Follow the Movieline link to read excerpts from Haggis’ resignation letter. This portion will be of interest to the Join Us community:

“You might recall that my wife was ordered to disconnect from her parents because of something absolutely trivial they supposedly did twenty-five years ago when they resigned from the church…Although it caused her terrible personal pain, my wife broke off all contact with them. I refused to do so. I’ve never been good at following orders, especially when I find them morally reprehensible.”

http://www.movieline.com/2009/10/paul-haggis-renounces-scientology.php?page=all