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Paul Haggis Breaks With Scientology Over Gay Rights

The Frisky found this 10/27/2009 on thewrap.com

By Sharon Waxman In what may prove to be an earth-shaking break for the organization, Oscar-winning writer and director Paul Haggis has broken publicly with the Church of Scientology, the Hollywood-centric religion that has recently come under renewed scrutiny for its political positions. In a letter to the church's celebrity contact, Tommy Davis, Haggis accused the church of hypocrisy and lies, especially regarding its decision to support the anti-gay-marriage proposition on the California ba...