Friday, November 03, 2006
Ted Haggard acknowledges some allegations
Associate Pastor, Ross Parsley says there is something to these allegations in an interview and email to the church. A voice recognition expert believes the voice on Mike Jone's voicemail is indeed Ted Haggard. The accuser, Mike Jones, failed the first polygraph but the examiner said that fatigue and emotion may have played a role and they will try again. I am getting emails from men I have worked with in counseling who are troubled by the story. Some because it brings up their own struggles; others are saying they remember what this kind of time was like and they really feel for him and his family.
UPDATES:
1. Focus on the Family, also based in Colorado Springs, issues press release.
2. Haggard says he bought meth and received a massage from Jones.
UPDATES:
1. Focus on the Family, also based in Colorado Springs, issues press release.
2. Haggard says he bought meth and received a massage from Jones.
# posted by W. Throckmorton @ Friday, November 03, 2006 
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About using meth: "Haggard said he never consumed it but threw it away. "I was tempted. I bought it but I never used it," Haggard said.
Reminds me of Clinton saying he tried pot but didn't inhale.
Reminds me of Clinton saying he tried pot but didn't inhale.
# posted by 
: Friday, November 03, 2006 3:38:00 PM
: Friday, November 03, 2006 3:38:00 PM
Some people just live interesting lives. Gladstone preached to prostitutes and sometimes (many historians believe) had sex with them.
The guy truly believes that homosexuality is a sin. Yet he suffers from this 'vice' to some degree (this raises my earlier unanswered question about bisexuality in men). It doesn't make him a hypocrite. It just makes him a guy trying to battle his 'demons' while trying to stay faithful to his faith.
The guy truly believes that homosexuality is a sin. Yet he suffers from this 'vice' to some degree (this raises my earlier unanswered question about bisexuality in men). It doesn't make him a hypocrite. It just makes him a guy trying to battle his 'demons' while trying to stay faithful to his faith.
# posted by : Friday, November 03, 2006 6:11:00 PM
: Friday, November 03, 2006 6:11:00 PM
Anonymous said: "It doesn't make him a hypocrite. It just makes him a guy trying to battle his 'demons' while trying to stay faithful to his faith."
What? If he did what he is being accused of, he certainly is a hypocrite. This man preached from the pulpit that homosexuality is sin whle he's doing it? That's not trying to be faithful to his faith, let alone his church or his wife and kids. Sounds like he was trying to get his jollies while putting on a good act and remaining faithful to no one.
What? If he did what he is being accused of, he certainly is a hypocrite. This man preached from the pulpit that homosexuality is sin whle he's doing it? That's not trying to be faithful to his faith, let alone his church or his wife and kids. Sounds like he was trying to get his jollies while putting on a good act and remaining faithful to no one.
# posted by : Friday, November 03, 2006 7:03:00 PM
: Friday, November 03, 2006 7:03:00 PM
"He staked out gay bars, inviting men to come to his church?"
How does one stake out a gay bar? Did he try to blend in? Did he pretend to be gay to throw them off guard? Buy drinks but throw them away? Maybe he just went in to use the restroom and didn't realize they were gay bars, like John Paulk.
How does one stake out a gay bar? Did he try to blend in? Did he pretend to be gay to throw them off guard? Buy drinks but throw them away? Maybe he just went in to use the restroom and didn't realize they were gay bars, like John Paulk.
# posted by : Friday, November 03, 2006 7:10:00 PM
: Friday, November 03, 2006 7:10:00 PM
If the voice on the tape is indeed Ted Haggard's, it suggests that he bought speed more than one time:
"Hi Mike, this is Art," one call began, according to the report. "Hey, I was just calling to see if we could get any more. Either $100 or $200 supply."
He was calling to see if he could get MORE. Why? To be tempted again and throw more away?
"Hi Mike, this is Art," one call began, according to the report. "Hey, I was just calling to see if we could get any more. Either $100 or $200 supply."
He was calling to see if he could get MORE. Why? To be tempted again and throw more away?
# posted by : Friday, November 03, 2006 10:24:00 PM
: Friday, November 03, 2006 10:24:00 PM
More preditions: The evidence will show that Haggard made more than one meth purchase. He will admit he has a drug problem and will check into a rehab program before Thanksgiving. He will also have to admit that he got Jone's phone number, not from ther hotel, but from an ad in the back of a gay tabloid that he picked up on one of his "stake-outs" of gay bars in Denver (probably "Charlies"). Some of the "massages" had "happy endings", but he will still claim that it was not "sex".
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