Pastor Denies Gay Prostitute's Allegations
Allegations "riddled with inaccuracies," says Haggard
Colorado Springs, CO - Evangelical Pastor and political power broker Ted Haggard forcefully denied the allegations raised yesterday by a Denver-area gay prostitute.
When confronted with the allegations yesterday, Haggard responded defiantly.
"These allegations are riddled with inaccuracies," Haggard said, "This is being brought up obviously for purely political reasons."
His accuser, Denver resident Mike Jones, claimed that Haggard paid him for sex about once a month for three years as well as for methamphetamines.
The allegations could do political damage in Colorado. An initiative banning gay marriage is on the ballot. As a result, the conservative spin machine has kicked into gear.
The Freedom Alliance for the Advocacy of American Values, a Colorado-based conservative think tank, cast skepticism on Jones's allegations.
"These allegations are clearly false," said the Freedom Alliance's Josh Pugh. "Ted Haggard doesn't even go to Denver but every couple months. And he would never knowingly spend that kind of money buying crystal meth from a male prostitute."
"The people of this area all know what kind of a man Pastor Ted is," added Pugh. "Ted denied the allegations. That's good enough for us, so we consider the matter closed."
Pugh added that there was a clear political agenda behind the timing of the allegations.
"There's no question but that these allegations came out now for political reasons," said Pugh.
"The gay rights lobby wants to distract voters from the grave threat posed by giving gay people equal protection before the law. If that's what the Founding Fathers of this country had wanted, they would have put it in the Constitution."
When confronted with the allegations yesterday, Haggard responded defiantly.
"These allegations are riddled with inaccuracies," Haggard said, "This is being brought up obviously for purely political reasons."
His accuser, Denver resident Mike Jones, claimed that Haggard paid him for sex about once a month for three years as well as for methamphetamines.
The allegations could do political damage in Colorado. An initiative banning gay marriage is on the ballot. As a result, the conservative spin machine has kicked into gear.
The Freedom Alliance for the Advocacy of American Values, a Colorado-based conservative think tank, cast skepticism on Jones's allegations.
"These allegations are clearly false," said the Freedom Alliance's Josh Pugh. "Ted Haggard doesn't even go to Denver but every couple months. And he would never knowingly spend that kind of money buying crystal meth from a male prostitute."
"The people of this area all know what kind of a man Pastor Ted is," added Pugh. "Ted denied the allegations. That's good enough for us, so we consider the matter closed."
Pugh added that there was a clear political agenda behind the timing of the allegations.
"There's no question but that these allegations came out now for political reasons," said Pugh.
"The gay rights lobby wants to distract voters from the grave threat posed by giving gay people equal protection before the law. If that's what the Founding Fathers of this country had wanted, they would have put it in the Constitution."
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