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Cruise in birth control
By JULIE MOULT

TOM Cruise’s pregnant fiancée Katie Holmes will be reminded to keep her vow of silence during birth — by signs plastered around their home.

The couple — following the Scientology tradition of a silent birth — had the posters delivered to their Beverly Hills mansion.

The 6ft placards will be placed so Katie can see them in labour.

One reads: “Be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable.”

Dawson’s Creek actress Katie, 26, must “keep mum” and will not even be allowed painkillers when she has the couple’s first child due any day.

Friends — believed to be Scientology elders — were pictured carrying the huge white boards through the gates.

The “birthing boards” will also tell staff and visitors to stay silent.

Followers believe it is traumatic for babies to hear their mother scream or groan when giving birth. They think it can cause “psychic” damage, which takes years of therapy to overcome.

The cult’s creator, sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard, once said: “Maintain silence in the presence of birth to save both the sanity of the mother and child.”

The doctrine stresses newborns cannot be poked or prodded for medical tests or spoken to for seven days.

Katie began dating Tom, 43, last year. She was well-known for her Catholic beliefs but quickly fell pregnant and is yet to wed.

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Uncle Fester wrote:Followers believe it is traumatic for babies to hear their mother scream or groan when giving birth. They think it can cause “psychic” damage, which takes years of therapy to overcome.

Tom's a believer in need


March 28, 2006

HOLLYWOOD is pinning its hopes on Jamie Packer to pull the Church of Scientology out of financial distress, say US reports.

Heading the charge is celebrity Scientologist Tom Cruise who has been grooming Packer to give his money – and now the proceeds of Kerry's empire – to the church, the New York Post reports.

Scientology is having difficulty attracting new members thanks to a growing celebrity trend towards Kaballah, the religion favoured by Madonna and – ironically – Packer's girl Erica Baxter.

And without new, wealthy recruits, cash flow is an issue, the paper reports. "There are the big earners like Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Kelly Preston and Kirstie Alley, but even they don't earn like they used to," a source tells the newspaper.

It is widely believed Cruise introduced Packer to the religion when the pair met in New Zealand while Cruise was filming The Last Samurai.




Packer has since made frequent trips to Los Angeles, where Scientology is headquartered, and Cruise was by his side at the memorial for his father last month. Packer has also been spotted at Scientology churches in Sydney, including the centre at Broadway.

"The thinking is that Cruise has groomed this guy to be a big giver to follow in Cruise's footsteps."

Scientology preaches that alien souls, sent by evil alien lord Xenu, are trapped inside us and have to be removed using an "e-meter".

Uncle Fester wrote:Kaballah?

Didn't he hail from "Parts Unknown?" I remember when he wrestled Hulk Hogan for the Intercontinental Ballistic Title.

Uncle Fester wrote:Kaballah?

Didn't he hail from "Parts Unknown?" I remember when he wrestled Hulk Hogan for the Intercontinental Ballistic Title.

...kid is a big movie star
...kid had big drug problem
...kid has big shrink bills
...kid kills himself

e wrote:flash forward about 17 years and at least two of the following happen...

...kid is a big movie star
...kid had big drug problem
...kid has big shrink bills
...kid kills himself

that said, i hope he overcomes his introduction to this world and turns out ok.

The cult’s creator, sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard, once said: “Maintain silence in the presence of birth to save both the sanity of the mother and child."

WhatsMyName wrote:He epitomizes the celebrity-know-it-all dickwad.