excuse me but a $85,000 anniversary bonus?
secondly He should be embarrassed.
He is. Just not embarrassed enough to keep from asking for money. I mean, what other talents does he have?
Not just for this but so many other things he has done to make reap christians
look bad.
I assume you meant "real" Christians. And I have to tell you billiefan, Haggard
is a "real Christian". Real Christians can be hypocrites. Real Christians can screw up. Real Christians be greedy bastards. Real Christians can "sin". As I understand it, real Christians like you are supposed to forgive them, right?
The local church he was a pastor in should be embarrassed.
I'm quite sure they are. But they wouldn't be the first church to be embarrassed by putting their faith in a minister who turned out to be not a real nice person. Far from it. If they practiced critical thinking, it might not be quite so common. They are sheep waiting to be shorn. The first guy who comes along who has charisma and good line of BS will take them for all they're worth. How many examples do you need?
NOT just because of the sin he fell into, but regardless, a rich man needs not a
bonus.
Yes, but he's far from unique. There are
many many rich evangelists in this country. They live lifestyles as opulent as any CEO. All for the glory of God, of course.
If only people claiming to be Christian would read the Word.
1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God:
Or maybe Mark 10:21
"
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. "
Apparently Haggard and a number of other ministers have forgotten the "sell whatsoever thou hast" part. In fact, I don't see many Christians that do this.
on a side note, I BTW hope Keith Olbermann puts Haggard on the worst person in the world list of his the next time Keith does that list on his tv show cause Haggard deserves to be on there for this
Not very likely. Haggard is old news. I discovered this little tidbit buried in the back pages of my local newspaper. Olbermann usually goes for big headline stuff. This is nearly off the radar, as are most of the other religious scams that are going on in the world. Fleecing sheep is not news because the sheep aren't complaining. Only if you get a guy involved with prostitutes or gays does it make the news.
