Paul Haggis Quits Scientology Over Prop 8
Oct. 26th, 2009 04:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deirdreArticle in The Guardian.
Haggis was a member for 35 years, and says, "The church's refusal to denounce the actions of these bigots, hypocrites and homophobes is cowardly."
Umm, true, but it shouldn't have come as a surprise given Hubbard's views, now permanently encased in the time and place they were created as doctrine.
One of my co-workers in the CofS back in the 80s was let go because she was a lesbian, and I felt badly about that. I didn't have an issue with her orientation, but I was trying to do the "right" thing in terms of the organization rather than the right thing as a person. Similarly, when a gay coworker was expelled, I had more of an issue with the dirty laundry being forcibly aired than with his orientation. [Update: I've since located him.]
Haggis was a member for 35 years, and says, "The church's refusal to denounce the actions of these bigots, hypocrites and homophobes is cowardly."
Umm, true, but it shouldn't have come as a surprise given Hubbard's views, now permanently encased in the time and place they were created as doctrine.
One of my co-workers in the CofS back in the 80s was let go because she was a lesbian, and I felt badly about that. I didn't have an issue with her orientation, but I was trying to do the "right" thing in terms of the organization rather than the right thing as a person. Similarly, when a gay coworker was expelled, I had more of an issue with the dirty laundry being forcibly aired than with his orientation. [Update: I've since located him.]