Thursday, November 5, 2009
Religion Ted Haggard Opens New Church
Posted by Dan Savage on Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 12:39 PM
America's favorite meth-snortin', male-escort-blowin' preacher man is back in the salvation bidness:
Ted Haggard, who started New Life Church in his Colorado Springs basement and built it into a megachurch with thousands of worshippers, said Wednesday that he is starting a church at his home.“We wanted to do something in our house to connect with friends,” said Haggard, whose ties to New Life ended in scandal three years ago with the revelation that he’d been involved with a male prostitute in Denver.
Haggard will hold his first gathering, open to the public, at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at his house at 1865 Old Ranch Road. He referred to it as a “prayer meeting” but said it would also be correct to call it a church.
Open to the public? I'm there. Who wants to join me?
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can we just kill all republicans yet
the french revolutionaries had more balls than we currently do
the french revolutionaries had more balls than we currently do
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Your use of "bidness" makes me smile.
I wish i lived in Colorado so I could attend and laugh at this douche bag.
I wish i lived in Colorado so I could attend and laugh at this douche bag.
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It's not like he can get an actual job. Show business is a bitch. Also, I know what you're thinking Ted, and don't do it, the IRS knows the difference.
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He only plans to have 20 or so people for the first meeting -- how many people can fit in a closet?
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Communion will be offered. In lieu of bread and wine, parishioners are encouraged to snort a mixture of meth, viagra and poppers off of Pastor Ted's erect penis.
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Totally there... and I'll start picking at my face and sniffling a lot and see if it turns him on.
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you know i checked that hbo documentary "the trials of ted haggard" and ended up with a lot of empathy for the guy and even a measurable amount of respect.
he took responsibility for his actions, apologized, and tried to move on with his life. you get to watch him interview for like retail positions just trying to get by. "i hope they don't google me."
now he's back to the religion hustle and whatever whatever--we get it, christianity is bullshit--but at the end of the day he's just a person. a person who likes to get lit up and blow dudes but goddamn isn't that the cornerstone of america?
he took responsibility for his actions, apologized, and tried to move on with his life. you get to watch him interview for like retail positions just trying to get by. "i hope they don't google me."
now he's back to the religion hustle and whatever whatever--we get it, christianity is bullshit--but at the end of the day he's just a person. a person who likes to get lit up and blow dudes but goddamn isn't that the cornerstone of america?
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1865 Old Ranch Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80908 is 5,538 square feet with 5 bedrooms and 3 baths. Satellite image shows outbuildings and a pool. Zillow says it's worth $722k. Sleazy fucker.
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@11 - First of all he and his church preach intolerance and hatred for gays, he was a total and complete hypocrite and I am sure mis-used his church's funds donated by gullible fools. Now he is starting a church all over again (even against the advice of his old church) it smells of hypocrisy and as a get rich quick plan. He is despicable.
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@16 - plus, he took sexual advantage of parishioners - INCLUDING UNDERAGE TEENS! - who came to him to confess that they were "struggling with homosexuality" and "needed his help." Scum. Bag. Always.
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But what do you wear? My thinking is you have 3 options:
Leather shorts, Harness & ball gag
Mrs. Haggard Drag
Pink silk shirt / white pants / pencil mustache (or other 80's fag cliche)
Leather shorts, Harness & ball gag
Mrs. Haggard Drag
Pink silk shirt / white pants / pencil mustache (or other 80's fag cliche)
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If he feels a calling for this then I say go ahead. I just hope his new church is going to be more tolerant of GLBT. That would be nice.
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Psh, and we here in Denver say nothing good ever comes from the Springs. Not sure I'd make the drive for Haggard, but I'd totally make it to stalk you, Dan.
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Family in Denver will be urged to attend. I would love to be a fly on the bathroom wall watching the sacraments unfold. So to speak.
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oh dan, you must - MUST - take a camera, for all of us who can't afford to go but would love nothing more than to gatecrash with you.
please. please, please.
please. please, please.
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