Evangelical Leader Quits Amid Sex Probe

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Nov 2, 2006 6:42 PM EST

Article Source: Associated Press

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The leader of the influential National Association of Evangelicals, a vocal opponent of the drive for same-sex marriage, resigned Thursday after being accused of paying for sex with a man.

The Rev. Ted Haggard also stepped aside as head of his 14,000-member New Life Church while a church panel investigates, saying he could "not continue to minister under the cloud created by the accusations."

The investigation came after a 49-year-old man told a Denver radio station that Haggard paid him to have sex.

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lauhal

Wow. Pretty shocking if it turns out to be true. Do you think the man is setting the up the reverend?

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#1 - Thu Nov 2, 2006 6:48 PM EST

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Dennis P. McCann

I don't know, but it's pretty damn funny.

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#1.1 - Thu Nov 2, 2006 7:13 PM EST

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kaileo

Oh yes, the timing of it is just too close to elections to be anything else -- but I'm not saying that the Rev is innocent either. I've seen a handful of pictures of him today, and my gaydar is broken from all the excitement.

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2 votes

#1.2 - Thu Nov 2, 2006 7:16 PM EST

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lauhal

Hmmm...you may need to call the gaydar repair man! Watch out, I hear he's lonely! By the way, the new Maytag repairman is a nice update.

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#1.3 - Thu Nov 2, 2006 7:35 PM EST

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Brian Ford

Best title ever.

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1 vote

#2 - Thu Nov 2, 2006 11:22 PM EST

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