The essence of the Scientology wedding service is the traditional vows of loyalty and devotion.
A Scientology wedding is a religious ceremony performed by a minister of a Church of Scientology.
It is similar to weddings in other religions, with the bridal procession, the traditional roles of the bride’s father and best man, and the seating of the respective families and friends.
There are several different wedding ceremonies offering varying degrees of length and formality, and it is the choice of the couple which ceremony is performed. Other elements, such as music, honored guest speakers or tributes are welcome. Whether the ceremony is held in a church, indoors, outdoors or in another location is the decision of the bride and groom.
While a Scientology wedding consists of elements similar to other denominations, there are several aspects unique to a Scientology wedding. more>
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If you read the Scientology Code of Honor you will get more of an idea why Scientologists do what they do. This is what I found on the What Is Scientology site, starting with a quote from L. Ron Hubbard on the Scientology Code of Honor:
“No one expects the Code of Honor to be closely and tightly followed.
“An ethical code cannot be enforced. Any effort to enforce the Code of Honor would bring it into the level of a moral code. It cannot be enforced simply because it is a way of life which can exist as a way of life only as long as it is not enforced. Any other use but self-determined use of the Code of Honor would, as any Scientologist could quickly see, produce a considerable deterioration in a person. Therefore its use is a luxury use, and which is done solely on self-determined action, providing one sees eye to eye with the Code of Honor.
“If you believed man was worthy enough to be granted by you sufficient stature so as to permit you to exercise gladly the Code of Honor, I can guarantee that you would be a happy person. And if you found an occasional miscreant falling away from the best standards you have developed, you yet did not turn away from the rest of man, and if you discovered yourself betrayed by those you were seeking to defend and yet did not then experience a complete reversal of opinion about all your fellow men, there would be no dwindling spiral for you.
“The only difference between paradise on Earth and hell on Earth is whether or not you believe your fellow man worthy of receiving from you the friendship and devotion called for in this Code of Honor.”
1. Never desert a comrade in need, in danger or in trouble.
2. Never withdraw allegiance once granted.
3. Never desert a group to which you owe your support.
4. Never disparage yourself or minimize your strength or power.
5. Never need praise, approval or sympathy.
6. Never compromise with your own reality.
7. Never permit your affinity to be alloyed.
8. Do not give or receive communication unless you yourself desire it.
9. Your self-determinism and your honor are more important than your immediate life.
10. Your integrity to yourself is more important than your body.
11. Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today, and you make your tomorrow.
12. Never fear to hurt another in a just cause.
13. Don’t desire to be liked or admired.
14. Be your own adviser, keep your own counsel and select your own decisions.
