COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Rev. Ted Haggard was forced out Saturday as leader of the megachurch he founded after a board determined the influential evangelist had committed "sexually immoral conduct," the church said.That whole thing is really sad. Now we'll find out if New Life Church was built on the message or on the man.
Haggard had resigned two days earlier as president of the National Association of Evangelicals, where he held sway in Washington and condemned homosexuality, after a Denver man named Mike Jones claimed to have had drug-fueled trysts with him.
"Our investigation and Pastor Haggard's public statements have proven without a doubt that he has committed sexually immoral conduct," the New Life Church's Overseer Board said in a statement.
The Rev. Mike Ware of Victory Church in Westminster, a member of the independent board, declined to characterize what investigators found.
Sunday, November 05, 2006
The Other Shoe Drops in Colorado Springs
As I suspected, additional revelations have come up regarding Rev. Ted Haggard, and as a result, his church board has demanded his resignation:
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