Prominent US evangelical leader Ted Haggard has confessed some of the shocking accusations against him are true.
Dismay and shock roared over evangelical leaders after hearing allegations that Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, had gay relations with a former prostitute. Following immediate denial of the accusations, Haggard told his church staff at New Life that Jones' claims were not all false.
In a memo to staff members of New Life Church, acting senior pastor Ross Parsley wrote, "It is important for you to know that he confessed to the overseers that some of the accusations against him are true," after the board of overseers had met with Haggard. "He has willingly and humbly submitted to the authority of the board of overseers, and will remain on administrative leave during the course of the investigation," according to Christianity Today.
Haggard recently resigned as president of the 30-million member NAE.
Although Parsely does not yet have precise details, he told Colorado Springs television station KKTV, "I just know there has been some admission of indiscretion.
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