'I am a deceiver and a liar'

[MelissaB]

November 05, 2006

'I am a deceiver and a liar'

By Carol McGraw and Paul Asay

In a letter that was read to the congregation of New Life Church this morning, ousted Pastor Ted Haggard said he was guilty of sexual immorality, and he apologized for his acts and requested forgiveness.

"I am so sorry for the circumstances that have caused shame and embarrassment to all of you," he stated. He said he had confused the situation by giving inconsistent remarks to reporters denying the scandal.

"The fact is I am guilty of sexual immorality, and I take responsibility for the entire problem. I am a deceiver and a liar. There's a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark that I have been warring against it all my adult life," he said.

"The accusations that have been leveled against me are not all true, but enough of them are true that I have been appropriately and lovingly removed" from my church leadership position, Haggard also wrote.

He did not give details on which accusations were true.

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Bolding mine

[Diogenes2]

1. Great! Well & good...

now if we can just "appropriately and lovingly remove" the entire flock of deceitful & lying minions of the unitary exec & his vice chancellor, all can rejoice... Hosannah!!