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2006-11-05 Home Front: Culture Wars

Evangelical Leader Resigning From Church

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Posted by Fred 2006-11-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The left seems gleeful and joyous over this mans fall. What they don't understand is that Christians are neither surprised or particularly dismayed by this. The whole Christian church is based on the idea that every man is a sinner, so he just reinforces what they already knew.

Haggart will be welcomed back into the fold as a flawed member, like every other member. While he will not be given a position of authority in the church, he will simply be recognized as flawed individual, like every other person sitting next to them in the pews.

Posted by anon 2006-11-05 06:08|| 2006-11-05 06:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Here's a more in depth coverage by the local newspaper. Notice his wife in the picture. I pity her and the five children.

Posted by GK 2006-11-05 06:37|| 2006-11-05 06:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Anon makes a good point.

We have all sinned and need forgiveness.

Worst thing will be it may put off some from looking into Christianity vs say Islam.

On a slightly different note I'm not a fan of the mega church phenomena. It puts too much focus on a single man instead of the core message.

Just my opinion.

Posted by RJB in JC MO 2006-11-05 09:10|| 2006-11-05 09:10|| Front Page Top

#4 I've never even heard of this guy. Now, he's the symbol of religious hypocrisy of the entire right? Your MSM at work

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-11-05 10:51|| 2006-11-05 10:51|| Front Page Top

#5 When this story first broke, I had really, really, really hoped that it would be about Fred Phelps. Too bad it wasn't.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-11-05 20:35|| 2006-11-05 20:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Frank G & Anon sum it up well. While I disagree with what he did, he IS just one man! We are all sinners, in need of a savior. And, I consider myself an Evangelical, and I've never heard this guy's name. He may have headed up that group years ago, but appears that he was a shepherd/pastor of a local "megachurch" since then.

Posted by BA 2006-11-05 21:50|| 2006-11-05 21:50|| Front Page Top

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