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To: PROLIFE who wrote (12798)	11/3/2006 1:39:28 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Respond to of 14758

RNC Took Contributions from Porn Mogul ABC News: "Despite running an attack ad accusing a Democratic senatorial candidate of accepting money from 'porn movie producers,' the Republican National Committee itself has accepted several donations over the past few years from the president of a large pornographic movie distribution company."

To: PROLIFE who wrote (12798)	11/3/2006 5:37:26 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Respond to of 14758

news.yahoo.com By Ed Stoddard Fri Nov 3, 11:56 AM ET DALLAS (Reuters) - America's evangelical movement grappled on Friday with a high-profile gay sex scandal that evoked torrid affairs of the past and embarrassed the politically active cause days before nationwide elections. ADVERTISEMENT The movement supports ballot initiatives in several states on Tuesday which aim to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Ted Haggard, a vocal opponent of gay marriage, resigned his post as president of the National Association of Evangelicals on Thursday after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a male escort. "This is a blow as the National Association of Evangelicals is a significant organization for us. We would always want to lift up a high standard of conduct for church leaders," said Gary Ledbetter, the director of communications for the Dallas-based Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. Haggard, who has publicly denied the accusation, also temporarily stepped down as senior pastor of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs. But the acting senior pastor at New Life Church, Ross Parsley, told Colorado Springs-based KKTV late on Thursday that Haggard had admitted to some of the allegations. "There has been some admission of indiscretion, not admission to all of the material that has been discussed, but there is an admission of some guilt," Parsley said. With his chiseled features and wide smile Haggard was a poster boy for the evangelical movement and social conservative causes. Harper's Magazine reported he had regularly advised the White House. Conservative Christians are a support base for the Republican Party and President George W. Bush. Evangelical leaders have been urging the faithful to vote on Tuesday with polls showing Republicans set to lose control of one and perhaps both houses of Congress. They also have encouraged conservative voters in eight states including Colorado to support proposed amendments to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. The furor has revived the memories of the financial and sex scandals that brought down two of the most prominent televangelists of the 1980s, Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart. Ledbetter said the movement was about faith. "During the Jimmy Swaggart affair I was asked about what it all meant by someone on a ski lift and I replied that our relationship is with Jesus Christ, the perfect man, and not with any of the rest of us who sometimes fall into temptation," he told Reuters. * Email Story * IM Story * Discuss * Printable View RECOMMEND THIS STORY Recommend It: Average (1116 votes) 3.9 stars » Recommended Stories Full Coverage: Religion News Stories * US pastor resigns in gay sex row at BBC, Nov 03 * New Episcopal Church head says dissent limited Reuters via Yahoo! News, Nov 03 * Evangelical leader resigns over sex scandal Reuters via Yahoo! News, Nov 03 * Ted Haggard in an undated photo. The president of the U.S. National Association of Evangelicals, who has had regular talks with the White House and vocally opposes gay marriage, resigned on Thursday after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a male escort. (NAE/Handout/Reuters)