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"Woman who killed two Scientologists pleads not-guilty"

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Woman who killed two Scientologists pleads not-guilty

A 25-year-old woman has today pled not-guilty to the murder of her father and sister, who were active members of the Church of Scientology.

The woman today pled not-guilty to their murders at the New South Wales Supreme Court, following their stabbings deaths last year.

It is believed that the woman was suffering from a significant psychotic illness, but was denied assistance from mental health professionals because of her family's religious beliefs.

The Church of Scientology regularly campaign against the use of psychiatry and mental health professionals in problems faces by it's members.

It was alleged last year that the woman was prevented from receiving assistance from the New South Wales Health Department because of her parents had refused the treatment.

The then 24-year-old went on to stab both her father and sister, and also injured her mother.

A trial date has been set down for July, with the case only expected to last about one week.

It is understood the main issue will be that of the woman's mental health, and any assistance given to her from about 2006 onwards.

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    1. Living Thing says – reply to this


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      Re: ScientoloKez – You just don't make much sense. And people who represent you are not all that talented, and you're ideas don't appeal to inquisitive minds who value dignity. You don't profess hate or idiocy but your ideas cannot hold a candle to those some other thinkers have introduced to the human kind. And then to make such a big deal out of yourselves and think we were put here by aliens and they are monitoring our progress when you are not so science-savvy yourselves, is just …is just.

    2. andrea says – reply to this


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      LITTLE SURI IS STILL DRINKING A BOTTLE AT ALMOST WHAT….2 YEARS OLD?? WTF.???

    3. Living Thing says – reply to this


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      Re: ScientoloKez – What do you mean no one says you have to join?! The parents refused treatment for their child. I'm not saying she definitely needed them, but had they had anything better to offer to improve her mental health, would she have ended up stabbing them? They interfered with someone else's self-perceived well-being and you say no one says bla bla?

    4. Tyrant Banks says – reply to this


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      I forget my race sometimes.

    5. Jesus is still cool says – reply to this


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      Right??

    6. diz says – reply to this


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    7. diz says – reply to this


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      Re: ScientoloKez – so what the "also" mean,that ur church is actually satanic??????

    8. hate them says – reply to this


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      ummm……………….wrong pic dume ass preze

    9. PETA says – reply to this


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      That's a very good news. Scientologists are scumbags after Nazi.

    10. ScientoloKez says – reply to this


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      To clarify things:

      I was born and raised GMMM-

      Global Management of the Michelin Man.

      Yes, Jesus is still cool, psychiatric drugs are GREAT, and I am a talentless hack.

      BUY MICHELIN TIRES….Or don't, it's your choice. Whatever.

      diz- Yes, yes you are right. Go, Satan, go.

    11. Hitler says – reply to this


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      Re: PETA – Thanks for the comparison. You know nothing of my work!

    12. rose says – reply to this


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      im surprise it did not happen before.

    13. Tyra Butts says – reply to this


      113

      Fuck ya'll!

    14. IT'S THE DRUGS STUPID! says – reply to this


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      WHY IS A PICTURE OF TOM, KATIE AND SURI POSTED WITH THIS STORY?
      WHY IS A PICTURE OF TOM, KATIE AND SURI POSTED WITH THIS STORY?
      WHY IS A PICTURE OF TOM, KATIE AND SURI POSTED WITH THIS STORY?
      WHY IS A PICTURE OF TOM, KATIE AND SURI POSTED WITH THIS STORY?
      WHY IS A PICTURE OF TOM, KATIE AND SURI POSTED WITH THIS STORY?
      WHY IS A PICTURE OF TOM, KATIE AND SURI POSTED WITH THIS STORY?
      WHY IS A PICTURE OF TOM, KATIE AND SURI POSTED WITH THIS STORY?
      I'D BET ANYTHING THIS WOMAN WAS GETTING TREATMENT WHICH INCLUDED PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS. IT'S KNOWN TO CAUSE HOMICAL AND SUICIDAL REACTIONS.

    15. Jesus Saves says – reply to this


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      Hi

    16. PROUD TO BE SP says – reply to this


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      WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!!! ADD THESE TWO TO A LONG LIST OF DEATHS THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM ASSOCIATION WITH THE
      SCIENTOLOCULT!!! HOW MANY MORE UNTIL SCIENTOLOCULT IS STOPPED?

    17. shan says – reply to this


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      Oh this happened ageeeeees ago. But another reason why I will not be checking Scientology out, I have two children with mental illness and I would like them helped not hidden.

    18. Google S S R I Stories says – reply to this


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    19. Hate Propaganda says – reply to this


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      The story is hate propaganda.

    20. KKK wore masks for a reason says – reply to this


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      The Klu Klux Klan wore masks for a reason. Think about it.

    21. Cherri says – reply to this


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      she's 24 years old her parents have that much control over her life? WOW.

    22. KKK says – reply to this


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      We're switching to V for Vendetta masks and ditching the sheets…..

    23. Theresa says – reply to this


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      What the almighty Tom Cruise couldn't prevent that?

    24. Hate Propaganda? says – reply to this


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      You'll always find people in the media who are knowing and willing accomplices in Hate Propaganda.

    25. Its a cult says – reply to this


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      #122…you can't hide Scientolokez………that's your postwriting all over it! The one marked google S S R I Stories…what a fool you are Tom!

    26. It's a cult says – reply to this


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      #110 Justin - my take on the article and from what I have read in general is that these drugs aren't like taking an aspirin. You can't flipflop around take it don't take, try something new, it's your brain stupid….she wasn't consistently monitored by a trained physician. Truth hurts.

    27. Sahlou says – reply to this


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      Re: Justin – If you knew anything abt mental illness, you would know that regardless of her taking the drugs while she killed her parents she was obviously not taking them consistently, it takes sometimes up to 3-6mths for the drugs to start working. Its not like you take them overnight and you are magically cured. I should know my dad is Bi Polar and Ive spoken to many phychiatrists and counsellors! GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT

    28. Leah says – reply to this


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      yet another reason scientology KILLS

    29. Random Freemasons.... says – reply to this


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      Did somebody say cult?????

    30. Alien says – reply to this


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      Aliens.

    31. CORN says – reply to this


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      Check out TomKat's alien baby. She looks a bit old for sucking on a bottle.

    32. ScientoloKez says – reply to this


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      JESUS SAVES
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    33. AussieSheila says – reply to this


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      I remember when this happened. The Co$ immediately came out and tried to distance themselves from the parents, saying, "Oh, yeah, they took a couple courses, but they weren't members or anything," as if that makes the anti-treatement position okay or something.

    34. Children of God says – reply to this


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      :)

    35. FREEMASONS says – reply to this


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      CULT?????

    36. Annette says – reply to this


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      Finally the public is learning what has been going on with this cult for years. www.exscientologykids.com is an eye-opener. Read what those who have the courage to leave this distructive "religion"(give me a break) have to say. I cannot believe that this BUSINESS is allowed to abuse its victims in the United States and further, that they are given tax-exempt status while doing it! What do they worship - aliens? LRHubbard? - a science fiction writer who found a way to make millions by brainwashing people into giving him money by hypnotism while sending electrical currents through the body. WTF? And oh by the way, this man who taught the evils of Psychiatrists died with psychiatriac medication in his system (you can find his autopsy lab work easily on the internet).

      While I don't agree with putting an innocent child (Suri) at the header of this blog post, Tom Cruise IS the face of Scientology and so is "Fair Game" (to use their own terminology. I cannot imagine what Katie's parents were thinking (or how much $$$ they were paid) to stand by and let their daughter be taken into this cult and how they can watch their grandchild grow up with these dangerous people. When the government finally does something about this, its going to get ugly and Tom Cruise is going to look like a brainwashed fanatic. All the money in the world won't save his career. He is promoting brainwashing and abuse hidden behind a tax exempt "church".

    37. Cult Member says – reply to this


      137

      So?

    38. Google S S R I Stories says – reply to this


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    39. Xenu says – reply to this


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      WTF, man? Why can't you people do a little less bitching about something that doesn't have anything to do with YOUR personal life and a little more SHUTTING THE HELL UP?????

    40. FREEMASON says – reply to this


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      Cult??

    41. Caturday says – reply to this


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      Suri is still on the bottle ?

    42. ScientoloKez says – reply to this


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      Tom Cruise is a moron.
      Tom Cruise is a moron.
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      Tom Cruise is a moron.
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    43. ! says – reply to this


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      _

    44. KATIE & SURI says – reply to this


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      HELP US!!! PLEASE, SOMEBODY… HELP US BEFORE THEY OFF US TOO!!!

    45. report facts right says – reply to this


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      I live in n.s.w and i cant belive you copied that article word by word, yet did not name the jorno who wrote it. And you are popular because why? oh yeh, copy , paste, copy,paste , copy,paste. How intelligent!

    46. sarah says – reply to this


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      SECIENTOLOGY KILLS FOLLOWERS WHO WANT TO GET OUT!!!!!!!!
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      www.whyaretheydead.net
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    47. Stacey says – reply to this


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      Why do people let their TODDLERS drink from bottles like this?

    48. Rachel says – reply to this


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      Re: grus – You can't truly believe that. You have obviously never dealt with mental illness. My mother has schizophrenia, and if she hadn't been FORCED into treatment it was obvious she would have hurt herself or my father. Yet she thought there was nothing wrong with her, hence the forced treatment. Did you ever think she told the law after the fact (if she even did) BECAUSE they would have had to medicate her? Open your eyes just a little.

    49. ewwww says – reply to this


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      um FUCK scientologists. its not a religion its a cult and it kills people and steals their money. its fucking bullshit i dont know how retarded u have to be to fall for it. its sad really. they prey on the stupid.

    50. Rory says – reply to this


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      Re: Liz – I agree with you Liz. What on earth is a child of this age doing drinking from a bottle? Do agree that putting a picture of the Cruise family to lead this story is in very poor taste. Extreme religious cults, such as Scientology, have always been known to engender extreme behaviour. This is particularly so when members of the same family have differing beliefs. If this woman was 24 and her parents were able to prevent her from receiving medication, it sounds like they had been granted medical power of attorney over their daughter. Not receiving the necessary medication would doom the poor woman to psychotic states over which she had no control. This is just a sad situation where a mentally ill woman was denied the medical treatment she needed because other members of her family had been brainwashed by a religious cult. During the trial, it will be interesting to find out if the state could have overidden her family's decision when it was so clear she needed medical treatment. A very tragic ending to a very tragic story. Probably she will be found not guilty on the grounds of insanity, but that will leave her locked up in some mental institution. A tragedy which could have been avoided… maybe.

    51. jess says – reply to this


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      yet again move to tasmania

    52. dkfjdskjf says – reply to this


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      I love drugs!!!!!!!!

      !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DRUGS!!!!!!!!!!!

    53. Dear XENU: says – reply to this


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      Get off the planet. It's ours. Go home.

    54. Stacala says – reply to this


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      Not to be a downer, you can only go off what you know… I know this case, and i know the family. The media are misreporting it, they have acknowledged it here around the time that it happened. Mistaking them for another family who are unrelated who have the same last name onj the registered scientologist list, (yes there is a list that they register).
      Not defending scientologists… dun agree with many of their beliefs…
      This is a sad case, and a terrible terrible things to see when it comes to what happens to mistreated mental illness.

    55. Psyyyyyyyyyyych says – reply to this


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      PSYCH WARDS ARE FUN!!!!!!!

      Why the hell wouldn't you want to be drugged against your will, abused, and be $$$$$$$$$$$ A.K.A. "CASH COW" for some Psychiatrist for the rest of your life?

      Total fun. Total.Fun.

      I can see where all of you are coming from with the whole "meds" thing.

      -Psychiatric Abuse Victim

    56. Jett Travolta says – reply to this


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      PLEASE GET ME HELP!!!!!!! I am hidden away all the time because I am different. Yes I have autism, but my parents won't acknowledge it, because they don't believe iny it, thanx to Scientology, and LRH. I wish I was Jenny Mc Carthy's kid.

    57. kel says – reply to this


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      Seriously…it is time for that child to stop drinking from a bottle! What is she, like two and a half?????

    58. ScientoloKez says – reply to this


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      ……….and they use what drugs to "treat" Autism???

      I didn't know they had a miracle pill for that.

    59. chi chi says – reply to this


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      Hey ScientoloKez - You don't have to join, huh? Looks like you did, since you were 'raised' in it. Try an argument that makes sense you dope.

      If this family truly prevented or messed with her treatment, they most unfortunately brought this on themselves.

    60. Heart Attacks says – reply to this


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      They totally deserved to be killed. In fact, everyone does.

      -The right to kill

    61. carrie says – reply to this


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      she should b held not liable if she is insane….she'll most likely get some time in the kookoo home. and theyll regulate her meds…. my question is how your parents stop a 24 yr old from her med treatment….o nevermind shes crazy!!!!

    62. abby. says – reply to this


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      how can it be called a church?

      cult of scientology maybe, but not church.

      scientology isnt even a word. it red-lines when you type it.

    63. madmax says – reply to this


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      Sounds like they got exactly what they deserved.

    64. Laura says – reply to this


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      She was skitzo ppl

    65. Bgodley says – reply to this


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      My GODLEY what is Scientology doing to that poor girl? Read about Lisa McPherson, google her name you will find out the terrible things Scientology does to its members

    66. dee says – reply to this


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      @35 - I have a cousin who is a schizo. She is 29, but acts about 14 (when her disease started). She is incapable of getting a job for herself, can't drive…the one time she tried to walk to a hospital, it ended with the cops trying to get her off a bridge from jumping. So……I would say, age doesn't matter, at least in my experience.

    67. Ms.Linz says – reply to this


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      There have been quite a few deaths associated with the church, you never hear about them in the news because the church has so much money and connections.

    68. Stacy says – reply to this


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      Suri is WAY to old to still be drinking out of a bottle! That's going to ruin her teeth. Tom and Kate should know better than that!

    69. jeffersonbclark says – reply to this


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      1) join crazy cult
      2) believe their drivel about curing illness through excessive niacin intake and saunas for hours and hours
      3) end up dead
      4) there is no 4, you're dead

    70. caroaber says – reply to this


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      This story has nothing to do with the Cruise family, and it's idiotic to continue drawing alien antennae on this adorable toddler. This nation was founded on religious tolerance, so leave this family alone.

      Who's paying for these constant smears, Summer Redstone?

    71. AKay says – reply to this


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      Oh my god - how many of these idiots have to be stabbed to death before they realise that mental illness can not be treated with VITAMINS?!?!?!

    72. Lynne says – reply to this


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      Suri is definitely an adorable little girl but why on earth is a 2-year-old still sucking a bottle. Surely she should have graduated to sippy cups by now. How sad…

    73. GoodMommy says – reply to this


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      WTF? Get that f-ing bottle out of her mouth she is almost two! Shame on you bad, bad parents. Scientology must be not be big on raising kids the right way………This makes me so damn mad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    74. SERViS says – reply to this


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      you know? She actually has a point here. IF she was sick, she was not held responsible. That's her own damn families fault for not realizing refusing treatment meant she could become extrememly irratic and violent and even murderous. Fucking scientologists. They have absolutely no idea. It's like all the semi sane people are making all these irrational decisions for people who actually need medicine.

    75. matt says – reply to this


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      Re: yrt – apparently you do asshole

    76. Emma says – reply to this


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      Not That you Can Really Blame Her.
      If I Disapear Now Its Because The Scientologist Have Read This And Have Killed Me Or Abducted Me Which They Do Appear To Do When People Insult Or Contradict Them.

    77. Yes, but... says – reply to this


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      Re: ScientoloKez
      …Once you're in, they say you can't leave.
      And THAT goes against freedom of religion.
      (BTW, copy/pasting the same sentence over and over is juvenile.)

    78. Mia says – reply to this


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      Ummm,,,, Suri is way to old to still have that bottle in her hand!!!!!!

    79. TOM KRUISE THE SCIENTOLOTURD says – reply to this


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      POOR DEAR…SHE KNOCKED OFF THE WRONG 2 SCIENTOLOTURDS…SHE SHOULD OF STUCK THAT BLADE IN TOMMY THE BOTTOM BITCH AND MS. TOTALLY REVOLTA !!!!!

    80. SATAN IS A SCIENTOLOGIST says – reply to this


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      Re: diz – HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
      HAHAHAHAAHA
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      I NOTICED THAT TOO….

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    81. MISS PIGGY says – reply to this


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      Re: rose – IT HAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      NOT EVERY STORY IN THE WORLD IS BROADCASTED…
      WE ARE ALL IN THE DARK…
      99% OF THE TIME.

    82. kay says – reply to this


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      If Scientology is your THING or Religion…GOOD for you but Personally I think its kinda crazy…not trying to down talk it but seriously it sounds a little weird..but so does any religion you hear about that your not used too…Its sad they died and its worse if they're own family member had any part of it…PEOPLE GROW UP THIS IS REAL….STOP wit the WHOLE FIRST bullshit too… They're picture is up there because they (cruse's) are out and open about they're religion or cult or whatever…so when somethin like this happens, its only natural for us to question the people we look up to…(stars, famous people…)and think this is what your into???? wtf….If this is what they're into…wjhy are we lookin up to them as someone we want to be or have their life…with this Fucked up religion….

    83. misty says – reply to this


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      i think these celebrities need to take their babies bottles away from them most of them are the age of 2 now!!

    84. ohgee says – reply to this


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      Oh gee, now there's a great reason why mentally ill people should sometimes take medication! I guess Scientologists are willing to take the casualties. . .

    85. Anneliese says – reply to this


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      HAHA! this is "almost" as bad as the pregnant man. Poor people.

    86. marvin the martian******** says – reply to this


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      Re: ScientoloKez

      "ALSO SATANIC"?…….HMMM…….
      __________________________________
      ^^

    87. Caligirl says – reply to this


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      Why does the scientolotot still have a frakin bottle stuck in her mouth?????

    88. LC says – reply to this


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      Well, they refused to get her help…I guess they were aware of what might happen and were all right with that.

    89. girlgamers.co.uk says – reply to this


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      WTF? why is there still a bottle in her mouth?

    90. joanna says – reply to this


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      why does suri STILL have a bottle???

    91. Pearl says – reply to this


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      Why oh why would someone in there right mind prcreate with Tom Cruise?? But I have to say the kid is cute, I hope her mother is the bigger influence…eeekl

    92. Sarasmiles says – reply to this


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      Muerte the $cientolobots

    93. Cee Eye Aaa says – reply to this


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      You have all failed to see the "big picture."

    94. Wh!$tl3 BL0W3r says – reply to this


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      O.J. SIMPSON.

    95. badger1114 says – reply to this


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      Suri is cute- but she is way to old to be drinking out of a bottle. Please invest in some sippy cups before that child gets buck teeth!!!

    96. Sarah says – reply to this


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      Similar to this case was a case a couple years ago in the US, when a young man killed his mother (a practicing scientologist). He also seemed mentally ill, perhaps even schizophrenic, but his parents denied him access to mental health care.

    97. Phenyx says – reply to this


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      547th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      (See how idiotic that looks?)

    98. yah mon says – reply to this


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      Re: Jesus is still cool
      Yah, Jesus is still cool… we smoked a fattie together last night, and laughed at all the misinformed idiots that history has produced. ;)

    99. misse says – reply to this


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      why is she still DRINKING FROM A BOTTLE is she 2 or somthing come on people she's not a baby any more

    100. ? says – reply to this


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