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Friday, September 24, 2010

The David Hasz Cat Food Scandal!

A lot has happened this week! After the story broke about Mark Lewandowski lying to the Recovering Alumni blogger, Teen Mania Ministries got even more bad press in the form of a three night exposé about ESOAL on the KLTV evening news in East Texas. The story definitely didn't paint Teen Mania in a very positive light, and echoed the same health & safety complaints regarding ESOAL that individuals following this story have know about for months.

I found it extremely interesting that David Hasz, the C.O.O. of Teen Mania and creator of ESOAL, cancelled his on-camera interview. An interview with Hasz had been scheduled, but at the last minute he told KLTV producers that he would only appear if he could be interviewed live instead of doing a pre-recorded interview. You'd think after seeing the first two nights of a story that would make many parents think twice about sending their kid to the Honor Academy, Dave would be clamoring to get the chance to tell his side of the story. It seems as if Teen Mania has nothing to hide, doing an interview with KLTV would have been a non-issue.

David Hasz did however respond to an e-mail he received from KLTV producers, and one of the things he said to them (as reported in the news segment) was that cat food had never been served at ESOAL. This surprised me, because I know I have personally heard stories from several former Teen Mania interns about the cat food served during ESOAL. Sure enough, within an hour of the KLTV story airing, video footage of Dave Hasz himself holding a can of Friskies cat food during an ESOAL event was posted on the Recovering Alumni blog.

Hasz claims that refried beans were placed in an old cat food tin during ESOAL. The video shows him holding a sealed can of cat food--and reports from former interns that the "refried beans" tasted like fish and contained bones (along with the video footage of an intern eating the cat food) make this claim from David Hasz even more dubious.

It's not just cat food Dave Hasz & Teen Mania are lying about--there's a whole slew of dishonest statements you can see and verify for yourself in today's Recovering Alumni blog post.

Teen Mania supporters might be asking, "What's the big deal about cat food?" It's not even so much about the cat food (although it is unsafe for humans to eat pet food), it's the fact that David Hasz decided to lie about it. Rather than own up to what has happened in the past, Hasz chooses to deny it and minimize it in order to save face. That's a real problem coming from a man whose job it is to teach young adults how to be "honorable."

Oh....and how in the world is eating cat food supposed to make you a better Christian?!

12 comments:

  1. Obviously you know nothing about Teen Mania or the ESOAL experience.

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  2. the point of the cat food and all the stuff was to torture you. to put you in a position where you have to face all of your fears, and get past them. to push yourself beyond your limits so crazy stuff like that was done. the point was to prepare people to be persecuted. this is the type of thing interns signed up for. it was optional. (yes i get there was some peer pressure to join, but... thats not really their fault) also i sat next to Dave Hasz as he continually stopped leaders from taking things to far. he watched out for safety. when ever someone was hurt they instantly broke character and helped that person. ESOAL was my favorite experience next to the mission retreat and the vision retreat. there were defenately some issues with the Honor academy but no ones perfect. and I place the fault on the HA recruiters who didnt accurately portray the purpose to people. and i feel for those who came not knowing fully what they were getting into.

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  3. This man is a cult leader and he needs to be locked behind bars. Some people can't just snap out of their phobias just like that. I am a former student at Bethany in Bloomington, MN. The people there are friendly but there are some very rude ones that believe they are the only right ones and they are arrogant and holier than thou. I see nothing but hypocrisy and bigotry in them and they really need to get with the times. and stop forcing their junk on others its not going to fly with me or work so don't even try to argue with me on the bible, I can shut the whole bible down with irrefutable scientific proof that it was just a farce for gullible people.

    They try to force their ridiculous and mythical theologies on you. Anyone who is dumb enough to believe in us vs them or eternal security is a deranged sicko and a lost cause. I'm not stupid enough to fall for any of this religious junk, I lied about being a Christian just so I could go to college for a better life. These people are indeed sick and need help.

    I don't give a shite about their opinions they don't have any right to be shoving their dangerous cultic age-old myths on me!!!! I have had it with organized religion and all the charlatans and clowns trying to brainwash this bullshit onto other people, enough already! I am a freethinking agnostic theist and if you can't accept that fact about me then tough shit, get out of my face with this religious crap. Yes, evolution is true scientifically stop believing all this hocus pocus they tell you and get a biology book.

    You don't need an age- old book telling you how to live your life!!!! and I certainly don't need some arrogant prick telling me what I can and can't believe, that's none of their damn business and they have absolutely no business being in my face and discriminating me and harassing me about my beliefs, I will be making sure they lose their jobs for this!!! You have no business telling people what they can and can't believe, I hope somebody sets you straight and you learn a life lesson that you have no right or business controlling others through religious deception and sociopathic manipulation. I know who you are you lying sociopathic monsters!!!!

    yeah right, Nice try and nice line but I can see through the bs so thanks for doing me a big Favour and helping me realize that your just a bunch of gullible laughing stocks in society!!!!!! I hugely applaud you for making yourselves look bad!!! Way to go!!!!!

    I hope you see this because, I will be making sure it gets posted everywhere for all agnostics and others to see!!! I will think for myself, and I don't need anyone's opinions on how to live or what to believe!!! Not happening here! So before you spout off your ignorant Christian nonsense be aware not everyone is amused or buys the hype. And please don't try to use the your going to hell card, that wont work on me and I'll flag you for discrimination and disrespect. Let us start a petition to get these sickos shut down if you disagree with Christianity, or the charlatans running the show.

    sincerely,

    A ticked off former Christian student.

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  4. Be warned and do not associate yourself with this prideful egomaniac who now is the president of Bethany Global University in MN. He is a cult leader and he should not be in a power of position telling absurd lies to people.

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  5. Get out of the Bethany cult bubble so you don't kick yourself in the pants later on this whole thing is a big charade!!!! Former students I urge you to rise up and expose these phonies!!! It's time for a change! You have the right to free think and be skeptical.

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  6. Do not allow anyone to try to put their opinions in your head!!! you have the right to free think and fight back against corrupt religions brainwashing innocent youths! Do not be afraid to stand up to these religious bigots in the classroom, demand a change that people have a right to think for themselves and go to the voting booth or congress. Rally your allies and protest against the evils of religious scammers.

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  7. If you are a former Bethany student who was hurt by these ridiculous religious rules, we are here for you!!! you can speak unanimously here to expose the phonies and fakes in Bethany!! It ia time to get these people out of business for harmful lies and bigotries they preach. you don't need anyone's approval on how to live your life! Please be free from this ridiculous cult leader and do what you like in life, but harm no one.

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  8. Bethany isn't the real world it's a cult!!! Get out if you can!

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  9. They will play favorites and force their opinions on you. And they use young people to do free labor around campus. I was working on grounds crew and the two men at the time running it were the biggest assholes that only cared about themselves and whom played favorites. I felt bad for my friends they were yelled at for no reason and made to do more labor, I on the other hand was very well liked by the grounds crew instructors and I happened to be one of the favorites and I saw my friends get treated unfairly by the instructors they had to cut the wood and then send it to the main grounds crew instructors house for free just for his personal bonfire and help him set the bonfire up. How selfish can you get? Using youth as free labor just to have a bonfire party for your friends and not invite the grounds crew along as fruits of their labor and partake in the bonfire too? Wow beyond pathetic and selfish . And then he would yell at people and unfairly punish them if they disagreed with him in the slightest he was a selfish and angry man who needed help and should’ve been sacked immediately. Telling people “get out of my face” while on the job is not professional or acceptable. I hope Bethany gets sued and shut down it is a sad place to be it’s definitely a cult and some of the instructors are just selfish and making a quick buck off the back of hard working youth. People like that have no place around youth and should reconsider their careers. And they need a psychiatrist for crying out loud. You can’t treat people like that and expect life to help you it’s not how it works, people will expose you if you are a jerk. You reap what you sow be careful how you treat people because it comes back in ways you wouldn’t expect. A few of my friends dropped out of the grounds crew program because of how they were treated. Hopefully Bethany gets sued and they have to reform and sack all the bad staff.

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  10. Don’t try to force your opinions on others it will never work out or fly with people. Learn a lesson here and get out! People don’t want your dumb religion!!!

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  11. these people in these organized religions are nothing more than money grubbing liars you don’t need them or their absurd crap. If I were you I’d forget about religion and politics all together. Get out of Bethany global university, the man there they call Dave hasz should’ve been going to jail for feeding cat food to his interns down in Texas he’s nothing but a scammer hammer forget this yahoo and live life without bogus people in it or phony rules or a fake religion

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  12. There is a lot of narcissism and deceit at Bethany the same scam artist who led that stupid cult down in Texas decided to re open his cult here and name it something different one day Dave hasz you will go down in history as a cult leader and maniac, I hope people from all over sue the hell out of you and you get tossed into a prison cell for all the lies and dysfunctions you caused the youth with your lies which you have zero proof to back up, your future cell mates in prison would force you to do horrid things, but that’s what you will get one day for forcing people to do horrid things on campus really making people take freezing cold showers in below zero temps??? What the hell is wrong with you, anyone with any brains needs to sue this mad man, grow some balls or boobs and stand up to this crook! Yeah you heard me! You are a money grubbing CROOK Dave hasz. Being an asshole will land you enemies. I hope all of your enemies get you in the end and drop the I’m innocent act you certainly aren’t you are guilty of child abuse and brainwashing and being a leader of a corrupt cult. Your crimes will catch up with you just wait and see. Your past will always catch up with you and so will the police and law enforcement don’t be surprised if they knock on your door someday soon. People like you Dave hasz are the sickos that need to be separate from society, leave people alone and let people think for themselves.people who dave hasz has turned into currant Athiests and agnostics need to help take this nutcase down. People like him have no place in society where free thinking and self expression are allowed.

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