"I believe Jesus Christ used you to expose Ted Haggard."

[El Supremo]

Former pastor’s accuser visits New Life Church

COLORADO SPRINGS - Mike Jones, the man who says he had an affair with former New Life Church Pastor Ted Haggard, visited the church Sunday morning.

9Wants to Know broke Jones's story last November. Jones described a more than three-year affair with Haggard which he says included drugs.

Haggard admitted to 9NEWS that he had bought methamphetamine from Jones but that he "threw it away."

Haggard denied having sex with Jones saying he went to him for a massage. The day after the story broke, Pastor Haggard resigned as president of a 30-million member International Evangelical group and then, one day later, was fired as Chief Pastor of the New Life Church.

On Sunday morning, Jones visited the New Life Church. He told 9NEWS the reception from the members of the church was "overwhelming as far as the numbers of people who approached me. They were all congenial," said Jones. "None of them expressed anger and many expressed gratitude for what they said was 'exposing the deception.'"

Jones, who is writing a book about his life including his experiences with Pastor Haggard, felt he needed to visit the New Life Church so that he could write about it.

Jones did not notify the media that he was going because he wanted it to be an "honest experience."

Jones said he notified the New Life Church that he would like to visit for Sunday's services. When he arrived, he told 9NEWS, it was clear that the members of the congregation knew he was coming.

"The pastors, ushers and people at the reception made it a point to come out and say hello to me," said Jones.

Jones says Acting New Life co-Pastor Rob Brindle told him that he "believed Jesus Christ used you to expose Ted Haggard."

"I don't know if it was Jesus Christ or not, but something in the universe made it meant to be," said Jones.


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Man, this is hard to believe. Strange stuff.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Yes, their logic can get pretty convoluted. Gotta do a lotta twisting and turning

to make certain things work, ya know?

[PassingFair]

2. Those who believe in absurdities.....n/t

[Mojambo]

3. Bizarro!

[JohnnyLib2]

4. Oh, man, I'm resisting all kinds of tacky comments.,,

but have to wonder if he passed out business cards or was asked for any.

:hide: :blush:

[bdrube]

5. Jones should be happy they didn't go "Old Testament" on his ass...

...and stone him to death for being gay.

[sakabatou]

6. Riiiiight...

[DRoseDARs]

7. God used me to fart just now...

What is it with fundies and NOT taking personal responsibility? Why is nothing they do - good, bad, or indifferent - their OWN doing? I suppose they blame God for using the snake to make Eve eat the apple, then blame God for using Eve to make Adam eat the apple, then blame God for using God to make Adam and Eve flee Eden ... and blame God for using the Jews to kill Jesus or some shit like that ad nauseum... :eyes:

Where does this crap-logic stop? :shrug:

[hippiechick]

8. These folks are just so deep in denial of logic ...

Holu Moly. :wow:

[JohnnyLib2]

9. God just spoke to me and said,

I used Jones to show you libs how *ed up the fundies are. Keep up the good fight."

Thank you Jebus.

[Bucky]

10. Jesus welcomed prostitutes too (tho I think he might've told 'em to quit sinning too)

It's nice to see this church didn't just haul him outside the city walls and stone him.

[The Straight Story]

11. I think those on the right are taking the drugs from the hippies on the left

and cranking up the dosage for the 21st century....