The leader of the 30 million member National Association of Evangelicals in the US has resigned after being accused of paying for sex with a man. The Reverend Ted Haggard, who is an adviser of the White House, said he would also temporarily step aside as head of his 14,000-strong New Life Church while his colleagues investigated the claims. Mr Haggard, who is known as a vocal opponent of same-sex marriages, denies the accusations. The claims were made by a man during a radio show in Denver, Colorado. In a statement to the New Life Church, Mr Haggard said he could "not continue to minister under the cloud created by the accusations". "I am voluntarily stepping side from leadership so that the overseer process can be allowed to proceed with integrity," he said. In an interview with KUSA-TV, Mr Haggard said he "never had a gay relationship with anybody". "I'm steady with my wife, I'm faithful to my wife," he said. Mr Haggard, who has five children, became the president of the National
2006-11-03
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