Paul Haggis

..."Clear" and then advance through various levels of "Operating Thetan. " Haggis, the Oscar-winning director of "Crash," was not a high-ranking Scientologist. But his defection is significant, said actor Jason Beghe, who left the church...

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...rights and its backing of California's gay marriage ban. The 56-year-old Haggis, who won an Oscar in 2005 for co-writing "Crash," said he was quitting the church after 35 years. The letter, dated Aug. 19, was published on a blog about...

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...Scientology: Reports Filmmaker Paul Haggis (Crash) has reportedly resigned his membership in the Church of Scientology over the church's support of California's controversial anti-gay ballot initiative Proposition 8. Ex-Scientologist Mark...

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...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 Scientology official denied the claim the church was in any way...

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...same-sex marriage in California. Photo: GETTY Haggis, whose 2005 film Crash won two Oscars, said that he could no longer remain part "of an organisation where gay-bashing was tolerated". In a lengthy resignation letter leaked to the...

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