Today Show Crash director splits with Scientology

"Crash" director Paul Haggis has severed ties with the Church of Scientology, in part because of what he says is the organization's stance against gay marriage.
Apparently that sort of thing doesn't happen in outer space.
Haggis wrote a letter to Tommy Davis, the head of Scientology's Celebrity Center. Haggis wrote he was disappointed by the church's tacit backing of California's gay-marriage ban.
The 56-year-old Haggis, who won an Oscar in 2005 for cowriting "Crash," said he was quitting the church after 35 years. "I could not, in good conscience, be a member of an organization where gay-bashing was tolerated," Haggis wrote.
The letter, dated Aug. 19, was published in a blog about Scientology and has since been widely circulated online. Ziggy Kozlowski, a publicist for Haggis, confirmed the director wrote the letter and that it was to remain private.
The Church of Scientology in Los Angeles has not publicly responded to the letter.

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[kingazzaman]

Tick tock, tick tock....

[mollie2810]

Scientologs hates gays, Scientology harasses critics, Scientology is criminal and a fraud. We know this since long time and there is proof after proof after proof...

[whytheyprotestnyido2]

im a critic take my ip and show up at my door no worries i got a bible ready to show you up

[sliderossian]

Tommy Davis, as well as John Travolta and Tom Cruise, are stuck in a reality tunnel of Hubbard's imagination. It is childish, dangerous for their children and dangerous for society. In their world, those who lead can lie, conceal information, force others to shut up - this is the opposite of a democracy. It is a white male's (Hubbard, drunk and blasted on pills, not eating for days, raving, barking mad) perspective on power. It is homophobic, condescending, megalomaniacal and entirely cynical.

[vlhere]

ahahahahahahahaha that coward just walked away from the interview..that's what you called a cult based on stupid ideas..in the end they can't answer what they really created and practice..hahahahahahahaha...w­hat a fail man..hahahahahahahahaha

[blackwhimsy]

Who decided Tommy Davis made an ok spokesperson? He is a TERRIBLE rep for the

'benefits' of Scientology. Walking out like a child because they mention Xenu? Why don't they just admit he's their devil and be done with it? The Raelians admit sci-fi beliefs and they do alright. They oughta send Tommy to the RPF for such a screw up.

[jdtrickster4]

Great piece. 2.5 minutes of dynamite... No, wait, KRYPTONITE, cuz these guys are ubermensch, and they've superpowers. Not anymore! hehe... Well, they NEVER did. We knew that.

Thank you, Jesus!!! ;-D

[CptBoots]

too big. if you're not gonna be quite. be loud.