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		<title>Paul Haggis Resigns from Church of Scientology</title>
		<description>Discuss Paul Haggis Resigns from Church of Scientology</description>
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			<title>Oops</title>
			<link>http://www.scientology-cult.com/paul-haggis.html#comment-4608</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi again. Sorry, I'm a bit drunk. I started a convoluted sentence in my last post, and never finished it. My bad. "But I'd bet a zillion dollars that there are enough folks who have been damaged by organized religion (CoS, Catholicism, Mormonism, Islam, any other hard-core "This is the only way to see things!" sects, etc.)" Incredibly poor sentence structure!!! I'm, embarassed. The end of that "sentence", missing though it was, should read: "..., that they could somehow find each other and tell their stories, and get some helpful support." I don't want to toss around the term PTSD casually (I've just watched both of Clint Eastwood's films about Iwo Jima, written by Paul Haggis, which is why I'm here), but one doesn't necessarily have to have been involved in extremely violent warfare to have experienced trauma. Those guys had it worse than I could ever imagine, but I think people who have experienced less dramatic forms of trauma might feel sheepish about sharing their stories, thinking, "How ungrateful am I? I've never held my best buddy in my arms while he gasped his last breath". I've been there (not in the trenches), you betcha'! Would it hurt anything if you guys were to find a way to tell your religiously harmful stories to each other in some way that wasn't governed by any overseeing force? Not like an organization with the last name "anonymous", which would be a religious organization in and of itself. Just some kind of free forum--maybe just emailing each other with a group CC thing or whatever else you might think of. It really does help a lot to be able to converse with others who have been through something even remotely similar. I hope this helps you guys!!!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Scoochie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:12:11 --600</pubDate>
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			<title>Thankfully religion-free</title>
			<link>http://www.scientology-cult.com/paul-haggis.html#comment-4607</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi. I'm a bit of an interloper, since I only happened upon this site accidentally via the "images of Paul Haggis" dealie. But I read the article and most of the comments (my apolgies to the last 1/4 of responders--it just went on for so long, and understandably so!), and wanted to add a few thoughts... I'm not an Atheist (which I've intentionally capitalized, since it pretty much has become an organized religion, what with the fervor and prostelatizing (sp?)and all...just sayin'). I was raised with no religion whatsoever, and I couldn't be more grateful to my parents. Yes, there was definitely dysfunction with my very mentally ill mother who was raised by nuns in a "Magdelene Sisters" type laundry/convent, the result of which was extreme paranoia and delusions on her part. But I'm so lucky that she decided to eschew religion, and that my scientist dad was right on board. I don't know whether there is a God/Infinite Intelligence/Synchronicity Facillitator/Whatever or not. I've not been jaded enough to have to decide either way. Anything is possible, after all. I do think that if there were a God, etc., they wouldn't be huge fans of any organized religion, which were created by humans to control other humans. The whole idea is simply sociopathic. But then again, maybe God, etc. is completely dispassionate, and rather bored, and is enjoying all the emotional turbulence organized religion is bringing to the fore--kinda like reality TV. (I hate reality TV, btw) I totally understand that what we are exposed to for long periods during childhood will affect us for the rest of our lives. I was exposed to some really bizarre paranoia, and I've had over a decade of therapy to overcome that. A tad unpleasant, but never boring. I get that people who were raised in any organized religion are going to have that kind of mindset stuck in their brains. Hence all of this argument between people of different religions. What if you guys were to have something like support groups, as hokey as that sounds? I'd give anything to have a support group for people with mothers who believe their phone is bugged, hidden cameras are all over the house, the newscasters are reporting about them, homosexuals are trying to have sex in the basement (I wish that were a joke!), etc. Those support groups seem to be in short supply--thank God, etc. for my sister. But I'd bet a zillion dollars that there are enough folks who have been damaged by organized religion (CoS, Catholicism, Mormonism, Islam, any other hard-core "This is the only way to see things!" sects, etc.) I've always found it very interesting that no one ever says, "F*ing Buddhists!" Maybe they're onto something...and maybe they're not. :-)]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Scoochie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:49:17 --600</pubDate>
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			<title>Scoochie says:</title>
			<link>http://www.scientology-cult.com/paul-haggis.html#comment-4606</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hey Lioness! I've read the whole thread up to this point, and just wanna say, I'm a huge fan of you! :-)]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Scoochie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:38:02 --600</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Paul Haggis Resigns from Church of Scientology</title>
			<link>http://www.scientology-cult.com/paul-haggis.html#comment-3800</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sadly, for humanity at large to embrace this simple truth would be like expecting intellectual discourse from a field mouse. It would certainly be a good start for the UN to eliminate tax-free status for all religions and ensure the separation of church and state globally.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:22:12 --600</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Paul Haggis Resigns from Church of Scientology</title>
			<link>http://www.scientology-cult.com/paul-haggis.html#comment-3784</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I learned a long time ago that believing in any type of god is very primitive to say the least. What we have learned about our world and the entire universe, and our insignificant place in it, should tell any "thinking" person highly educated or not, that religions as we know them are all a bunch of crap. HERE AND NOW is what we have.....NOTHING else, so make the best of it to everyone's satisfaction. Religions have been used to allow some to control the masses, and for the most part are male dominated. The best thing that the "mens club" known as The United Nations could do would be to outlaw ALL religions and make a brand new start for the world.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:38:13 --600</pubDate>
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			<title>religious wankers</title>
			<link>http://www.scientology-cult.com/paul-haggis.html#comment-3742</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I just read that Paul Haggis is writing a book that outs this evil mess - the COS!! Hurray! - Now, if he could write a screenplay for it also, perhaps starring Tom Cruise and John Travolta - that's a movie I would pay big money to see! Those poor, poor people who are still stuck in COS. I surprises me that there isn't some legal recourse one could take when trying to leave that "church". How can they legally split up families - separate parents from children - if one or both parents do not agree to it?? Now if all "religious" people (Christian, Muslim, etc, etc) could just take the leap of knowledge ([b]not blind faith) and see that we have evolved (emotionally and intellectually) past the need for any organized religion in order to be a moral society, the world would be a better place. We could put all of that good that is done in the name of "religion", and do it ten-fold in the name of basic, equal, human rights no matter what gender, age, sexual orientation, or race that you are. You are just a human being, period. No specific gender would have to wear any face cover, no matter what country you live in, no sexual orientation is told they cannot marry, every child has a right to be educated, no woman can be stoned to death, etc, etc. Every man, woman and child is considered equal and subject to the same rights, across the board. Imagine a world like that. Is that really so frigging hard for people to see?? Done my rant. Peace.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:26:27 --600</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Poor Tommy</title>
			<link>http://www.scientology-cult.com/paul-haggis.html#comment-3578</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I do hope Tommy Davis sorts himself out. From what I've heard, he's actually a very kind and intelligent man who could do a lot of good in the world if he didn't have his hands tied by the 'powers that be' in the 'church' of Scientology. I feel very sorry for him, especially with such an unsupportive mother.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Octavia N</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:35:30 --600</pubDate>
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			<title>Octavia N says:</title>
			<link>http://www.scientology-cult.com/paul-haggis.html#comment-3577</link>
			<description><![CDATA[...Sorry Dave, but you need to do some research on that one. That's the trouble with sending lay people around to collect money for the Church - they totally misrepresented the building of St Peter's by adding their own 'Donate to the fund and get to Heaven'; that was not sanctioned by the Church. Also, indulgences are a grey area and very, very often misinterpreted. Most Catholics (even very wealthy ones) don't use them.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Octavia N</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:30:41 --600</pubDate>
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			<title>another country heard from says:</title>
			<link>http://www.scientology-cult.com/paul-haggis.html#comment-1662</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Yes!!! I agree. I've been "gone" for 13 years and still get, on average, 2 pieces of literature a day. Also still called constantly for "Events". Disconnect, like breaking up, is hard to do.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>another country heard from</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:12:32 --600</pubDate>
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			<title>PeteinFairfax says:</title>
			<link>http://www.scientology-cult.com/paul-haggis.html#comment-1603</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Correct, however, protestants do not have confessionals. They too are Christians. There was something called the reformation. Sounds like Scientology is going through a reformation of sorts now.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>PeteinFairfax</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:56:14 --600</pubDate>
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