I have to believe that if they knew what I now know, they too would be horrified. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider . From an early age, Haggis was exposed to playwriting and theater production. There's a huge difference between homo-intolerant and homophobia. Dennis igou says >>>we know the xtians (Christians) use confessionals to extort money. Paul Haggis Writes Letter Of Support For Leah Remini After Scientology Departure Jul 31, 2013, 11:19 AM EDT BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 27: Actress Leah Remini speaks onstage at the 'Family Tools' panel during the Disney/ABC Television Group portion of the 2012 Summer TCA Tour on July 27, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. Haggis for years falsely claimed he split with the Church because it would not take a position on Californias incendiary Proposition 8 campaign in 2008 regarding same-sex marriageknowing the Church would never take a stand on such a political issue. If they are the "clear" ones -- do you really want to be "clear"? * Fundraiser, NPH (Our Little Brothers) for the children of the slums of Haiti It was a terrible time. 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. That was my last brush. The church has maintained it took no stance on the measure. I hereby resign my membership in the Church of Scientology. Within Canada, Paul Haggis may be best known as the creator of the popular TV series Due South, which earned him six Gemini Awards including two for Best Dramatic Series. I got out form the S.O. * Board Member and fundraiser, For The Arts, For Every Child events I will not argue with the need to eliminate groups that promote intolerance and hatred - whether religious or not. Frankly, I had to look no further than your refusal to denounce the church's anti-gay stance, and the indefensible actions, and inactions, of those who condone this behavior within the organization. Haggis found this, apparently, to be the first in a series of straws that broke a 35 year-old camel's back. and less to do with "Myth of the empty tomb." we love the sinner and hate the sin. -- from IMDb Mini Biography by: zkozlowski. Paul Haggis; Church of Scientology; Haggis; Leah Remini; British Cuisine I was left feeling outraged, and frankly, more than a little stupid. *Image Award NAACP In the late '70s, Scientology's Portland office chose to exploit a classmate of mine from Lincoln High. sexual The root problem is the concept of religion itself. However, I have finally come to the conclusion that I can no longer be a part of this group. I can think of no other word. So: this ought to be interesting to watch play out, no? And it's incredibly damning to them. I had my disagreements, but I dealt with them internally. Tie them up in litigation and make it expensive for them. and my dad in the GO, they are divorced now and have been on services for more than 30 years. Sadly, for humanity at large to embrace this simple truth would be like expecting intellectual discourse from a field mouse. To see you lie so easily, I am afraid I had to ask myself: what else are you lying about? A jury has ordered Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis to pay at least $7.5 million to a woman who accused him of rape. This was the only way an unemployed high school grad like himself could pay for the multi-thousand dollar "auditing courses," which they convinced him would make everything clear. Paul Haggis testified his resignation letter from Scientology helped Leah Remini leave the church. ", "I was truly disturbed to see you provide private details from confessionals to the press in an attempt to embarrass and discredit the executives who spoke out. On the other hand, if someone's definition of "goodness" is NOT cast in stone, then the religious sources offer answers that might be useful to a seeker. His technical alterations include the destruction of training, the re-definition of instant reads and FNs, violating the "No-Interference Zone" Policy for those on OT VII (with unnecessary sec checks every 6 months) resulting in unworkability. My understanding is that scientology previously sued the cult awareness network (CAN) to not only stifle free speech, but to actually take over CAN. Bottom line: Once Haggis admitted that he lied about his story, he had no credibility. family I will always take their calls, as I always took yours. hidden *Prism Award Entertainment Industries Council The Dialogue: The best way to get this story out is for you to call your contacts. And so it wentwith Haggis stage managing his surprise exit from the religion. What a tragedy to see current and/or former members of CoS wasting decades of their lives (ironic to see how much they detest the LDS church, given they both exist because of the teachings of a modern-day man). Oct. 26 2009, Published 3:30 p.m. * Member and Award Recipient, American Civil Liberties Union And I have always had a thing for underdogs. hiding I am amazed that the reason given by Mr. Haggis for leaving Church of Scientology of San Diego ia due to "their public sponsorship of Proposition 8" which advocates that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California". Perhaps if you had done a little more research on me, the churchs senior management wouldnt have dismissed those concerns quite so cavalierly. Correction: November 2, 2022 A previous version of this story inaccurately referred to the reason Paul Haggis left the Church of Scientology. Haggis' false story served as the opening anecdote and linchpin for a 2011 article in The New Yorker by anti-Scientology author Lawrence Wright, and Wright's subsequent book. "I can't . Haggis reiterated a whopper of a lie he told in 2009 to the media that he left the Church in a dispute over LGBTQ rights. The great majority of Scientologists I know are good people who are genuinely interested in improving conditions on this planet and helping others. But given how many former top-level executives have said these things are true, it is hard to believe it is all lies. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. management ", Dwyane Wade's Words For Daughter Zaya At The NAACP Image Awards Were So Touching, Adam Lambert Defends Harry Styles Over Queerbating Accusations, Emma Corrin Got Candid About The Hate They Received For Being Non-Binary, Heres How You Can Make A Difference In Honour Of Brianna Ghey, Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter. hubbard And many dozens of fundraisers and salons at our home on behalf of Human and Civil Rights, the Environment, the Peace Movement, Education, Justice and Equality. These are two of. I think of all the children they could have fed or clothed - all on their own, in one afternoon. "I refused to do so. Breest will not look the other way any longer.". clear Religions have been used to allow some to control the masses, and for the most part are male dominated. Jim Jones ran the People's Temple in San Francisco in the 1970s, got Mayor George Moscone elected, served as head of the SF Housing Authority, then took his PT followers to Guayana and killed 900 of them with cyanide. Silence is consent, Tommy. These were not the claims made by "outsiders" looking to dig up dirt against us. There are no gods. The Catholic church has undergone quite a bit of internal reform since the time of Luther, although Sunday school teachers wouldn't want to teach it. You said straight-out there was no such policy, that it did not exist. Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis testified on Wednesday in a civil rape lawsuit that his letter of resignation from the Church of Scientology helped motivate fellow celebrity and member Leah Remini to leave the religion as well. "the same face that denied the policy of disconnection". *Legacy Award, for Artistic and Humanitarian Achievement It was a terrible time. ", "How dare you use private information in order to label someone an adulteress? You took Amy Scobees most intimate admissions about her sexual life and passed them onto the press and then smeared them all over the pages your newsletter! Haggis is accused of . The date - Left-align the date you submit the letter under your address. Good on you Paul Haggis! Haggis asserted that supporters of Prop 8 were bigoted and hateful, and supporters are the MAJORITY of Californians, most of whom do NOT belong to the Christian right. tommy violently The screenwriter, who left the church in 2009, writes that he was surprised how quickly "Leah was attacked . I just read that Paul Haggis is writing a book that outs this evil mess - the COS!! Step one, as always, is to throw the bums out and get some honest leadership. religious Then maybe it's "make sure the zoning law gets passed so the church can continue its work" or "donate $$$ or host a fund raiser so the church can do ____". "Say what you will about them now," writes Haggis, "[but] these were staunch defenders of the church, including Mike Rinder, the church's official spokesman for 20 years!" I had my disagreements, but I dealt with them internally. Mike Rinder could certainly spin a lot more convincingly. I called and wrote and implored you, as the official spokesman of the church, to condemn their actions. The organization says Wednesday that Haggis' resignation was accepted on Jan 4, one day before The Associated Press published accounts from three women alleging sexual misconduct by the. Some are to just whip through earth time and get to the end. Rathbun revealed that Haggis wrote his ultimate spec script choreographing his exit from the Church to make him seem like a noble do-gooder rather than the cynical opportunist he is. :-), I am proud of Mr. Haggis, I do wonder why it took so long for him to "see the light.". In the letter, Haggis spends a lot of time speaking on Proposition 8 and intolerance, as it was at the forefront of discussion in California at the time. attack "You had allowed our name to be allied with the worst elements of the Christian Right. I surprises me that there isn't some legal recourse one could take when trying to leave that "church". Perhaps if you had done a little more research on me, the church's senior management wouldn't have dismissed those concerns quite so cavalierly. You want to rebut her accusations, do it, and do it in the strongest terms possible but that kind of character assassination is unconscionable. "Unlike the rest of my former friends, she expressed real sadness that I was . The entire letter toof all peoplecreepy Church spokescreature Tommy Davis is below, but here are the highlights: Haggis has been asking the church to resign their support of Proposition 8. abortions Discover what people really say about all things Scientology. Furthermore, Haggis saw Davis' interview on CNN, when Davis denied the existence of a "disconnection" policy in which the church orders members to cut non-members out of their lives, as they pose some kind of negative threat towards the work of the church in members' lives. terror I refused to do so. How dare you use private information in order to label someone an "adulteress?" When disgraced director Paul Haggis was arrested in Italy on June 19, 2022, for what police are calling the violent sexual assault of a young woman, Leah Remini was notably silent. To see these great human beings so misguided - especially about other faiths (Christian "Protestant", Catholic, etc) - what they are taught breeds hate, distrust all the things the CoS supposedly abhors. But then again, Remini also proudly boasted that she refused to vet the credibility of her subjects, and that A&Es attorneys let her get away with it. suppressive Spreading lies about other religions isn't helping the image of Scientology. In that first conversation, back at the end of October of last year, you told me you were horrified, that you would get to the bottom of it and heads would roll. You promised action. Mon 26 Oct 2009 12.29 EDT. trafficking February 20, 2018. We all know this policy exists. The director's former publicist, Haleigh Breest, said he raped her in December 2013, which led to a $9 million lawsuit against the "Crash" director. I am still a church member because I am afraid to leave because of the disconnect policy and my family members who are active in the church. Please reread the letter. In a resignation letter. Jury deadlocked. That's not ancient history, Tommy. You might recall that my wife was ordered to disconnect from her parents because of something absolutely trivial they supposedly did twenty-five years ago when they resigned from the church. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. In response to Oh, really. - sponsoring schools, an orphanage and a children's hospital in the slums of Haiti Also still called constantly for "Events". It's the whole bad apple in the bunch theory - not all priests or churches "extort" via confessional, but some do. Hi. Hard to really know, but perhaps the Christian social message might have been a appealing alternative to the morals of the day (that's still true for some of us). I called and wrote and implored you, as the official spokesman of the church, to condemn their actions. Podcast: Mike Rinder Talks to Jeffrey Augustine About His Bestselling New Book A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology. SCARY - very scary! An answer to the corrupt monopoly of Scientology. Haggis views the church's actions as "cowardly," and thus, after thirty-five years of membership, is resigning. They too are Christians. - supporting peace and justice initiatives around the world Church Board Member Resignation Letter Church Board Member Resignation Letter Form of Government Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Every time a fresh scandal breaks out about this secretive and exploitative organization, I am reminded of Glenn. I joined the Church of Scientology thirty-five years ago. I think the other reasons Mr Haggis gives make more sense as to why one would leave any church or organization. Thanks again, love your movies! Jones earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his performance in the film. The best you offered was a weak and carefully worded press release, which praised the church's human rights record and took no responsibility. Names like Tom Cruise and John Travolta have long been attached to Hollywood's connection with Scientology. But I know how easy it was for me to defend our organization and dismiss our critics, without ever truly looking at what was being said; I did it for thirty-five years. Listing the date is important because your . miscaviges Ive never been good at following orders, especially when I find them morally reprehensible. Back it up. Steven Hirsch. Scientology spokesman Davis denied Haggis' claims that the church or its San Diego chapter had supported Proposition 8. Mr. Haggis, as all who support this lifestyle, push these labels on everyone to try to shame them, when it is he who should be shamed for supporting this culture of death and immorality. I find it amazing how a person will talk about 'tolerance' and then talk down other groups from 'other religions'. The Church of $cientology continually shows us through the writings and testimony of ex-members that at it's heart and core of leadership it cares nothing for the eternity of the human spirit or freeing humanity it's all about control, programming, and destroying those who would dare question it. Haggis false story served as the opening anecdote and linchpin for a 2011 article in The New Yorker by anti-Scientology author Lawrence Wright, and Wrights subsequent book. Historical facts are still facts, change - sometimes to the better - is also a fact of human civilization. And for those that have had questions about Scientology before, Haggis' letter proves to reveal some interesting facts from someone once on the inside, and while we see some of it in HBO's Going Clear, there's a bit more when you look at the entire document. "That's how all this started. Haggis wrote a letter expressing his misgivings about the church, which was later leaked to the press. 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