Paul Haggis's Letter To The Church Of Scientology • If only Paul Haggis was as good at writing movies as he is at writing incendiary letters condemning the Church of Scientology (of which he was a member for 35 years, which is such a ridiculously long time).
Posted at 1:00 PM in Backlashes
Tags: Crash | Paul Haggis | Scientology
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So that's why Haggis was allowed to make movies!
Score = 10
Nice one, Paul Haggis. Disavow the CoS after they lied about disconnection, but not after they forced your wife to disconnect from her parents. When they failed to respond to Church officials' blatant homophobia, but not when the homophobia was happening. Perfect timing. Why don't you write a clumsy and unsubtle film about it?
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YA BURNT, HAGGIS!
Also, your last name is a disgusting food and you make shitty movies!
Score = 9
Hey! Haggis isn't that disgusting! [Actually, it is. But I feel bad for all those Scottish people who have their national dish mocked all the time.]
Score = 2
I'm Scottish and I hate it. Mock away!
I like Irn Bru though.
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Haggis also had a couple guest appearances on Entourage. So much to be ashamed of.
Score = 3
To be fair, he did say he was ashamed to have not quit before now.
But then again 35 years IS 35 YEARS!
Score = 4
Oh, man. After reading his letter I was all "Does this mean I have to like Paul Haggis now?" but after reading your comment I was all "Does this mean I have to like 'goddamn' now?" Just kidding, I already liked you. Also many thanks for making it possible for me to still not like Paul Haggis.
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Xenu will not be happy.
Score = 8
I didn't even know that Scientology was anti-gay. And I'm OT-8!
Score = 7
Omniscience and a mastery of MEST (Matter Energy Space and Time) didn't help you see that they don't like teh gays? This religion must be a sham!
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These are all great reasons to leave the organization, they are. But what about the BELIEFS?
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This is all Tom Cruise's fault. "Sure I would love to join the Church of Scientology if there are no gays." "Katie, we should disconnect from our entire immediate family in case there are any gays."
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"I guess this means means Haggis was always a faggus. nnnnnnnnnneeeeAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!" - Tom Cruise.
Score = 5
Just a side note, Tommy Davis is actress Anne Archer's son. So, generations of CoS going on there....
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"Want some ice cream, faggis?" - Cruisezilla.
Score = 5
Incendiary Letters > Crash
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Although no one appreciates Scienotology getting an old fashioned bitch slap more than me, I feel like his credibility is suspect. It took him 35 years to figure this out? He's not exactly the brightest scarf in L. Ron Hubbard's closet.
Score = 5
We all grow up sometime.
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