Ted Haggard opens new business blocks from old church

[PageOneQ]

Source: Associated Press

Earlier this month, a guest took the pulpit at Open Bible Fellowship in Morrison, Ill., a 350-member church surrounded by cornfields. The speaker was an insurance salesman from Colorado named Ted Haggard.

The former superstar pastor, disgraced two years ago in a sex-and-drugs scandal, had returned — this time as a Christian businessman preaching a message that was equal parts contrition and defiance. Haggard linked his fall to being molested in second grade and apologized again.

His two sermons were posted, fleetingly, on Haggard's Web site under one word: "Alive!"

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[Hawkeye-X]

1. Who the hell wants to give him $?

Certainly not me.

[DUlover2909]

3. OOHH me! Where can I send the money?

I got a stack of cash burning a hole in my wallet just waiting to go to Ted Haggard ASAP!

[rwheeler31]

2. yuk

[tomreedtoon]

4. "Alive! It's ALIVE!!!"

or, as Hollywood would title it, "Frankenpastor Has Risen From The Grave!!!"

[NJCher]

5. nobody's enthusiastic about this

Especially his fellow fundies. Read especially the comments at the end of the story.

There must be something addictive about this occupation for him to give this a second shot. It's odd, because just the other day I was wondering what the poor fool was doing.



Cher

[WCGreen]

6. And your donations are tax deductable...

Ted will reap what his flock will throw and the government will let them deducted that money from their taxes...

What a fucking scam...

[RCinBrooklyn]

7. A few more meth binges and his teeth will be gone. Then, we can return for good BJs from Ted.

[47of74]

9. I'd sooner give my money to,

A. That f--king Geico Gecko, or
B. Those f--king Geico cavemen!

[keroro gunsou]

8. as much fun as it is

to kick a guy when he's down...

if he has changed for the better, i say he deserves a second chance. it's the christian thing to do, heck it is a good thing, religion aside.

however, if he fucks up again, hammer the dumb sumbitch.

[OKDem08]

10. I wonder if his wife stayed w/him ...

[Skittles]

11. do you mean his beard?

:D

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[and-justice-for-all]

13. "Haggard linked his fall to being molested in second grade"

Really? somehow I doubt it, just an excuse so he does not have to take the blame for his action...He had sex with a man and liked it, who cares.

[ProfessorGAC]

14. It Looks Like He Sure Cares

If he has to jump through these hoops to explain himself, he sure must care about the sex with a man thing. But, what goes around comes around. When you tell everyone who's ever heard you that being gay is bad, you still have to take the consequences for doing what YOU said was a bad thing.

Sort of what happened to duplicitous Ted.

I agree with you about "who cares". You don't. I don't. But, it's obvious he does. A little late now, huh?
The Professor

[Alter Ego]

15. "How To Cure The Gay"

I bet that's what it's called.

Go back to doing meth, Ted--you're a fraud.