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What is a Scientology Wedding Ceremony?

Scientology often tops the news because many celebrities follow the tenets of L. Ron Hubbard’s religion. Celebrities make the news and thus Scientology is thrust front and center. Despite the constant appearance in a rash of recent news articles, few do more than speculate, comment or criticize the faith of the Scientologists without actually providing some explanation for what is being commented on.

Tom Cruise is among one of the more notable Scientologists in the news of late and a recent report stated that Katie Holmes, his fiancé, is studying Scientology. They will be married in a Scientology wedding ceremony. So what exactly is a Scientology wedding ceremony?

Marriage is recognized as second of the eight dynamics of existence. The second dynamic covers all creative activity including marriage, procreation and raising children. Marriages in the Scientology faith may use many different ceremonies with differing levels of formality and that the ceremony includes vows of devotion and loyalty much as other wedding ceremonies do.

Among Scientologists, a marriage ceremony has considerable meaning and weight for all that attend. Reality is created by agreement is one of the basic concepts of the Scientology religion and this is reflected in the wedding ceremony. Guests are asked to give their agreement to the union for its lasting happiness. While for some, this may seem symbolic, it is not considered a rhetorical request, but a very important contribution of the guests towards the couple and their marriage.

There are Scientology ministers and they perform the wedding ceremony. The protocol is very similar to weddings in other churches. There is a bridal procession, a father of the bride, a best man and traditional seating for family and friends. A wedding is considered an occasion for joyous celebration in Scientology.

Ultimately, Scientology does not differ from most religions when it comes to weddings or marriage. A marriage is a celebrated union and the guests are as important to the celebration as the couple. From the sounds of it, when Tom and Katie do get married, their wedding will be pretty traditional in nature and hardly worth anymore hoo-ha than any other celebrity wedding.

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.