Comments on: Crash writer Paul Haggis leaves Scientology over Prop 8 support

By: Rosie T

Rosie T — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:32:02 +0000

I’m shocked he joined in the first place, given that their late overlord was an unapologetic homophobe who felt that gays were aberrant and a threat to society. He never did recant that in any meaningful way.

Friend of mine’s only experience with Scientology was when they tried to convert her. She saw bit in the pamphlet on homosexuality and told them to fuck off.

By: DaveW

DaveW — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:15:53 +0000

Great letter. So good to see support from someone who isn’t directly involved. Plus having cult’s lies brought into the open always helps.

It amazes me the way this group has gotten into hollywood. It is so sad to see people bilked of their money. I hope this gets out and helps more people get away from cults like this.

But then I’m still dumbfounded to talk to my wonderful neighbors who are so supportive but then go to the roman cult on Sundays and donate to hate campaigns. They even say they do not agree with the church’s stance but still fund it.

To me, that is like being for equality and giving money to the KKK, or being against big government and giving money to the Dem’s, or the opposite…it just doesn’t make sense to me, unless I admit it isn’t about supporting an organization whose mission you agree with..it is being brainwashed into a cult.

Humans: please evolve beyond belief! Darwin would be so proud of us.

By: joexnola

joexnola — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:57:24 +0000

Paul, I commend you on this decision. I personally feel that a church should teach/preach/direct love of all people regardles of their race, religion, sexual orentation. America is a large melting pot with various everything. People should be free to Love whoever they want, and be able under/within the law to support them. Prop 8 is just another form of HATE! I am bi-ratial and although I’m not gay, I support the gay movement of equality. It’s whats in a persons heart that matters.

By: Leeanne Menses Henry

Leeanne Menses Henry — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:36:23 +0000

Someone who was in a cult now isn’t. Wow. Hope he doesn’t break his own spine from patting himself on the back.

By: Leo Equality Murrieta

Leo Equality Murrieta — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:18:41 +0000

This letter was amazing… I’m touched deeply by this man’s dedication to my equality. Just thank you.

By: SteveMD2

SteveMD2 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:51:39 +0000

Step by step, gay people are being recognized as good people worthy of respect and equality under the law.

Now, I don’t know what will happen in Maine, or WA, even though I have contributed a small fortuen to these groups.

But, again, the world is changing, and the USA, the really last major bastion of religious conservativism and extremism in the western world, will change also.

And the hate filled churches, eg the Catholic church that appointed a leader who grew up in Nazi germany and who unexeommunicated a holocaust denier, will hopefully either change, or wither on the vine.

And the other major group of right wing christians who are opposed to gay people are the So. White Baptists and their independent christian ilk. The same people who in earlier times were the supporters of slavery and created segregation to replace it.

For them, God is nothing but a fallacy used to gain control of mind, and gain money and power.

Our own Christian/ Catholic hierarchy taliban.

BTW, there are many good christian sects who support gay peoole. And the Catholic church is actually splitting as education teaches more and more of their good, openminded people that the church is living in the dark ages.

Send MOney to ProtectMaineEquality.org now.

By: Drewski

Drewski — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:50:02 +0000

I was reading about this on the Toronto Star’s site, several hours before it appeared here. Posts there went in a slightly different direction than here–while they were impressed with Haggis’ stand, they also wondered if Scientologists would turn on him. Let’s see what Tom Cruise and John Travolta and some of the others say–and do. Scientologists are a pretty large bloc in Hollywood, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them try to blackball Haggis.

Another note–Tommy Davis was described in the Toronto Star as the son of actress Anne Archer. Wonder what she thinks about her son’s conduct. It seems pretty self-aggrandizing and prejudiced.

By: ps2os2

ps2os2 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:10:10 +0000

I wonder how Tom Cruise would view this item, very powerful and it substantially says what I have believed for a long time about Scientology.

My uncle (deceased) was into this group (I will not call it a religion) a long time ago. He did not discuss this with me but I saw what it did to him. I also saw that it was a scam (my age was 12 or so) as he was pouring money into it. I was more worried about my uncle than the money as he definitely suffered from the whole ordeal.

If there is a hell I hope the Scientologist are held accountable for the misery they have brought to a lot of people.

By: jessieka

jessieka — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:36:03 +0000

I enjoyed the hypocrasy of the “church” being called out but then in every church if you realy look you will see the same.The child rape of the morman & cathliic “men of god”.

By: Jeffrey Barea

Jeffrey Barea — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:56:07 +0000

Sweet letter of love! Welcome home, Paul!