Is anyone else gonna watch the Tom Cruise interview tomorrow night?
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Holly said:
Our local paper ran an article and showed people carrying the billboard signs to be used as reminders for a silent birth into the Cruise estate.
She's giving birth at home ... and only if there are complications will go to the hospital. I believe Tom mentioned the quiet birth on a tv talk show. I remember hearing a voice clip of him on the radio.
ETA -- Leah Remini (actress) has publicly stated that she had a silent, Scientology birth for her child.
I come from a Native American background where silent birth is still sometimes practiced. If Tom and Katie want to have one, all the power to them.Daxx said:
MzDiz, I am curious about the depression meds/ formula thing, as well.
Even though I hate the way people bash Scientology, I agree that Tom was out of line with some of his criticisms.
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Daxx said:
She showed video from her birth somewhere and yes they were quiet but afterwards they did hold and talk to the baby. So I think the part about not seeing or talking to the baby is untrue. I also saw an interview with Kelly Preston where she stated that the not holding/talking/seeing thing for 7 days is not something they did either. The Kelly Preston interview was on ET and I can't remember where I saw the Leah Remini video.
Very true, Cardaway.MzDiz said:So I guess that means no breastfeeding? Depression meds are bad, but baby formula is ok?
Anyone know the reasoning behind this? It's gonna bug me now.
I believe the Scientologists view breastmilk as 'dirty', and full of poisons, so they do not breastfeed. So the 7 day separation is no biggie....
I read in an article (awhile back) that L. Ron Hubbard came up w/a special formula for babies that consists of barley, corn syrup and I don't know what else . One mother said she was successful in feeding it to her baby. This was an article about formula/breastfeeding ... not about Scientology!kidshop said:I believe the Scientologists view breastmilk as 'dirty', and full of poisons, so they do not breastfeed. So the 7 day separation is no biggie....
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cardaway said:
IMO - it *is* a cult!!! Go research their views, and beliefs and what happens when you try to leave, or say anything bad about them.
If THAT isnt a cult - I have no idea what is. Again...My opinion.
I had a slow day at work a while back - I read so many horrid terrible things, and not from tabloids, from past members, I drove home paranoid about this "religion". Other countries dont even recognize it as a religion, and have several lawsuits and organizations trying to get rid of them! People who leave are scared to talk about them. They ran an organization which helped past members break free, help family members who lost anyone to ANY cult-like organization : "Cult Awareness" bankrupt - then BOUGHT this company...logo's, phone #'s, etc....never changed anything, and run it now. Hmph. So, they know who's trying to get away, who's tattling.
Again - my opinion : CULT!
CathrynRose said:IMO - it *is* a cult!!! Go research their views, and beliefs and what happens when you try to leave, or say anything bad about them.
If THAT isnt a cult - I have no idea what is. Again...My opinion.
I had a slow day at work a while back - I read so many horrid terrible things, and not from tabloids, from past members, I drove home paranoid about this "religion". Other countries dont even recognize it as a religion, and have several lawsuits and organizations trying to get rid of them! People who leave are scared to talk about them. They ran an organization which helped past members break free, help family members who lost anyone to ANY cult-like organization : "Cult Awareness" bankrupt - then BOUGHT this company...logo's, phone #'s, etc....never changed anything, and run it now. Hmph. So, they know who's trying to get away, who's tattling.
Again - my opinion : CULT!
People really need to take a good look at themselves before they go bashing other beliefs. I love it when people of other religions that believe in bizarre things start spouting off about how crazy Scientology is.
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I've always like Tom as an actor & for his good looks. BUT, from day one, I could not stand him in real life. It happened the first time I saw him in an interview YEARS ago. He just came across so arrogant & pompous.
But lately, he's been fun to watch just for entertainment value.
Hope the poor baby doesn't inherit his dad's personality traits. And hope Katie wakes up & gets out of there.
I was angry for how he left Nicole Kidman....but now I'm glad for her sake. I'm sure she is too.
But lately, he's been fun to watch just for entertainment value.
Hope the poor baby doesn't inherit his dad's personality traits. And hope Katie wakes up & gets out of there.I was angry for how he left Nicole Kidman....but now I'm glad for her sake. I'm sure she is too.
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Kim&Chris said:
I think you got that wrong-I thought they said, the baby is to have no noise for 7 days. And actress Ann Archer who has been a member for 30 years said she has never heard of all these strange things concerning birth. Personally, I hope she grabs Tom necks while in labor and demands an epidermal!
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Holly said:
I love it when people of other religions that believe in bizarre things start spouting off about how crazy Scientology is.
Oh please - do clarify what wacky religion I am, and what my bizzare beliefs would be. I have a feeling I could be seriously amused.
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I just read this on my MSN homepage. I think I'll skip the TV interview!
Tom Talks 'Great Sex'
Cruise makes us cringe -- again;
Memo to Katie Holmes: Please, we're begging you, get that endlessly baking bun out of your oven pronto, because Tom Cruise desperately needs a safe subject like poopie diapers to discuss while promoting "Mission: Impossible III." On the heels of last week's ultra-personal revelations about his abusive father, the "Dianetics"-devoted star is now discussing -- please put down your lunch -- his views on sex.
Cruise declares in the May issue of GQ that getting intimate with someone you're not in love with is "really horrible and pathetic and lonely. And yech."
Sex, he says, "is about the connection. Great sex is a by-product, for me, of a great relationship, where you have communication and it's an extension of that. Where it's just ... free. And that's how it should be. It's spectacular. If you're not in good communication with your partner, it sucks."
The communication between Tom and the about-to-blow Katie must really be "amazing," because he claims he knew she was carrying his progeny before she did.
"Oh, I -- I looked at her. And I went, 'You're gonna tell me if you're pregnant, aren't you?' It was a moment where ... It was one of those things," he (sort of) explains. "I just picked something up. And I knew at that moment she was pregnant. 'Cuz I notice things in people."
And what does the awesomely intuitive Cruise notice in the glassy-eyed, glib-free former starlet, for whom he's wantonly abused furniture while proclaiming his endless love?
"She's just cool," he nonspecifically enthuses of his fiancée. "She's kind, she's smart, she's fun. She's a woman who's not afraid to be a woman."
He adds, "I taught her how to ride a dirt bike in an hour and a half. She'd never done it before. She got her scuba license -- and the kids scuba dive so we all went down scuba diving in Mexico and swimming with the whales. Sometimes people freak out when they see the stuff I do. But it's like, 'Look, this is who I am,' and people who know me know I'm very safe about it. I'm not crazy ..."
Speaking of people freaking out about his not-craziness, Tom is once again touching on the sensitive subject of the sonogram machine he purchased and supposedly learned how to operate.
"I'm a filmmaker -- I need to see the rushes!" he attempts to joke to the mag (we assume there was an explosive laugh accompanying this quip). "At first we did it a lot. I don't know how many times, but I did not exceed FDA regulations!"
(The FDA, for those wondering, recommends using sonograms only to obtain medical information about the fetus and encourages limited exposure.)
As for the Scientology-sanctioned silent birth, the proselytizing pop-to-be says the lip-zipping is misunderstood. "It's really about respecting the woman," he insists of the hush-hush delivery technique put forth by L. Ron Hubbard, who as far as we know never pushed a human being out of his body. "It's not about her not screaming."
Cruise, who also chats up Diane Sawyer in a sit-down airing Friday, is unsure just where the TomKitten will make its debut ("At home, maybe. We're really going back and forth on that one") but reveals they've been attending "baby seminars" and "studying what a woman goes through." Say it with us: Fun!
Some other tidbits from the GQ interview, which hits newsstands April 25:
On Brangelina's impending (and competing) arrival: "Playdates! I've gotta give him a ring. I'm really happy for them. I am really happy for them. He's a good guy, Brad." (Said the still in-utero Jolie-Pitt offspring of the playdate invitation, "Thanks, but no thanks.")
On explaining the history of psychiatry to Matt Lauer: "I thought I was pretty restrained. I've been pissed off about things, believe me. I thought it was a terrific interview. I wasn't pissed; I just was intense on wanting to communicate."
On Katie's cravings: "She loves cupcakes, okay? I mean, the girl loves cupcakes."
On his hands-on approach to detox: "I have to say, I've always found the 'if it makes me feel better, it's okay' rationale a little suspect. I think it's appalling that people have to live a life of drug addiction when I have personally helped people get off drugs." Cruise claims he can get a person off heroin in three days.
On whether he told ex-wife Nicole Kidman, with whom he has two children, about the pregnancy: "It's not like anything I had to or didn't have to do. I wish her well."
On Katie's at-home pregnancy test: "Yeah, she did the whole stick test; I think she just touched the box and they all turned blue."
On commitment: "I'm the relationship guy. I'm not the dating, partying guy. It's not me, you know what I mean? I'm too serious. And I'm too intense. It means something to me."
On questions about the galactic overlord Xenu, a central figure in his religion: "You say this stuff to me and it's insulting. That's why I'm not even going to dignify what you're saying. There's always a lot of misinformation out there. I'm doing pretty good. Look at the things that have helped me in my life. You hear this other stuff -- come on, it's crap!"
Tom Talks 'Great Sex'
Cruise makes us cringe -- again;
Memo to Katie Holmes: Please, we're begging you, get that endlessly baking bun out of your oven pronto, because Tom Cruise desperately needs a safe subject like poopie diapers to discuss while promoting "Mission: Impossible III." On the heels of last week's ultra-personal revelations about his abusive father, the "Dianetics"-devoted star is now discussing -- please put down your lunch -- his views on sex.
Cruise declares in the May issue of GQ that getting intimate with someone you're not in love with is "really horrible and pathetic and lonely. And yech."
Sex, he says, "is about the connection. Great sex is a by-product, for me, of a great relationship, where you have communication and it's an extension of that. Where it's just ... free. And that's how it should be. It's spectacular. If you're not in good communication with your partner, it sucks."
The communication between Tom and the about-to-blow Katie must really be "amazing," because he claims he knew she was carrying his progeny before she did.
"Oh, I -- I looked at her. And I went, 'You're gonna tell me if you're pregnant, aren't you?' It was a moment where ... It was one of those things," he (sort of) explains. "I just picked something up. And I knew at that moment she was pregnant. 'Cuz I notice things in people."
And what does the awesomely intuitive Cruise notice in the glassy-eyed, glib-free former starlet, for whom he's wantonly abused furniture while proclaiming his endless love?
"She's just cool," he nonspecifically enthuses of his fiancée. "She's kind, she's smart, she's fun. She's a woman who's not afraid to be a woman."
He adds, "I taught her how to ride a dirt bike in an hour and a half. She'd never done it before. She got her scuba license -- and the kids scuba dive so we all went down scuba diving in Mexico and swimming with the whales. Sometimes people freak out when they see the stuff I do. But it's like, 'Look, this is who I am,' and people who know me know I'm very safe about it. I'm not crazy ..."
Speaking of people freaking out about his not-craziness, Tom is once again touching on the sensitive subject of the sonogram machine he purchased and supposedly learned how to operate.
"I'm a filmmaker -- I need to see the rushes!" he attempts to joke to the mag (we assume there was an explosive laugh accompanying this quip). "At first we did it a lot. I don't know how many times, but I did not exceed FDA regulations!"
(The FDA, for those wondering, recommends using sonograms only to obtain medical information about the fetus and encourages limited exposure.)
As for the Scientology-sanctioned silent birth, the proselytizing pop-to-be says the lip-zipping is misunderstood. "It's really about respecting the woman," he insists of the hush-hush delivery technique put forth by L. Ron Hubbard, who as far as we know never pushed a human being out of his body. "It's not about her not screaming."
Cruise, who also chats up Diane Sawyer in a sit-down airing Friday, is unsure just where the TomKitten will make its debut ("At home, maybe. We're really going back and forth on that one") but reveals they've been attending "baby seminars" and "studying what a woman goes through." Say it with us: Fun!
Some other tidbits from the GQ interview, which hits newsstands April 25:
On Brangelina's impending (and competing) arrival: "Playdates! I've gotta give him a ring. I'm really happy for them. I am really happy for them. He's a good guy, Brad." (Said the still in-utero Jolie-Pitt offspring of the playdate invitation, "Thanks, but no thanks.")
On explaining the history of psychiatry to Matt Lauer: "I thought I was pretty restrained. I've been pissed off about things, believe me. I thought it was a terrific interview. I wasn't pissed; I just was intense on wanting to communicate."
On Katie's cravings: "She loves cupcakes, okay? I mean, the girl loves cupcakes."
On his hands-on approach to detox: "I have to say, I've always found the 'if it makes me feel better, it's okay' rationale a little suspect. I think it's appalling that people have to live a life of drug addiction when I have personally helped people get off drugs." Cruise claims he can get a person off heroin in three days.
On whether he told ex-wife Nicole Kidman, with whom he has two children, about the pregnancy: "It's not like anything I had to or didn't have to do. I wish her well."
On Katie's at-home pregnancy test: "Yeah, she did the whole stick test; I think she just touched the box and they all turned blue."
On commitment: "I'm the relationship guy. I'm not the dating, partying guy. It's not me, you know what I mean? I'm too serious. And I'm too intense. It means something to me."
On questions about the galactic overlord Xenu, a central figure in his religion: "You say this stuff to me and it's insulting. That's why I'm not even going to dignify what you're saying. There's always a lot of misinformation out there. I'm doing pretty good. Look at the things that have helped me in my life. You hear this other stuff -- come on, it's crap!"
So, why isn't this guy in demand in detox centers!? If he can cure 'em, why isn't he doing more to help the world?!
So, why haven't you married her yet, Tom!? What are you waiting for!?!?
So, why won't he enlighten us on his religion?! Explain it to us ... Notice how, if he doesn't like the question, he is insulted!?
And .. galactic overlord!? Alllllrighty, then!
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I definitely say heck no! No need to waste that time watching the interview. Besides you guys will put all of the 'juicy' stuff on here anyway. 
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