Mega-church weathers gay sex sndal | Rters

Contents:

• TOP 5 ANTI-GAY MISTERS ACCED OF BEG HOMOSEXUAL
• THE TE STORY OF ‘A VERY ENGLISH SNDAL’ AND THE TRIALS OF A CLOSETED GAY POLICIAN
• COLORADO PASTOR ADMS TO GAY SEX, RIGNS CHURCH POST
• ANTI-GAY PASTOR RIGNS AFTER ALLEGEDLY 'BEG WH PROSTUT'
• AFTER EXOD: EVANGELILS REACT AS EX-GAY MISTRY STARTS OVER
• GEIA MEGACHURCH PASTOR REVEALS HE'S GAY
• MEGA-CHURCH WEATHERS GAY SEX SNDAL

TOP 5 ANTI-GAY MISTERS ACCED OF BEG HOMOSEXUAL

(RNS) — Former Colorado megachurch pastor Ted Haggard, who fell om grace 2006 after a gay sex-and-dg sndal, is now facg some of the same allegatns at another church. Haggard went through a “spirual rtoratn” procs, and his wife, Gayle, wrote a book about the experience, lled “Why I Stayed.

THE TE STORY OF ‘A VERY ENGLISH SNDAL’ AND THE TRIALS OF A CLOSETED GAY POLICIAN

Haggard, once Ameri's leadg evangelil pastor, who was brought down and removed om his own mega-church after admtg to a gay sex sndal, has set up a new mistry and will hold the first service his new church wife, Gayle, who has stood by him throughout his troubl, will be the church's -pastor. He also beme print of the Natnal Associatn of that all end 2006, when a gay prostute said Haggard had paid him for sex.

Haggard now says he is heterosexual, but had gay urg bee he was molted by a man when he was a Haggard says he wants gays and bisexuals to e to his new church, whose first few meetgs will be held the garn of his suburban home. If you are straight, gay or bisexual, I want to walk through the scriptur wh you, " Haggard told a prs nference last week to announce his church. Haggard's view of homosexualy – and his own actns – appear bound to annoy almost everybody.

Many gay rights activists are offend by his view that his actns were ed by child abe and that is possible to receive unsellg for havg same-sex sexual feelgs. On the other hand, many evangelils are still outraged at his past nduct, and will be equally fur at his openly reachg out to gays, whom they believe are sng wh their sexualy. When asked what he would tell a gay person who me to St Jam, he said: "I would tell them to study the scriptur.

COLORADO PASTOR ADMS TO GAY SEX, RIGNS CHURCH POST

"But he nied that he thought homosexualy was forbidn the Bible, a mon belief among many nservative Christians.

The fallen pastors and lears clu famo men like Ted Haggard, one of many anti-gay activists ught beg gay, and Tony Alamo, who was sentenced to 175 years prison for pedophilia and marryg an eight-year-old girl.

Photo: er upload imageEvangelil pastor Ted Haggard ranted agast the evils of premaral sex, adultery, and gay marriage. That is, until he was ught a gay sex sndal  2006. Bishop Eddie Long is not the first preacher who ranted agast homosexualy, who turn was acced of beg gay.

ANTI-GAY PASTOR RIGNS AFTER ALLEGEDLY 'BEG WH PROSTUT'

There have been several others, all who have been acced of rryg out homosexual affairs the bedroom, while ragg agast gays the pulp.

Here are 5 misters who preached agast homosexualy public yet were acced of dulgg homosexualy private. Gee Rekers is a baptist mister and one of the Christian Right’s most proment anti-gay activists. He was on the board for the Natnal Associatn for Rearch & Therapy of Homosexualy, which tri to fd ways to “cure” homosexualy and ttified as a state wns favor of Florida’s gay adoptn ban trial.

AFTER EXOD: EVANGELILS REACT AS EX-GAY MISTRY STARTS OVER

Rekers was ught at an airport wh a gay prostute returng om a flight to Bermuda.

Haggard would mpaign agast gay marriage and bash homosexualy Church.

GEIA MEGACHURCH PASTOR REVEALS HE'S GAY

In 2006, a gay male prostute claimed that he had regular sex wh Haggard and also ed wh methamphetam.

MEGA-CHURCH WEATHERS GAY SEX SNDAL

Haggard would adm to beg gay and havg a relatnship wh a male church member. Eddie Long is another mister who would attack homosexualy public only to be acced of beg gay himself.