Mike Jones: I was “fired for my past”

July 4th, 2009, 6:44 am · 3 Comments · posted by Mark Barna

I received an email from Mike Jones on Thursday, July 2, in which he tells me  he was fired from Christian Living Communities in Denver because of his having been a gay escort and his much-written-about relationship with former New Life pastor Ted Haggard.

Following the revelation of the scandal in November 2006, Jones started training for a new career as a caregiver. 

Mike Jones

 

 

In the email he says he was hired two weeks ago by Christian Living Communities.  “I was having praise basked upon me for the excellent job I was doing with the seniors,” he writes. “Then today, I was pulled into corporate and fired for my past.  They had pulled a pile of information off the Internet about me and also had a copy of my book with them as they fired me. 

 ”Let me see, a Christian should be forgiving and people deserve a second chance.,” he writes. ”Just as I try to get my life in a better place the Christians will not let me.  Hypocrisy never goes away.”

Should Jones have been fired? Please comment below.

 

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 3 Comments

• Ajax says:

  July 4, 2009 at 9:57 pm

  I don’t understand — surely the employer did a background check before hiring, so why is Jones’ “past” suddenly an issue two weeks into his job? Have you asked Christian Living Community and if so how did they respond?
• Rhonda Walter says:

  July 5, 2009 at 5:07 pm

  This seems unfair to Mike. I am sure he would be a great fit for this type of work. It is not like he is a rapist or molester. As a Christian and member NLC this makes me very sad that he lost his job. Perhaps there are other organizations, Christian or non-Christian, that will be more tolerant.
• Bettyd says:

  July 7, 2009 at 11:19 am

  This liar is getting what he deserves. Haggard was guilty, but this media grubbing freak is the worst kind of bad person.