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It shouldn’t be news when a celebrity leaves a particular religion, but Scientology is always fascinating to me, as is the fact that writer-director Paul Haggis (pictured, with wife Deborah Rennard) has left the Church of Scientology. Full Article at Glam.com
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NEW YORK—"Crash" director Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology, in part because of what he alleged as the organization's stance against gay marriage. Full Article at Boston Globe
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Normally, we don't run stories about the personal lives and religious beliefs of celebrities. The exception to the rule is when they have some kind of impact (positive or negative) on a film or a career. Full Article at Cinematical
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One of the church's most high-profile members, Paul Haggis wrote a letter of resignation, claiming he could no longer "be a member of an organisation where gay-bashing is tolerated." Full Article at Huliq.com
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The entire letter to—of all people—creepy Church spokescreature Tommy Davis is below, but here are the highlights: Haggis has been asking the church to resign their support of Proposition 8. Full Article at Gawker
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I refused to do so. I've never been good at following orders, especially when I find them morally reprehensible.
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I am now painfully aware that you might see this as an attack and just as easily use things I have confessed over the years to smear my name ... Well, luckily I have never held myself up to be anyone's role model.
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The great majority of Scientologists I know are good people who are genuinely interested in improving conditions on this planet and helping others ... I have to believe that if they knew what I now know, they too would be horrified.
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The church's refusal to denounce the actions of these bigots, hypocrites and homophobes is cowardly.
