NEWS: Cruise's Nobel gig causes controversy

NEWS: Cruise's Nobel gig causes controversy Scientology

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=122416164&p=yzz4y687x

[START] Cruise's Nobel gig causes controversy

29/10/2004 - 09:29:58

Religious leaders in Scandinavia are outraged by the decision to chose scientologist star Tom Cruise to co-host the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize concert in Norway.

Cruise and Oprah Winfrey will take to the stage together on December 11 in Oslo to present the star-studded event - which will be broadcast live around the world.

But many are concerned Cruise will use the event to promote the controversial religion and have called on the Nobel Institute to withdraw their offer to the Mission: Impossible star, according to website TheScoop.com.

Karl-Erik Nylund, a priest from Stockholm, Sweden, says: "They're a manipulative sect that takes over people's lives and finances. Cruise isn't going to be there as a missionary. But it's difficult to separate the artist Tom Cruise from Scientology Tom Cruise."

But Nobel Institute director Geir Lundestad defends the decision: "We're obviously aware that Tom Cruise is a Scientologist but that's not why we chose him. We chose him because he's a known person who is interested in the Nobel Peace Prize and we're proud that we have him." [END]

Best wishes, Andreas Heldal-Lund # home.online.no/~heldal # www.xenu.net Ph: +47 8800 6666 # Addr: Postboks 131, N-4098 Tananger, Norway --------------------------------------------------------------- Each of us does what we can do. Our obligation is to do it as well as we can, with as much grace, dignity, integrity and honor our egos can tolerate. -------------------------------------[Robert Vaughn Young]-----

<p><hr><p> Subject: Re: NEWS: Cruise's Nobel gig causes controversy
From: janeebeslis@hotmail.com
Date: 29 Oct 2004 06:08:31 -0700

Andreas Heldal-Lund - www.xenu.net wrote: >
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=122416164&p=yzz4y687x >
> [START]
> Cruise's Nobel gig causes controversy
>
> 29/10/2004 - 09:29:58
>
> Religious leaders in Scandinavia are outraged by the decision to
> chose scientologist star Tom Cruise to co-host the 2004 Nobel
> Peace Prize concert in Norway.
>
> Cruise and Oprah Winfrey will take to the stage together on
> December 11 in Oslo to present the star-studded event - which
> will be broadcast live around the world.
>
> But many are concerned Cruise will use the event to promote the
> controversial religion and have called on the Nobel Institute to
> withdraw their offer to the Mission: Impossible star, according
> to website TheScoop.com.
>
> Karl-Erik Nylund, a priest from Stockholm, Sweden, says:
> "They're a manipulative sect that takes over people's lives and
> finances. Cruise isn't going to be there as a missionary. But
> it's difficult to separate the artist Tom Cruise from
> Scientology Tom Cruise."
>
> But Nobel Institute director Geir Lundestad defends the
> decision: "We're obviously aware that Tom Cruise is a
> Scientologist but that's not why we chose him. We chose him
> because he's a known person who is interested in the Nobel Peace
> Prize and we're proud that we have him."
> [END]
>
> Best wishes,
> Andreas Heldal-Lund # home.online.no/~heldal # www.xenu.net
> Ph: +47 8800 6666 # Addr: Postboks 131, N-4098 Tananger, Norway
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Each of us does what we can do. Our obligation is to do it as
> well as we can, with as much grace, dignity, integrity and
> honor our egos can tolerate.
> -------------------------------------[Robert Vaughn Young]-----

The story is spreading.... http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=1893da340d78d329 http://orione4.jumpy.it/public_html/articolo_index_14919.html http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/english/article296138.ece http://start.earthlink.net/newsarticle?cat=3&aid=Celebrity2200410270527 http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/CRUISE.S%20NOBEL%20GIG%20CAUSES%20CONTROVERSY http://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/2004/10/27/412596.html http://www.dr.dk/kultur/indexfilm.asp?articleID=34944&ArticleTypeID=4&SubjectID=98&action=artikel&site=film http://www.gqmagazine.co.uk/daily_news/default.asp?nxtStory=20721 http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/2004/10/29/story173394.html http://www.irishnews.com/access/breakingnews/story.asp?j=8149518&p=8y49565&n=8149638&x= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6346432/ http://www.online.ie/entertainment/viewer.adp?article=3171838

<p><hr><p> Subject: Re: NEWS: Cruise's Nobel gig causes controversy
From: Andreas Heldal-Lund - www.xenu.net <heldal@online.no>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:08:28 +0200

Great, please post if you see more. The ARSCC (wdne) didn't even have to work overtime, their tech os just that great. ;)

On 29 Oct 2004 06:08:31 -0700, janeebeslis@hotmail.com wrote:

>The story is spreading....
>http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=1893da340d78d329
>http://orione4.jumpy.it/public_html/articolo_index_14919.html
>http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/english/article296138.ece
>http://start.earthlink.net/newsarticle?cat=3&aid=Celebrity2200410270527
>http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/CRUISE.S%20NOBEL%20GIG%20CAUSES%20CONTROVERSY
>http://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/2004/10/27/412596.html
>http://www.dr.dk/kultur/indexfilm.asp?articleID=34944&ArticleTypeID=4&SubjectID=98&action=artikel&site=film
>http://www.gqmagazine.co.uk/daily_news/default.asp?nxtStory=20721
>http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/2004/10/29/story173394.html
>http://www.irishnews.com/access/breakingnews/story.asp?j=8149518&p=8y49565&n=8149638&x=
>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6346432/
>http://www.online.ie/entertainment/viewer.adp?article=3171838

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