Tom Cruise: The Daniel Peterson of Scientology?

Post by **_dooosh** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:12 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHseRSX42v8

Post by **_DonBradley** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:54 am

Wouldn't this also make Dan Peterson the Tom Cruise of Mormonism?

I'm sure he'd be delighted, if a bit nonplussed, to hear that.

Someone should pass the word.

Don

Post by **_LifeOnaPlate** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:07 pm

I don't see the connection. How is a Hollywood actor laughing about and discussing his religion related to Daniel Peterson?

Post by **_EAllusion** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:31 pm

Scientology hasn't really developed it's Daniel C. Peterson style apologists. Give it time. Give it time.

_GoodK · Post by **_GoodK** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:27 am

Dan Peterson is no where near as important to Mormonism as Tom Cruise is to Scientology.
I would venture to say that most Mormons don't even know his name.
I would say Mitt Romney is the Tom Cruise of Mormonism.

Post by **_Some Schmo** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:40 pm

GoodK wrote: Dan Peterson is no where near as important to Mormonism as Tom Cruise is to Scientology.

True.

GoodK wrote: I would venture to say that most Mormons don't even know his name.

True.

GoodK wrote: I would say Mitt Romney is the Tom Cruise of Mormonism.

You just sent the most wicked shiver down my spine. Can you imagine Tom Cruise (or someone TC-like) as the president? *shudder*

_GoodK · Post by **_GoodK** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:54 pm

Some Schmo wrote:
GoodK wrote: Dan Peterson is no where near as important to Mormonism as Tom Cruise is to Scientology.

True.

GoodK wrote: I would venture to say that most Mormons don't even know his name.

True.

GoodK wrote: I would say Mitt Romney is the Tom Cruise of Mormonism.

You just sent the most wicked shiver down my spine. Can you imagine Tom Cruise (or someone TC-like) as the president? *shudder*

It would probably be a lot like getting Huckabee as a president... Whatever happened to Steve Young? I liked him. He would be my choice for the TC of Mormonism.

Post by **_Some Schmo** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:37 pm

GoodK wrote: Whatever happened to Steve Young? I liked him. He would be my choice for the TC of Mormonism.

He's signing his ticket to the Telestial Kingdom by working every Sunday on ESPN's Gameday.

But yeah... huge Steve Young fan here. He was one of the greatest QB's of all time.

Post by **_EAllusion** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:33 pm

In order for Tom Cruise to be the DCP of scientology, he would have to be someone known in mainly scientologist circles for doing things like defending the plausibility Hawaii and Las Palmas volcanoes existing in a time period that contemporary geology would tell you they did not. Instead, he's an extremely famous celebrity who uses his celebrity to evangelize his religious beliefs.