling, managing our property holdings, and more. Sea Org joiners- including children-sign contracts for up to a billion years of service."
"Umm..."
"Coupla more things. The Earth Communications Office, the Hollywood Education and Literacy Project, the Center for the Advancement of Non-Violence and a string of Delphi schools is all Scientology, along with a bunch of other organisations named to conceal their Scientology connections. Charles Manson was a member before he deemed Scientology too crazy. Anything else? Katie? Katie? Where are you?"
Katie was young and naive when she got with tom..and children and mixed religion talks can work out in theory but put into practice can go in a different direction..i don't think she knew how deep into crazy she was heading.scientologists are secretive bunch.
lmao @expatalpha
We all have to remember how fast she got pregnant too, which always seemed very, very strange to me. If I recall the first year with my husband we were so caught up in wedding planning, moving in and still that dewy eyed loved. Things are quite different 7 years later and he wasn't my childhood crush! Seriously if Keanu Reeves or one of the New Kids called me and wanted to date me, I would probably throw common sense and most of the things I take a stand on out the window in a heartbeat!