tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5299058676464967496..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Oh no! Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting divorcedBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72865392386121700452012-08-05T22:08:21.722-07:002012-08-05T22:08:21.722-07:00I guess what is so so sad is one would think a guy...I guess what is so so sad is one would think a guy like Tom would have the ability of insight and wisdom to see that L. Hubbard gang for what they are...Greedy Vampires, CONTROL FREAK ILLUMINATI!!. Hollywood must be a real insecure & lonely place for the rich/Famous to need to find spiritual identity in cult fictions. I know Tom will hurt BAD over losing Katie cause men have that fear of growing old and desire youth in their women. Then they play the role of bossy DAD (like females can't see you're trip is Jealousy & LEAVE YOU). Then again, I read the Illum's like (L.Ron....look it up)want control over the movie star and music idols and to manipulate them for money and influence they have on the masses, and force them to follow the demands & covenants of the church and recruit RECRIUT ! ! ! Once your in you're stuck. Think not? your wrong after they ask nice, and move on past the guilt trip, they call for back up... Still not doing what's expected?... then is when you realize you're not just stuck in this life but your debt passes on and on for many many lives (Hub preaches). Maybe Tom realizes that and he is stuck in mud up to his ears and the stress from THAT has to take a toll. Tom better watch his back cause if they can't make you disappear they will harm your reputation... Michael...molester, Preacher Man ...Homo, President...horny toad...Nixon...Corrupt!!! it goes on & on. I think Katie is so beautiful and too much so to look as haggard as this time is making for her & both of them. I just hope that little miss is shielded from the ugly as long as possible. I pray Tom sees his way to doing a mission impossible and bounce up outta that Scientology crap. Best wishes to them. Sorry but someone has to tell it closer to like it is than not to...Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27241159366438221852012-07-10T05:50:11.210-07:002012-07-10T05:50:11.210-07:00An interesting side note. When Ratzinger (Pope Ben...An interesting side note. When Ratzinger (Pope Benedict) first became a parish priest, he was taking over a parish that had lost its priests because they had been executed by the Nazis. JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83089120543940316672012-07-10T05:07:54.035-07:002012-07-10T05:07:54.035-07:00D. McEwan: The Pope was 12 years old then! JulieD. McEwan: The Pope was 12 years old then! JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61469753841538019102012-07-03T19:15:49.852-07:002012-07-03T19:15:49.852-07:00No, Norma, sorry...you must be confusing me with s...No, Norma, sorry...you must be confusing me with someone else.Jerry Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31668406691115828372012-07-03T18:09:10.778-07:002012-07-03T18:09:10.778-07:00jerry wilson, are you the jerry wilson of the olds...jerry wilson, are you the jerry wilson of the olds club?normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54629735967102304892012-07-03T15:33:13.619-07:002012-07-03T15:33:13.619-07:00D. McEwan, I realize that in order to maintain you...D. McEwan, I realize that in order to maintain your rep as the resident snarky asshole poster on this blog (and every blog has one just like you), you have to constantly and theatrically overreact to anything you disagree with. However, just to be clear, Mein Kampf IS a reputable source, if the information that you're seeking is information about Adolph Hitler's worldview. It's reputable because Adolph Hitler wrote it. Whether you agree or disagree with its contents is totally irrelevant to its reputation and credibility as a source of information as to how Hitler thought about a given subject. Your attempt to somehow equate Booster's use of Mein Kampf as a source to the idea that he endorses its message is yet another example of your typical "so, have you stopped beating your wife" style of argument. I don't know if Booster "found a lot of truth" in Mein Kampf, as you tried to insinuate; I do know that if he was looking for the opinions and thoughts of Adolph Hitler, that it's certainly a good place to look. And no, I don't believe in the message of Mein Kampf, though I'm sure that won't dissuade you from suggesting it.Jerry Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78902482493586641122012-07-03T12:55:00.267-07:002012-07-03T12:55:00.267-07:00You just cited Mein Kampf as a "highly reputa...You just cited <i>Mein Kampf</i> as a "highly reputable source". That alone invalidates any blather you write. That your other sources are a Catholic Nazi-denier and <i>Albert Speer</i> reduces your posting to rubbish.<br /><br />Found a lot of truth in <i>Mein Kampf</i> did you?D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31618635689820060782012-07-03T06:05:44.539-07:002012-07-03T06:05:44.539-07:00Albert Speer wrote that, although Hitler was "...Albert Speer wrote that, although Hitler was "officially" Catholic, "he had no real attachment to it".<br /><br />Hitler himself wrote in "Mein Kampf", "in the Jew I still saw only a man who was of a different religion, and therefore, on grounds of human tolerance, I was against the idea that he should be attacked because he had a different faith".<br /><br />Even Derek Hastings, author of "Catholicism and the Roots of Nazism" concluded that "there is little doubt that Hitler was a staunch opponent of Christianity throughout the duration of the Third Reich".<br /><br />That's three highly reputable sources, one of them primary, indicating that your statements are incorrect.Boosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81656443830073145952012-07-02T14:21:31.203-07:002012-07-02T14:21:31.203-07:00The difference between Scientology and the establi...The difference between Scientology and the established religions is that the former grew out of "Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science," a (supposedly) nonfiction article published in 1950 in <i>Astounding Science Fiction</i> by L. Ron Hubbard, a fair-to-mediocre science fiction writer of the 1940s, who had by then converted the magazine's editor John W. Campbell Jr. An entertaining story by Alfred Bester about Campbell and Dianetics can be found at the blog of Frederik Pohl, the noted SF author and 92-year-old blogger (www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/04/me-and-alfie-part-6-john-w-campbell-dianetics).gottacook@juno.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6311768292492311662012-07-02T09:55:50.845-07:002012-07-02T09:55:50.845-07:00Anonymous: As someone who lost most of his family ...Anonymous: As someone who lost most of his family in the Holocaust--my parents escaped just in time--I know plenty about the horrors of the Third Reich. I would also remind you that atheism is the absence of belief in God, not an ipso facto hatred of religion. Most atheists I know take a "live and let live" attitude toward life (not unlike us Jews; I'd never tell someone he'd burn in Hell if he didn't eat a kreplach).<br /><br />As for flying airplanes into buildings: In the Muslim world, politics are largely driven by religion. (Getting rid of the secular Saddam was ultimately a bonehead move, because he was keeping the religious wackos away from each other.) This is precisely why the separation of church and state is so vital to our maintenance of democracy.cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10423389835326657442012-07-02T06:44:05.744-07:002012-07-02T06:44:05.744-07:00The needle returns to the start of the song...The needle returns to the start of the song...Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38856438878304031072012-07-02T06:02:17.395-07:002012-07-02T06:02:17.395-07:00Amen -- well said-- fair and balanced. Who should ...Amen -- well said-- fair and balanced. Who should really care? Close family and friends and those who will cash in as the dust settles, mainly the lawyers and newspapers set to capitalize on the story. <br />Scientology (and it's cult devotees), is no different than any other religion out there. More people have died in the name of "religion" than any other human-created organization in the history of the world.JT Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859574895105837480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63689970958939500982012-07-02T05:53:05.462-07:002012-07-02T05:53:05.462-07:00BTW, Johnny Walker, your comments were great. Very...BTW, Johnny Walker, your comments were great. Very informative. :) JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57554449909707056982012-07-02T05:28:24.062-07:002012-07-02T05:28:24.062-07:00Hitler was not a Catholic. He was raised Catholic ...Hitler was not a Catholic. He was raised Catholic and became atheist, and sought, and publicly vowed to destroy the Catholic Church. 3 million Catholics died in the Holocaust, including thousands of priests and nuns, and including Fr. Maximilian Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of a Jewish man. Pope Benedict was conscripted into the Nazi Youth as all young Germans were. He deserted it, putting his family into hardship. He had a cousin who had Down Syndrome who disappeared under the Nazis and no one saw him again. Please, people, get your facts right. I hate reading false accusations in com boxes. This is so common when it comes to religion. JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80154765265614668372012-07-01T21:29:49.131-07:002012-07-01T21:29:49.131-07:00The 20th century raised slaughter of humans by hum...The 20th century raised slaughter of humans by humans to an industrial level. The slaughter was driven by ideologies that were variously religious, atheist, political, racial, and economic. Hitler may have been born Catholic, but was interested in religion only as means of manipulation of people and seems to have wanted to replace Christianity with Nazi beliefs. We all know what he intended for Judaism. Stalin was a seminary student in his youth before becoming a bank robbing atheist revolutionary and mass murderer rivaling Hitler. Many other examples abound and the 21st century doesn't seem to be improving on humanity's record.BLSDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57152951550496956792012-07-01T15:11:51.169-07:002012-07-01T15:11:51.169-07:00Er, actually, those closest to Hitler recorded his...Er, actually, those closest to Hitler recorded his disdain for Christianity in their diaries. He wasn't really motivated by anything other than racism, hatred, and, presumably, a desire for power.<br /><br />Also, Muslims and Christians worship the same God :-/<br /><br />And, of course, throughout history the <b>vast majority</b> have been religious... So it stands to reason that the majority of things done have been done by religious people.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7807161562378887172012-07-01T14:12:48.164-07:002012-07-01T14:12:48.164-07:00"Transformer movies were gigantic financial s...<i>"Transformer movies were gigantic financial successes despite being shot-on-celluloid"</i><br /><br />That was supposed to be "shit-on-celluloid".D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36882858542400143962012-07-01T14:10:09.485-07:002012-07-01T14:10:09.485-07:00"Finally, not only have some of the greatest ...<i>"Finally, not only have some of the greatest misdeeds in human history been committed by those who were affirmed atheists, or by those who pretended to be religious (*cough* Hitler *cough*)"</i><br /><br />Hitler was a Catholic. You can not possibly believe the Holocaust was not religiously motivated. And o f course, the present Pope was one of his Nazis.<br /><br />Cadavra, speaking as a proud, militant atheist myself, though "Anonymous" just above is full of shit (As the Anonymous ones so often are), the fact is that Stalin committed many an atrocity in the name of wiping out religious delusions. Anytime you try to force thought on anyone, whether it is religious belief or religous non-belief, you'll end up with atrocities.<br /><br />But the <b><i>vast majority</i></b> of atrocites in history were committted by the religious in the name of one make-believe god or another, and that includes all the Nazi atrocities, and of course, 9-11, which was a big case of "My god can lick your god."<br /><br /><i>"Scientifically speaking, D. McEwan, a $5.1 Billion tally for movies in his career is a 'scientific' measure. If we're talking 'scientific,' then good luck shooting holes in that one."</i><br /><br />You're confusing financial success with quality when in fact, they are unrelated. <i>Citizen Kane</i> and <i>Vertigo</i> were box office bombs, yet both are masterpieces. As Cadavra accurately points out, the garbage <i>Transformer</i> movies were gigantic financial successes despite being shot-on-celluloid. Adam Sandler has had some very successful movies. Success and quality are unrelated. And where was your "science" when Tom's <i>Rock of Ages</i>, in which <i>he</i> was well-reviewed even when the film itself was not, died at the bocx office last month?<br /><br /><i>"Tom does do some good work. As long as he's playing a over-earnest asshole who thinks he's more capable than he is, he's golden.<br /><br />This means whenever you're casting a dramatic lead for a fighter pilot, anyone significant in the entertainment industry, or noted serial killers, Tom's your man!"</i><br /><br />I'll grant you that one. The creepier and more egotistical the role, the better Tom is likely to be.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26126359070766912412012-07-01T13:00:35.249-07:002012-07-01T13:00:35.249-07:00@cadavra Ha!
So there's no hate crimes or ter...@cadavra Ha!<br /><br />So there's no hate crimes or terrorism committed by atheists? Really? Do you fart rainbows, too?<br /><br />I don't think I've heard a more ill-informed opinion in quite some time. Why don't you take the time before you reply to go look up Nazi-ism, and see for yourself that it's not a religious belief system. Or the fact that the people who crashed planes into the Twin Towers did so because of POLITICAL reasons. Or the fact that women have been subjugated by men for their own selfish reasons, not because of any religious beliefs.<br /><br />You sound like someone who once watched a Christopher Hitchens video on YouTube and thought he sounded cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62873297969878897002012-07-01T12:10:32.371-07:002012-07-01T12:10:32.371-07:00HourOfLead: Just because something is popular does...HourOfLead: Just because something is popular doesn't make it good. One word: Transformers. (But yes, Cruise has given some excellent performances.)<br /><br />I hold no briefs for atheists, but I don't recall any of them ever burning down black churches, spray-painting swastikas on synagogues, bombing medical facilities and/or gunning down doctors, dragging gay guys into the woods and beating them to death with 2x4s, flying airplanes into buildings, telling women they shouldn't have contraceptives because it violates the religious liberty of a handful of supposedly celibate men, or killing millions of innocent people because they worship the wrong invisible super-being.<br /><br />And no atheist ever called me a Satanic Jew who's going to burn in Hell for all eternity because I haven't accepted Jesus Christ as my personal savior.<br /><br />But apart from that, atheists suck. :-)cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70232369859250621762012-07-01T11:27:52.099-07:002012-07-01T11:27:52.099-07:00Sebastian, I'm not sure if I found your irony,...Sebastian, I'm not sure if I found your irony, but I'll add a few factoids:<br /><br />1. In the past 100 years, the biggest wars have been created by politicians, not religious leaders. With this in mind, should we ban all politicians?<br /><br />2. Pol Pot, who managed to kill around two million people in three years, was an atheist. Hey, so was Stalin. Huh, well what do you know. King Jong-il's Dad hated religion so much he had all the churches destroyed and all priests and monks captured and tortured. (A real hard-line atheist!)<br /><br />3. If you're an atheist, then you believe the "word of God" has been created by Man. If Man created religion, you can't blame <i>it</i> for anyone's actions, because <i>Man</i> decided what those actions would be.<br /><br />4. Religion is used by people to <i>back-up</i> their existing beliefs. They do not <i>dictate</i> them. A homophobic Christian isn't going to suddenly stop being homophobic because you've proven the Bible to be bunk.<br /><br />"So wait? The Bible isn't real? Wow! Now I LOVE gays!"<br /><br />Finally, not only have some of the greatest misdeeds in human history been committed by those who were affirmed atheists, or by those who pretended to be religious (*cough* Hitler *cough*), but the vast majority of those with faith are perfectly reasonable, normal people.<br /><br />Quite frankly I'm weary of anyone who tries to push their own belief systems on someone else, religious OR atheist. And lately I've gotten so sick of self-righteous atheists that I've considered joining the other team just to annoy them.<br /><br />(It's weird when you find yourself missing the days of Jehova's Witnesses.)<br /><br />Our personal beliefs are just that: Personal. Life is difficult enough. If you need faith in something to get you through the day, that's fine by me. (As long as your personal beliefs don't hurt anyone else.)Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18304803983067332672012-07-01T05:11:07.826-07:002012-07-01T05:11:07.826-07:00Johnny, have you ever considered how many bad thin...Johnny, have you ever considered how many bad things the millions and millions of atheists in the world have done?<br /><br />Of course not. <br /><br />Unorganized non-religions are DANGEROUS.<br /><br />(I hid irony in this)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38323863828224680142012-07-01T04:26:16.287-07:002012-07-01T04:26:16.287-07:00Ugh. Sorry guys, but Scientology is a LOT worse th...Ugh. Sorry guys, but Scientology is a LOT worse than other religions. Only someone with an external experience of religion could believe otherwise.<br /><br />The reasons are so astoundingly obvious that I can't be bothered to list them. (Hey, there's always Wikipedia you know!)<br /><br />If you can't be bothered to do research outside of Hitchens, then at least we can all agree on one thing: Scientology is a little bit evil... but (thankfully) it works for some people.<br /><br />PS - I'm an atheist. Just needed to plop that in there before some angry, self-righteous, misguided atheist decided they needed to quote their favourite passages from The God Delusion at me.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60305917906513854912012-06-30T23:09:06.742-07:002012-06-30T23:09:06.742-07:00Wow. You know, this may be the most polarizing co...Wow. You know, this may be the most polarizing comments page i've seen on Ken's blog.<br />Scientifically speaking, D. McEwan, a $5.1 Billion tally for movies in his career is a "scientific" measure. If we're talking "scientific," then good luck shooting holes in that one. Also, if you check IMDB, you'll see his nominations and wins for various awards. While I don't put a whole lot of stock in any of that shit, if we're talking "scientific" in the terms I described, checkmate.<br />Also, anonymous said what I would've said: Scientology is no better or worse than any other belief system. They all have their share of craziness. You're just looking at it through your own beliefs in a skewed fashion. I'm not saying it's my thing, but then again, I don't subscribe to a belief system other than my own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09587558854488554257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33779786308805817782012-06-30T20:52:11.100-07:002012-06-30T20:52:11.100-07:00Cap'n Bob said...
"$cientology is way bey...Cap'n Bob said...<br />"$cientology is way beyond "weird and cultish." I know, I was there. It has destroyed, killed, and bankrupted people. It has ruined family relationships and friendships. It is a money-mad grift posing as a religion."<br /><br />Really? And what is Islam again? Tell me about Christianity. Now that's a religion about humility, with no significant money involved from parishioners, and hasn't had much to do with wholesale genocide. <br /><br />Right?<br /><br />If you're keeping score, I'd say Scientology is towards the back of the line when it comes to destroying lives.<br /><br />And finally, since evolution isn't a theory, but a scientific fact, all organized religions are grifts. Trying to make one sound better than another is just the ramblings of another sucker.<br /><br />PS I hope you get some of your money back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com