Amen brother Vinny.
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: Colorado Pastor


> Phil,
> How very, very sad this is.  It gives great occassion for the enemies of 
> the Lord to justify themselves and to drag God's name and Word in the mud, 
> just like they did with Jim Baker.  I am not saying that kind of thing 
> couldn't happen to any of us, if we yielded to it, but I am saying this: 
> If everyone doesn't allow the Lord to deal with these thing privately, 
> there will come a time when he will have to expose them publically.  Let's 
> all learn from this one.  Let's pray for Bro. Ted's recovery and let's 
> allow the Lord to get as close to us as he wants to, and eliminate these 
> roots from our lives. Read Hebrews 12 12-16.
>
> Vinny
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:43 PM
> Subject: Colorado Pastor
>
>
>> Carol and others,
>>
>> Pastor Ted Haggert was pastoring a Charismatic church of 14,000 people, 
>> yes,
>> that is correct, 14,000 people in Colorado Springs which is 65 miles 
>> south
>> of Denver.  It is also where Focus on the Family is based and many other 
>> big
>> ministries.  Pastor Ted was exposed by a male prostitute on radio here in
>> Denver last week.  We had a gay rights item to vote on today.  this man,
>> Mike Jones, wanted to try and effect that vote, he said, and he also said 
>> he
>> was tired of this man's, Pastor Ted's hypocrisy.  Pastor Ted had been 
>> having
>> sex with this 50 year old male prostitute for apparently three years.  He
>> had also been using him as a source of bying crystal meth or at least 
>> tried
>> using him as a source.  Pastor Ted has confessed this problem has kept
>> returning to his life since he was an adult.  Focus on the Family is 
>> somehow
>> involved in helping the church but due to our mid term elections, the 
>> last
>> couple of days have been filled with voting issues and not as much as 
>> been
>> said about what Ted is doing and saying.  Otherwise, there isn't much to
>> report.  Ted has a wife and five children.  His 23 year old son is 
>> pastoring
>> a church in Boulder, Colorado, which is 35 miles north of Denver.
>>
>> Phil.
>>