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Disgraced pastor faces more gay sex accusations - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090124/ap_on_re/rel_haggard_new_allegations;_ylt=Ar2FVVnIdotJ8tG5x YmDq0MGw_IE - broken link)
Anyone else NOT shocked?
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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.
"Boyd said he had spoken to the man once and came away with the impression that he was speaking out because of the documentary. "I think what caused this young man to be a bit aggravated was Ted being seen as a victim, when he himself had experienced a great deal of hurt," Boyd said. "I seriously doubt this man would have come forward if the documentary had not been made."
What is it with these people! It's all somebody else's fault.
Ted will be in a constant inner struggle between his tendency to be gay and his fundamental belief that being gay is a sin. That is what I would call hell!
Disgraced pastor faces more gay sex accusations - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090124/ap_on_re/rel_haggard_new_allegations;_ylt=Ar2FVVnIdotJ8tG5x YmDq0MGw_IE - broken link)
Anyone else NOT shocked?
What exactly is "inappropriate, consensual sexual relationship". If it's consensual surely it's appropriate, non?
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