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Top Evangelical Leader Caught in Gay Sex & Drug Scandal

Submitted by SteveIsaacs

Edited by SteveIsaacs

Tags: Ted Haggard, Religious Right, Richard Dawkins



Reverend Ted Haggard, one of the nation's most powerful evangelical leaders and outspoken opponent of gay marriage yesterday admitted to buying meth from a male prostitute who is claiming that he and the pastor have been having drug fueled gay sex liaisons for the last 3 years.

Welcome to a massive shit storm for the religious right... this is about to get really good...


Thursday Haggard stepped down as the president of the 30 million member National Association of Evangelicals and today left his post as leader of Colorado's giant 14,000 member New Life Church amid the allegations. Haggard has such influence in Washington that he claims that he and George Bush have weekly telephone conversations.

Male prostitute Mike Jones, 49, claimed in a radio interview that he and the pastor have been sexually involved for years, and that he decided to go public to combat Haggard's hypocritical stance on same-sex marriage:

"It made me angry that here's someone preaching about gay marriage and going behind the scenes having gay sex," he said.

"I just want people to step back and take a look and say, 'Look, we're all sinners, we all have faults, but if two people want to get married, just let them, and let them have a happy life,'" said Jones


Haggard, at this point has only admitted to buying but not taking Meth and receiving a sex-free massage from Jones, while on a business trip.

Here's a clip from The God Delusion Author Richard Dawkins' film The Root of All Evil where he profiled Ted Haggard and his New Life Church. It all gets pretty exciting by the end, when Hawkins' film crew is kicked out of the compound for offending Haggard's delicate sensibilities.

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dholokov

dholokov

Toronto, ON
April 2003

NOV 04, 2006 08:05 PM

everyone is being way to hard on him. all he meant in his sermons was it was wrong for other people to engage in gay sex on meth.

AutumnFade

AutumnFade

USA
November 2005

NOV 04, 2006 08:10 PM

YOU ARE WHAT YOU HATE blackeyed

jimmy_heartcore

jimmy_heartcore

Dover, FL
February 2005

NOV 04, 2006 08:25 PM

"At the time, Haggard said that he believed marriage is a union between a man and woman rooted in centuries of tradition, and that research shows it's the best family unit for children"

Rooted in centuries of tradition? You mean, like spousal abuse?

I wonder how his five kids feel now that they know their father is not only having [gasp!] gay sex, but also doing meth. Sounds like a great family unit.

Just think how much better they would feel about it if he didn't tell them that gay people were the scum of the earth and are going to burn in hell for all of eternity.

Joke's on him, eh?

palacemuse

palacemuse

Phoenix, AZ
March 2005

NOV 04, 2006 08:30 PM

New slogan for courting evangelicals into the democratic party: Like the Republicans, many of us are gay. Unlike the Republicans, we are honest about it. Compromise--save yourself the embarrassment and vote for a straight democrat.

Okay, it's not a slogan. But I'm not a gifted writer.

The way these scandals continue to unfold, Santorum, Dobson, and Musgraves must be gayer than gay. We'll all be better off when they figure it out.

Oh, and I love Haggard's advice at the end: Don't be arrogant. Thank you, Stephen Colbert, for teaching me about irony.

68stretch

68stretch

Portland, OR
March 2003

NOV 04, 2006 08:37 PM

I'm trying real hard to be the bigger man and have compassion.

dholokov

dholokov

Toronto, ON
April 2003

NOV 04, 2006 09:15 PM

jimmy_heartcore said:
"At the time, Haggard said that he believed marriage is a union between a man and woman rooted in centuries of tradition, and that research shows it's the best family unit for children"



In fact, he shouts it during orgasm.

Andvari

Andvari

Calgary, AB
April 2005

NOV 04, 2006 09:43 PM

He's now admitting to taking the meth, but not the gay sex. So...doing meth is morally better than gay sex?

MrStitches

MrStitches

Brooklyn, NY
November 2003

NOV 04, 2006 10:04 PM

Andvari said:
He's now admitting to taking the meth, but not the gay sex. So...doing meth is morally better than gay sex?



The bible doesn't say a thing about meth.

Vestril

Vestril

Coronado, CA
February 2003

NOV 04, 2006 10:22 PM

MrStitches said:

Andvari said:
He's now admitting to taking the meth, but not the gay sex. So...doing meth is morally better than gay sex?



The bible doesn't say a thing about meth.



It was on the third tablet, you know--the one Moses dropped. It's still pretty important to god that you're not on meth. All I'm on at the moment is nyquil, and that shit has fucked me right up (lightweight).

OctEgon

OctEgon

Tustin, CA
July 2005

NOV 04, 2006 10:31 PM

I'm so high on meth right now. Does anybody want a massage?

Ticktockman

Ticktockman

Durham, NC
April 2006

NOV 04, 2006 10:59 PM

At least there is one person we can hold blame for this travesty. No, not the good Reverend -- don't be daft. It's his wife, of course.

-TTm

serpen

serpen

Everett, MA
October 2003

NOV 04, 2006 11:12 PM

What a loss. Who will do God's work now?

photoline

photoline

Edmonton, AB
January 2005

NOV 04, 2006 11:23 PM

wottan said:

Zoetica said:
i wish somehow he could get the death penalty. what a piece of shit. death penalty for hyppocricy, appearing to be made of pure solid evil and just being plain hideous.



Thats just utterly ridiculous. As much as this guys sucks is this much hatred really necessary?



Hell yeah! I hope he holds hands with Dubya when they pull the switch!

photoline

photoline

Edmonton, AB
January 2005

NOV 04, 2006 11:28 PM

serpen said:
What a loss. Who will do God's work now?



Well, let's see.... could it beee ---- SATAN?!?

Cain

Cain

SUICIDEGIRL

Iceland

NOV 04, 2006 11:42 PM

Zoetica said:
i wish somehow he could get the death penalty. what a piece of shit. death penalty for hyppocricy, appearing to be made of pure solid evil and just being plain hideous.



That's an ignorant thing to say. Death for gay sex and meth? Christians are notoriously hypocritical and if you didn't know that you need to wake up sister. It's in their nature. Guy's a liar, not a fucking murderer.

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