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Oscar-winner leaves church after 35 years due to its stance on gay marriage
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Paul Haggis
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“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.
Haggis wrote a letter addressed to Tommy Davis, the head of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre. In it, Haggis said he was disappointed by the church’s tacit denial of gay rights in the debate over 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.
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He’s leaving because of the gay marriage issue? What an idiot! Scientology is a cult, what did he expect? I mean seriously, if Paul believes in his own religion then he’s just plain crazy. It seems like the gay marriage thing is minor compared to how seriously messed Scientology is in general.