'Crash' director Paul Haggis quits Scientology
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- News Source: The independent | 29 days agoPaul Haggis, the Oscar-winning film-maker, has resigned from the Church of Scientology in an explosive letter that damns what he calls the organisation's "hate-filled" and "bigoted" opposition to gay marriage. Haggis, who wrote Crash, Million Dollar...
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- News Source: BBC | about 1 month agoIn a letter, Haggis said he was disappointed by the church's tacit denial of gay rights in the debate over California's gay marriage ban. Haggis, who directed film Crash, said he could not be a member of a body "where gay-bashing was tolerated". A...
- Blog Source: gay-persons-of-color.blogspot.comPaul Haggis quits Scientology over homophobic stance. After 35 years of being a member of the Church of Scientology, Paul Haggis, the Oscar-winning Canadian director of Crash and Million Dollar Baby, has publicly resigned from the ...
- Blog Source: nymag.com"I hereby resign my membership in the Church of Scientology."
- Blog Source: www.queerty.comAre there "good" reasons to ditch Scientology? Or is any reason — it's expensive, it's abusive, it's based on science fiction characters — a good reason? Let's ask Crash and Million Dollar Baby director Paul Haggis, who just quit the ...
- Blog Source: www.inentertainment.co.ukPaul Haggis Quits Scientology: Reasons Explained. After 35 years under the Church of Scientology, film maker Paul Haggis has decided to quit the practice after an accumulation of events that lead to his decision. ...
- Blog Source: www.towleroad.comCrash Director Paul Haggis Quits Scientology Over Gay Bashing. Paul Haggis, director of Crash and Million Dollar Baby, has written a scathing letter to Tommy Davis, spokesman for Scientology head David Miscavige, announcing his ...
- Blog Source: x17online.comOscar-winning writer/director Paul Haggis has quit the Church of Scientology due to the church's support of California's Proposition 8, which denies gays and lesbians the right to marry. In an open letter to Scientology representative ...
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