Oscar winner to Scientology: I quit this bitch

First of all, thank you Google images.

Paul Haggis, who wrote the truly awful movie Crash, is done being a Scientologist. How/why anyone would join this group of gayliens in the first place is beyond me, but better late than never, Mr. Haggis. The Oscar winner is making news because of the fantastic goodbye letter he wrote to Scientology leader Tommy Davis, which reveals his anger over the "church's" support of California's Proposition 8. Money quote:

But I reached a point several weeks ago where I no longer knew what to think. You had allowed our name to be allied with the worst elements of the Christian Right. In order to contain a potential “PR flap” you allowed our sponsorship of Proposition 8 to stand. Despite all the church’s words about promoting freedom and human rights, its name is now in the public record alongside those who promote bigotry and intolerance, homophobia and fear.

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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. I am only ashamed that I waited this many months to act. I hereby resign my membership in the Church of Scientology.

Hooray! I love when people quit going to church, for any reason, but doing so because of anti-gay stuff is extra special.

Comments

[Jason]

I love that the writer of this piece hates 'Crash'. it's such a shallow movie that desperately wants to be something more and fails. the only msg u get from watching it is like a lesson you'd tell any 8yo 'racism is bad mmmkay?'
at least he also wrote the far superior Million Dollar Baby.

but anyway good for Haggis, Scientology kinda freaks me out.

[JANORM]

Jason, you said it all very well, indeed!! NJMJr!