Paul Haggis

...in protest against its 'gay-bashing.' Paul Haggis' resignation letter, which was leaked to the press, denounced the church's support for Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California. According to reports, he said that he...

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...left Scientology In 2004, Paul Haggis won Academy Awards as screenwriter and directer of 'Crash' (hard to believe isn't it) but he's worked in Hollywood since the early 80s and been a Scientologist almost as long. Until this weekend at...

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...marriage in California. According to the Associated Press, "Crash" director Paul Haggis "said he was disappointed by the church's tacit denial of gay rights and its backing of California's gay marriage ban.... Ziggy Kozlowski, a publicist...

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...26 October 2009 16.29 GMT The Church of Scientology lost one of its most high-profile members when the Hollywood film-maker Paul Haggis quit the organisation in protest at its stance on same-sex marriages. In an explosive letter of...

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...position on gays and treatment of members who wish to leave. Haggis, 56, who won an Oscar in 2005 for co-writing Crash, said that he was quitting the church after 35 years. "I could not, in good conscience, be a member of an organisation...

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...recently come under renewed scrutiny for its political positions. In a scathing letter to the church's celebrity contact, Tommy Davis, Haggis accused the church of hypocrisy and lies, especially regarding its decision to support the...

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...the church perceives as antagonistic to its beliefs. Mr. Haggis's own wife, Deborah Rennard, was ordered to cut herself off from her parents after they resigned from the church. "I was shocked. We all know this policy exists," Mr....

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...over gay marriage opposition Paul Haggis, the Hollywood film director, has resigned from the Church of Scientology after 35 years as a member in protest against its apparent opposition to gay marriage. Paul Haggis: In a lengthy...

In this article: Church of Scientology, Crash, Tommy Davis, Proposition 8, Clint Eastwood, California, Oscars, L Ron Hubbard, and Martin Bashir