Nowhere in the article does the magazine mention any of the bizarre beliefs of Scientology regarding the presence of "Thetans" in the body which can only be removed by the Church's devices and methods, or Xenu who was responsible for the Thetans. We don't even get a brief introduction into the science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard who launched this now tax-exempt cult.
Still, we do learn Tom Cruise's future in-laws may have mixed feelings about that new-time "religion." Apparently Mrs. Holmes' view is, "Whatever somebody believes in is fine." And if they believe we're possessed by the spirits of nuked space aliens, well, that's just those Californians. Meanwhile, Martin Holmes was apparently less open-minded when he said, "I don't believe it."
In the mid 1970s, the Electric Light Orchestra had a giant space ship land and drop off the band to start the concert. No word if the same choreographer is now the Cruise/Holmes wedding coordinator.
But before we chalk up Scientology as a harmless eccentricity, just today we were reminded how scary this cult can be. As Katie Holmes tried on a wedding dress she found time to answer questions. With her was her "new best friend", "Scientologist chaperone," Jessica Rodriguez, who even helped Katie answer the reporters' question regarding her feelings for Tom Cruise.
"You adore him," Rodriguez told Holmes when the actress was at a loss for words to describe her love.Un-huh. And Tom Cruise is "the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life."
Maybe Cruise's behavior, the confrontation with Matt Lauer over the Brooke Shields controversy, and now the revelation by USA Today that Katie Holmes has a Scientology "chaperone" will cause others in the media to start peeling away the veneer of respectability given to this wacko cult.
After all, not all of the main stream media wants to interview John Travolta.
