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EARLY LIFE AND CONVERSION Born in Indiana ,Sharlett, p.42. Haggard became a Born-again Christian in 1972 after hearing evangelist Bill Bright in Dallas . In November 1984 he was associate pastor of a Megachurch in Baton Rouge, Louisiana . According to Haggard, a missionary with whom he was travelling in Colorado, Danny Ost, had a vision of where Haggard would eventually found his church. He moved to the area shortly afterwards and founded New Life Church, first in his own basement and then in a series of successively larger spaces, most of the early ones Strip Mall s and the like.Sharlett, p.43-44. New Life Church now sits directly across from the United States Air Force Academy; only a major highway divides them. RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH Haggard is a firm supporter of President George W. Bush , and is often credited with rallying Evangelicals behind Bush during the 2004 election. Tim Egan. " State Of The Union: The Evangelical vote ." BBC News, UK Edition. 9 November 2004. Accessed 4 July 2005. Jeff Sharlet reports that Haggard "…talks to… Bush or his advisers every Monday…" and opines that "No pastor in America holds more sway over the political direction of evangelicalism…"Sharlett, p.42, 43. Breaking with some of his usual allies, Haggard has objected to the U.S. '', November 8, 2005. HAGGARD'S THEOLOGY Haggard considers himself a part of the Third Wave Of The Holy Spirit and accepts the Five-fold Ministry , beliefs often associated with the Charismatic movement, even though proponents deny they have any association with that movement. As a result of these theological leanings, a significant minority of evangelicals seriously question Haggard's Christian faith. Some even consider him a "false prophet."" Ted Haggard... The New Billy Graham or another Joseph Smith? ". In-sheeps-clothing.org. Accessed 4 July 2005. The entire site in-sheeps-clothing.org is a critique of Haggard. Within Evangelical Christianity , this criticism comes largely from those who do not accept that Charismatic experiences and belief are valid. QUOTES
:Haggard then said ''"Or maybe you haven't met the people I have. But you see, you do understand, that this issue right here of intellectual arrogance is the reason why people like you have a difficult problem with people of faith. I don't communicate an air of superiority over the people because I know so much more, and if you only heard the books I know, and if you only knew the scientists I knew, then you would be great like me. Well, sir, there could be many things that you know well, there are other things that you don't know well. As you age you'll find yourself wrong on some things, right on some other things. But please, in the process of it, don't be arrogant."'' Richard Dawkins ''et al'', 2005. '' The Root Of All Evil? ''Channel 4'' Television. :More information on this issue can be found in the Evolution Of Eyes entry. BOOKS BY HAGGARD
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