Haggard had relationship with ex-church volunteer

[RetroLounge]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-rel-haggard-new-allegations,0,5413583.story

Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard's former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his downfall extends to a young male church volunteer who reported having a sexual relationship with Haggard — a revelation that comes as Haggard tries to repair his public image.

Brady Boyd, who succeeded Haggard as senior pastor of the 10,000-member New Life Church in Colorado Springs, told The Associated Press that the man came forward to church officials in late 2006 shortly after a Denver male prostitute claimed to have had a three-year cash-for-sex relationship with Haggard.

Boyd said an "overwhelming pool of evidence" pointed to an "inappropriate, consensual sexual relationship" that "went on for a long period of time ... it wasn't a one-time act." Boyd said the man was in his early 20s at the time. He said he was certain the man was of legal age when it began.

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Time to pray away the gay again... :eyes:

RL

[FloridaJudy]

1. These people would be sad

If they weren't so dangerously determined to inflict their misery on others.

[RetroLounge]

3. Disgusting, isn't it?

The hypocrisy, I mean.

RL

[FloridaJudy]

4. Yup. But it must be hell

To be a fundy and realize that you're gay. Those of us who follow a more tolerant spiritual path could accept that and move on. These guys must hate themselves: no wonder they're so sick and twisted.

As I said - sad. But dangerous as hell.

[skeewee08]

2. So does this mean Former President Bush is Gay, seeing that

he pals around with gay men and all:-)