Followup: Ted Haggard Chastized for Fundraising

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Wow, there's something of a perfect storm of gay/I AM NOT GAY! news out there right now. Following up two earlier Ted Haggard stories (here and here), Teddy seems to have gotten himself into a pickle with his "fundraising" letter. Looks like it's time for Plan B. . .

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Church Overseers Chastise Ted Haggard

Last week, Haggard sent an e-mail to KRDO-TV saying he planned to pursue a master's degree in counseling and also counsel at the Phoenix Dream Center halfway house. He said he and his family would move in to the Dream Center run by Tommy Barnett, who leads the 15,000-member Phoenix First Assembly of God that Haggard now attends.

Haggard, 50, also sought financial support.

New Life overseers released a statement Wednesday saying they told Haggard the e-mail was ''unacceptable.''

''Mr. Haggard's solicitation for personal support was inappropriate,'' the overseers said in their statement. ''It was never the intention of the Dream Center that Mr. Haggard would provide any counsel or other ministry. Mr. Haggard will not be moving in or working with the Dream Center. He will not be doing any ministry. He will be seeking secular employment to support himself and his family,'' the statement said. . .

Read the rest at: NYTimes.com