10-26-2009, 09:15 PM
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Paul Haggis renounces Scientology
Awesome and about damn time Mr Haggis 
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Paul Haggis Renounces Church of Scientology in Blistering Letter
The Church of Scientology has long claimed many of Hollywood’s most elite talents amongst its members, but now, one famous Scientologist is leaving the church, and he’s not going quietly. In a candid, confrontational letter to Scientology top brass that’s just been published online, Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis (Crash) details the abuses and cover-ups that have forced him to to leave Scientology after 35 years. It’s a must-read.
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The church’s refusal to denounce the actions of these bigots, hypocrites and homophobes is cowardly. I can think of no other word. Silence is consent, Tommy. I refuse to consent.
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http://www.movieline.com/2009/10/pau...ogy.php?page=1
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10-26-2009, 09:22 PM
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I really wish this site had a token scientologist.
Better yet, I'd pay to have one.
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10-26-2009, 09:25 PM
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I'm gonna be a debbie downer on this one, but why do religious threads get brought up here all the time by the same players? I'm not saying I agree/disagree, I just don't know why for no reason others come here to bash others' religions. Seems really odd to me.
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10-26-2009, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
I really wish this site had a token scientologist.
Better yet, I'd pay to have one.
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I say we just elect a member to become a scientologist. I see the building here all the time, and I've always been tempted to go in and see what it's all about.
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10-26-2009, 09:36 PM
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Is it actually possible to denounce something that had no credibility to begin with?
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10-26-2009, 09:37 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
I say we just elect a member to become a scientologist. I see the building here all the time, and I've always been tempted to go in and see what it's all about.
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No, you don't. You think those "You've won a cruise" phone people are persistent? They've got nothing on Scientology.
If you do go, use a fake name, phone number, and address.
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10-26-2009, 09:39 PM
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I had no idea he was a scientolgist
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10-26-2009, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by fleury
I'm gonna be a debbie downer on this one, but why do religious threads get brought up here all the time by the same players? I'm not saying I agree/disagree, I just don't know why for no reason others come here to bash others' religions. Seems really odd to me.
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You consider Scientology a religion? Serious question.
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10-26-2009, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Thor
You consider Scientology a religion? Serious question.
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Is it really any more absurd than, say, Mormonism? Serious question.
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10-26-2009, 09:48 PM
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I think its a level above it yeah, I mean its a truly out there.
My problem with them is their aggressiveness with going after people who speak badly of them and how they force members to excommunicate with families, friends.
Very much a cult.
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10-26-2009, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Thor
You consider Scientology a religion? Serious question.
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That's what I was going to ask...is Scientology really a religion? I guess you and I are on the same page on that one.
The fact that it is called the Church of Scientology has always piqued my curiosity. I'm guessing that one word was installed as a big ol' hairy marketing tool.
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10-26-2009, 09:51 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by fleury
I'm gonna be a debbie downer on this one, but why do religious threads get brought up here all the time by the same players? I'm not saying I agree/disagree, I just don't know why for no reason others come here to bash others' religions. Seems really odd to me.
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I'm guessing that the OPs that bring up these threads all read Pharyngula.
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10-26-2009, 09:51 PM
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I thought renouncing Scientology was akin to leaving the mob?
Nice knowin' ya, Mr. Haggis...
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10-26-2009, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by stuck_in_chuk
Is it really any more absurd than, say, Mormonism? Serious question.
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How familiar with Mormonism are you?
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10-26-2009, 10:13 PM
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How familiar with Mormonism are you?
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Pretty familiar. I've read through the BoM and read accounts of the history - from both the pro- and anti- side.
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10-26-2009, 10:23 PM
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Is any religion more credible than another?
They all make claims that cannot be proven...
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10-26-2009, 10:38 PM
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I've met a lot of really kind and good Mormons. Never met any Scientologists, but it seems that that "church" churns out pretty standard creeps at a fairly regular rate.
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10-26-2009, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
Is any religion more credible than another?
They all make claims that cannot be proven...
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Religion has proved for thousands of years just how stupid humans really are. The part of the brain that holds religion is an evolution mistake.
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10-26-2009, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by stuck_in_chuk
Is it really any more absurd than, say, Mormonism? Serious question.
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Momonism is certainly ridiculous but Scientology even manages to make it look somewhat rational.
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10-26-2009, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
Is any religion more credible than another?
They all make claims that cannot be proven...
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This...How is an Alien race seeding the Earth anymore farfetched than a big man in the sky, or a book that only one man can read and hey, he lost the glasses to do it or whatever.
Religion: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
so yes by definition it is a religion
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