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.
>