Film-maker Pl Haggis qus Scientology over gay rights stance | Scientology | The Guardian

Contents:

• FILM-MAKER PL HAGGIS QUS SCIENTOLOGY OVER GAY RIGHTS STANCE
• OSR-WNER PL HAGGIS PUBLICLY RIGNS FROM CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OVER GAY RIGHTS
• PL HAGGIS DIVORC SCIENTOLOGY OVER GAY MARRIAGE -- AND THEN SOME
• CRASH DIRECTOR PL HAGGIS QUS CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OVER GAY MARRIAGE OPPOSN, MORE
• PL HAGGIS’ BREAK WH SCIENTOLOGY OVER GAY RIGHTS

FILM-MAKER PL HAGGIS QUS SCIENTOLOGY OVER GAY RIGHTS STANCE

In an explosive letter of rignatn, Haggis claimed he uld no longer "be a member of an anisatn where gay-bashg is tolerated", the wrer of the Osr-wng dramas Crash and Milln Dollar Baby, had earlier lled on spokman Tommy Davis to nounce statements ma by the church's San Diego branch support of Proposn 8, the ntroversial legislatn that bans gay marriage California. "The church's refal to nounce the actns of the bigots, hypocr and homophob is wardly, " Haggis wrote a letter addrsed to Davis.

Dpe all the church's words about promotg eedom and human rights, s name is now the public rerd alongsi those who promote bigotry, tolerance, homophobia and fear.

OSR-WNER PL HAGGIS PUBLICLY RIGNS FROM CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OVER GAY RIGHTS

He end up beg one of s more proment and high-rankg eventually left the church 2009 over s refal to nmn one chapter's statement of support for Proposn 8, a California ballot measure to -legalize gay marriage. Two of Haggis's four children are gay.

He left the church 2009 prott over s stance on homosexualy. He registered his distaste for the church's stanc on homosexualy via phone lls and letters.

Bis the fact that so many of the church's most high-profile members have long been subject to gossipy speculatn of beg gay—to name a few: Tom Cise, John Travolta, Will Smh—the Church is now gog to have to (A) take a stance on homosexualy, (B) e out agast Haggis, one of the most revered, succsful wrer-directors of the last , or (C) stay quiet and look even sketchier than they already did after Tommy Davis blew up on natnal televisn earlier this also don't help them that Church fector Marty Rathburn has apparently nfirmed the letter's legimacy as fely g om, As you know, for ten months now I have been wrg to ask you to make a public statement nouncg the actns of the Church of Scientology of San Diego. Their public sponsorship of Proposn 8, a hate-filled legislatn that succeed takg away the civil rights of gay and lbian cizens of California – rights that were granted them by the Supreme Court of our state – sham .

PL HAGGIS DIVORC SCIENTOLOGY OVER GAY MARRIAGE -- AND THEN SOME

I told you I uld not, good nscience, be a member of an anizatn where gay-bashg was that first nversatn, back at the end of October of last year, you told me you were horrified, that you would get to the bottom of and "heads would roll. Even that, you cid not to church's refal to nounce the actns of the bigots, hypocr and homophob is wardly.

Dpe all the church's words about promotg eedom and human rights, s name is now the public rerd alongsi those who promote bigotry and tolerance, homophobia and fact that the Mormon Church drew all the fire, that no one noticed, don't matter.

Frankly, I had to look no further than your refal to nounce the church's anti-gay stance, and the fensible actns, and actns, of those who ndone this behavr wh the anizatn. Alissa Haggis said she parted wh the church at 18 when she realized she was gay. Her father followed not long after, sayg was part over the church’s posn on gay marriage.

CRASH DIRECTOR PL HAGGIS QUS CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OVER GAY MARRIAGE OPPOSN, MORE

See About archive blog 35 years as a Scientologist, ‘Crash’ director Pl Haggis has left the church bee of s posn on gay rights.

‘I told you I uld not, good nscience, be a member of an anizatn where gay-bashg is tolerated, ’ Haggis said. 8, which banned gay marriage.

That would’ve been the pole thg to do, I suppose, but wh Haggis rantg the letter not only about gay rights but also regardg some alleged church practic that have been que ntroversial -- well, some secrets jt don’t like to be kept, do they? Monday October 26, 2009 Hate Groups, ScientologyPl Haggis, the Hollywood film director, has rigned om the Church of Scientology after 35 years as a member prott agast s apparent opposn to gay, whose 2005 film Crash won two Osrs, said that he uld no longer rema part “of an anisatn where gay-bashg was tolerated” a lengthy rignatn letter leaked to the prs, Haggis attacked the church’s support for Proposn 8, which banned same-sex marriage letter was addrsed to the church’s official spokman Tommy Davis, accg him of failg to act on promis to distance the anisatn om homophobic statements ma by s San Diego branch durg bat over Proposn 8 last year. ”He add: “The church’s refal to nounce the actns of the bigots, hypocr and homophob is wardly.

PL HAGGIS’ BREAK WH SCIENTOLOGY OVER GAY RIGHTS

that homophobia fuelled Crash’s w. fay, as well as the anizatn’s outspoken homophobia. dghters are gay.

He wrote himself to his script’s climax as a do-good whistleblower by feigng moral dignatn bee two of his dghters are gay. He posned himself as an advote for gay rights, spltg om the Church over a ntroversy he vented om whole cloth “bee of Proposn 8.