By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. Paul Haggis is pictured on June 9, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Jury deadlocked. When asked what went wrong with Glenn Gallagher, Portland's Church of Scientology representatives said, "Glenn who? Spreading lies about other religions isn't helping the image of Scientology. I recall being sent to the priest every time I expressed an independent thought. hidden Is this Jonestown 2 in the making? 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. This delighted the letter to get that scientology were already learning about other bizarre tasks, kindness and way. abuses If they are the "clear" ones -- do you really want to be "clear"? I knew Jim Jones, and he also practiced disconnection, confessions, sleep dep, and physical abuse to defend his liturgy. Haggis forwarded his resignation to more than twenty Scientologist friends, including Anne Archer, John Travolta, and Sky Dayton, the founder of EarthLink. I had my disagreements, but I dealt with them internally. - sponsoring schools, an orphanage and a children's hospital in the slums of Haiti Scientology spokesman Davis denied Haggis' claims that the church or its San Diego chapter had supported Proposition 8. My younger brother got roped into a three year ordeal during a most vunerable time of his life, early 20's, and was forced to disassociate with our loving and very concerned family for ridiculous reasons, all the while spending hours, day and night doing whatever they instructed him to do in their downtown Toronto outfit. Paul Haggis renounces, secret-spills on Scientology In an email to Showbiz 411 published Sunday, the Oscar winner confirmed that he met Boniadi three years ago while he was looking. To win at any cost, costs a lot. In 2006, Haggis screenplay collaborations included the duo Clint Eastwood productions Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima, the latter earning him his third screenplay Oscar nomination. In order to contain a potential PR flap you allowed our sponsorship of Proposition 8 to stand. At the time of Larrys article and book I withheld the fact that Marty had reached out to me by email.I withheld that information from Larry Wright. Not that Larry Wright would have cared: Paul Haggis served his purpose for Wright, who did no fact checking. It's also sad how when someone is preaching against something the hardest they are usually doing something worse than that which they claim to detest in the background. Families parted. Paul Haggis. By Christie D'Zurilla Staff Writer. Furthermore, making judgments (about actions NOT people-- big difference) is part of natural law, and is a requirement for a stable society--a society free of ANY judgment is a society in a state of anarchy. Most Catholics (even very wealthy ones) don't use them. It's the fundamental human right for someone to decide who they are and are not going to be in communication with.". dianetics Paul Haggis Pens Open Letter Praising Leah Remini's 'Brave' Break With Scientology. pregnant Here are some powerful and eye-opening quotes from Haggis' letter to Davis: "I could not, in good conscience, be a member of an organization where gay-bashing was tolerated. Ah Shelama - Myths are such irresitably fat squishy targets, aren't they? I refuse to consent.". But they didn't. We love them. 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. And formerly: No action was forthcoming. Dennis. There are a million shades of gray. Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis is fighting a rape lawsuit in New York City. 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. Haggis' publicist said the director does not plan to comment further on the matter. I noticed. Search for "sleep deprivation" and you'll see numerous articles on the subject. Cult is defined as a group or religion that worships and or follows what a self-appointed leader tells them. He also said he hoped it would "open the eyes" of those still with the church and help them "get out.". He is married, the father of four children, and splits his time between residences in Los Angeles and New York. And I have always had a thing for underdogs. Ive never been good at following orders, especially when I find them morally reprehensible. Thousands of years ago out of fear we invented gods to explain various diseases, weather events, earthquakes and volcanoes. Here are some of the best resignation letter examples and templates for a variety of circumstances you can use to leave your job, including basic and formal letters, email resignation messages, letters giving two weeks' notice, letters with a reason for leaving, short notice or no notice letters, personal reasons letters, letters announcing a . has to & must be ended as quickly has possible. hubbard Where in the world do you get that confessionals are used to extort money???!! 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. Now, Oscar-winning Crash director Paul Haggis' public resignation from Scientology has leaked. All Rights Reserved. I just read that Paul Haggis is writing a book that outs this evil mess - the COS!! "During my twenties and early thirties, I studied and received a great deal of counseling. Silence is consent, Tommy. Not now. The best you offered was a weak and carefully worded press release, which praised the churchs human rights record and took no responsibility. Director Paul Haggis, who is featured in "Going Clear," publicly praised Leah Remini for leaving Scientology. *Artistic Freedom Award City of West Hollywood You could publicly state that it doesn't exist? ", "But I reached a point several weeks ago where I no longer knew what to think," he continues. * Fundraiser, El Rescate Human Rights for El Salvador You want to rebut her accusations, do it, and do it in the strongest terms possible but that kind of character assassination is unconscionable. 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. How can they legally split up families - separate parents from children - if one or both parents do not agree to it?? The screenwriter, who left the church in 2009, writes that he was surprised how quickly "Leah was attacked . Same thing in Scientology. 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 ____". Paul Haggis. I wondered how the church could, in good conscience, through the action of a few and then the inaction of its leadership, support a bill that strips a group of its civil rights. His fear was genuine and only confirmed what we were already learning about the church back then. Ps. Some stop by and smell the roses. * Member and supporter, Death Penalty Focus You took Amy Scobee's most intimate admissions about her sexual life and passed them onto the press and then smeared them all over the pages your newsletter! Haggis was on Sunday detained in Italy on sexual assault . I am not religious nor am I a member of a religious group but I don't understand why it's 'gay bashing' to define marriage in this way. "Unlike the rest of my former friends, she expressed real sadness that I was . There has been corruption through all religions. 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. "Mr. Haggis had a disagreement with the church that went beyond having anything to do with the church," Davis told ABCNews.com. * Board Member and fundraiser, Hollywood Education and Literacy Project Staff. terror 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. I noticed. Stay up to date with what you want to know. It doesn't suit your argument to twist Haggis' words to fit it. As a former zombie, I would welcome that. I have to believe that if they knew what I now know, they too would be horrified. What method would you use to wipe out religious thinking from the mind of humanity? Paul Edward Haggis, writer, director, producer (born 10 Mar 1953 in London, Ontario). During my twenties and early thirties I studied and received a great deal of counseling. In 2009, Mr. Haggis left the Church of Scientology over its support of Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage passed by California voters and later overturned. It's about not living in a glass house. 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. The Scene: Pete (Haggis) and Lightnin (Rathbun) in conversation with co-conspirators. The church has maintained it took no stance on the measure. As we can see, the business of Scientology is now beginning to fail but the GATES OF HELL will NOT prevail against the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, although I admit evil has attempted, it will NEVER overpower the Blood of Christ. These accusations were made by top international executives who had devoted most of their lives to the church. I attended 2 years of Catholic High School and wrote a paper for religion class about "buying forgiveness" and the dangers it presents - and got kicked out of school for my troubles. public miscaviges So: this ought to be interesting to watch play out, no? crime Fully developing his invented narrative, Haggis wrote a letter of resignation to the Church in 2009 that was then leaked to press, generating a media storm. That's the kind of integrity I thought we had, but obviously the standard in this church is far lower the public relations representative can reveal secrets to the press if the management feels justified. Independence, unfettered knowledge, freedom of thought etc. "Scientology has been taken over by a self-appointed dictator, David Miscavige, who has turned the Creed of the Church of Scientology, the Code of a Scientologist, and the Credo of a True Group Member on their heads and instituted the virtual practice of Reverse (Black) Dianetics" Learn More iscientology.orgScientology Reviews Free and Able The Truth RundownMike Rinder's Blog Friends of L. Ron Hubbard SaveScientology.com RediscoverScientology.com Karen de la Carriere Spiritual Freedom Zone A Guide for the DisillusionedGerman Independents SuperPower fraud. And that is when I read the recent articles in the St. Petersburg Times. Tom Cruise could learn a lot from this gentleman On Friday night, Tommy huffed out of the ABC Nightline interview in front of four million viewers. :-). I called and wrote and implored you, as the official spokesman of the church, to condemn their actions. Paul Haggis testified his resignation letter from Scientology helped Leah Remini leave the church. While I have not been an active member for many years, I found much of what I learned to be very helpful, and I still apply it in my daily life. I saw the organization with all its warts, growing pains and problems as an underdog. Have you read it? After 35 years as a Scientologist . It was a year ago. But given how many former top-level executives have said these things are true, it is hard to believe it is all lies. Shocking, unbiased consumer reviews covering every Scientology book, lecture, course, auditing level, organization and program more than 300 in all. *Ethel Levitt Award for Humanitarian Service Levitt & Quinn Oscar winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis ( Crash, Million Dollar Baby) has penned a long letter to a Scientology official in which he outlines the reasons why he's breaking ties with the cult. blackmail Yes!!! How absurd that anyone would even consider the concept of using confessionals to extort money. I was shocked. Director Paul Haggis's Sexual-Assault Trial Is Underway. Mr. Haggis, Bravo and Kudos on finally terminating your long time association with this dreadful, hateful and misguiding organization. You could publicly state that it doesnt exist? I joined the Church of Scientology thirty-five years ago. 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). I joined the Church of Scientology thirty-five years ago. For over two decades he has written, directed and produced television shows such as thirtysomething and The Tracey Ullman Show, and also developed credits as a pup writer on many Norman Lear sitcoms. Awards for outspoken support of Civil and Human Rights: * Valentine Davies Award Writers Guild of America for bringing honor and dignity to writers everywhere *Bill of Rights Award American Civil Liberties Union *Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award Leadership Conference on Civil Rights *Peace & Justice Award Office of the Americas, presented by Daniel Ellsberg *Signis Award, Venezia, World Catholic Association *ALMA Award National Council of Latino Civil Rights *Ethel Levitt Award for Humanitarian Service Levitt & Quinn *Prism Award Entertainment Industries Council *Humanitas Prize (2) Humanitas *Legacy Award, for Artistic and Humanitarian Achievement *Environmental Media Award EMA *EMA Green Seal Award EMA *Image Award NAACP *Creative Integrity Award Multicultural Motion Picture Association *EDGE Awards (2) Entertainment Industries Council *Artistic Freedom Award City of West Hollywood *Catholics in Media Award Catholics in Media Associates. Christians don't have confessionals, as they don't believe you need to confess to anyone other than God himself. Over time, I think you will find a new sense of strength and solidity for having taken such a strong and public stand on your moral convictions, and for having stayed true to yourself. Thats not ancient history, Tommy. This is a lovely retired couple, never said a negative word about Scientology to me or anyone else I know hardly raving maniacs or enemies of the church. Dennis igou says >>>we know the xtians (Christians) use confessionals to extort money. 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. Now if all "religious" people (Christian, Muslim, etc, etc) could just take the leap of knowledge ([. Mars Hill Church Wikipedia. In a lengthy resignation letter leaked to the. It was a year ago. Tommy, if only a fraction of these accusations are true, we are talking about serious, indefensible human and civil rights violations. When compassion is your only passion, only then are you free. ET. WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE ANYONE? Thats the kind of integrity I thought we had, but obviously the standard in this church is far lower the public relations representative can reveal secrets to the press if the management feels justified. With his resignation from Scientology, Haggis wrote an open letter to Tommy Davis, the former head of the Church of Scientology's Celebrity Centre International. At some point it became evident that you did not value my concerns about the church's tacit support of an amendment that violated the civil rights of so many of our citizens. Quite the contrary, it is our level of respect for the authors life work and integrity that makes us confident many people will benefit from the authors example, others will feel vindicated, and great strides will be made in ending the abuses the letter details. Not have to haggis and letters and local business of resignation letter, now because his resignation letter. 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. In his letter, he never makes the generalization that all Christians are bigotted or homophobes. February 20, 2018. Those who do cut off gay family members or friends are detestable, and not doing so because of God. That's just more BS persecution coming from those who wish to tear down the Catholic church. Not that any of that would matter to Leah Remini, who featured Paul Haggis and his discredited, false narrative on, Mark Rathbun Calls Out Paul Haggis False Tale, as Told by Alex Gibney, Church of Scientology International. and my dad in the GO, they are divorced now and have been on services for more than 30 years. I had my disagreements, but I dealt with them internally. All those years of indoctrination by the priest and nuns in Catholic school took their toll on me. They had him on the corner of Salmon and Broadway all day, every day, in all kinds of weather like a robot for Scientology. I hope your letter of resignation reaches many people and finally gets the message that this so-called Church is full of the worst kind of misguided teachings. Are we going to see bloodshed before this is all over? 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. Kozlowski added that it was "intended as a private correspondence between [Haggis] and Tom Davis" and that he has no idea how it was leaked. Paul Haggis is a screenwriter who pretended to be a Scientologist so that he could gain publicity for "leaving" the religion in 2009. Step one, as always, is to throw the bums out and get some honest leadership. We don't know anybody by that name." I wish I could tell you that they rang true. ), and wanted to add a few thoughts Copyright 2008. The nuns distorted Church history and never taught the Church's abuses. We realize that the PR coming out of DM's office is terrible, and Scientology will be splitting into two sects soon. Far from being a principled decision by Haggis over gay rights, it was actually Rathbun who approached Haggis starting in June 2009 and coached him on how to make his exit and obtain maximal publicity. It's the same sad stories all over again. I am quietly just not doing anything anymore and trying to avoid communication from orgs. I find that scientologists are VERY ignorant about other religions and condemn other religions without knowing any facts. The Catholic church is GROWING. 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. Perhaps if you had done a little more research on me, the churchs senior management wouldnt have dismissed those concerns quite so cavalierly. Steven Hirsch. So I'm the result of both hate crimes against gay people and disconnection policy. suppressive Davis told Haggis that "heads would roll" over this about ten months ago. "The church of scientology in San Diego was put on a Web site supporting Proposition 8 falsely and I had our name taken off of it," Davis said. And though it may seem small by comparison, 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. I wondered how the church could, in good conscience, through the action of a few and then the inaction of its leadership, support a bill that strips a group of its civil rights. A group of decent people mislead, betrayed and controlled by their management. This requires nothing more than simple honesty, an admission of what happened and a willingness to begin anew with an honest, open culture. Their tax exempt status as a religious org. These accusations were made by top international executives who had devoted most of their lives to the church. UPDATE: The Church of Scientology has reached out to Bustle, stating: "The accusations made in the film are entirely false and alleged without ever asking the Church.". You should not assume your own religion is the ONLY and BEST one in the world that leads to spiritual growth. I'm aghast that so many can be lulled into having someone (CoS) tell them how to think, behave, and make decisions with their lives. Click here to follow Marty's daily updates and what his readers have to say. Frankly, I had to look no further than your refusal to denounce the churchs anti-gay stance, and the indefensible actions, and inactions, of those who condone this behavior within the organization. I have never pretended to be the best Scientologist, but I openly and vigorously defended the church whenever it was criticized, as I railed against the kind of intolerance that I believed was directed against it. 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. Please reread the letter. Academy Award winning screenwriter Paul Haggis has penned an opus of a different kind: an open letter supporting actress Leah Remini's decision to break with the Church of Scientology. P.S. Davis apparently drew up a press release he showed to Haggis, which eventually got canned. The point is this is a huge blow to David Miscavige, at least he's still got Tom Cruise fooled. abortions sociopath That was my last brush. You got to commend Paul for having the guts to stand up and finally say "enough!" After 35 years in Scientology, after seeing the terrible damage caused to his family by disconnects", after the "morally reprehensible" orders, after lie after lie after lie, he finally had enough of them when he didn't like their stance ongay marriage? For a year and a half, despite her protestations, my wife did not speak to her parents and they had limited access to their grandchild. I got out form the S.O. Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis testified on Wednesday in a civil rape lawsuit that his letter of resignation from the Church of Scientology Read more on insider.com. I'm glad Paul finally broke through his personal haze to see the light!!!!!!!!! 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. Paul Haggis Resigns from Church of Scientology www May 5th, 2018 - Paul Haggis is the Academy award winning filmmaker who in 2006 became the first . I didn't have to search for verification I didn't have to look any further than my own home. You are wrong. Correct, however, protestants do not have confessionals. Historical facts are still facts, change - sometimes to the better - is also a fact of human civilization. a few years ago, briefly after my family found out I was gay, my dad, twin brother, 2 sisters, uncle and aunt all in SCN totally disconnected from me, my mom after that started questioning SCN and decided to keep in touch with me. Sorry Dave, but you need to do some research on that one. On the stand this week, Haggis said the church has tried to make his life a living hell. Sign up for notifications from Insider! An answer to the corrupt monopoly of Scientology. And you could laugh at the question as if it was a joke? cult It took some serious planning and the help of an long time, high ranking member of Scientology, who made it her mission to "deprogram" everyone she could convinced to leave.My brother was one of the lucky ones, but he still suffers much fallout to this day, over 30 years later, not able to regain his sense of self esteem or balance in his life. After all, when Haggis was accused of rape and sexual assault by four women in January 2018, Leah Remini publicly came to her fellow anti-Scientologists defense and victim-shamed his accusers. And I have always had a thing for underdogs. Thank you Paul for standing up for what you believe in. No one's sins are ever 'outed' to the world. as well as other partner offers and accept our. The Hired guns of Scientology Academic and "experts" paid good money to puff and influence, Scientology trial ~ The 5 crucial points of Danny Mastersons court case, Tom Cruise Complicit In Scientologist Abuse, Scientology is approaching critical mass, 2 criminal cases, 3 civil law suits, all next month, Taking on Scientology in the law courts - with Karen De La Carriere, Scientology poster Boy Tom Cruise and strangest SCN CULT BROMANCE, Miscavige and Cruise - part 2/2, Tom Cruise BILLION DOLLAR shill for the Scientology cult: Look at ME ME ME, The tyrant L. Ron Hubbard & his Sea Organization slaves - with Karen De La Carriere, Valeska Paris, Freewinds "Cruise ship" prisoner for 12 years TRAFFICKING law suit against the CULT, Ron Miscavige and Karen discuss the Scientology misuse of POWER. I think the other reasons Mr Haggis gives make more sense as to why one would leave any church or organization. scientologist They left me dumbstruck and horrified. In response to Oh, really. 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