The first episode got me hyped but the next-episode teaser had clips that made me nervous. To me, episode 1 is more just history and exposition. I relate to a lot of the discussion but this was more educational than therapeutic since ATF and GE were always highlights. The teaser suggested to me that the […]
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After leaving Teen Mania last year, David Hasz went to work at a company in the Houston area that was staffed by many Honor Academy alumni. Now, he has moved on to another “ministry” job. After serving on their Board for several years, he has been hired by Bethany International – the group that collaborated
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Since Teen Mania has a history of lying about why people leave the organization, we may never know the answer to that question. Personally, I have a hard time imagining that Dave left willingly and voluntarily. He hasn’t announced his next steps and given the fact that he built a mansion across the street from Teen
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Teen Mania just sent out an email announcing the departure of David and Jon Hasz. Here is the text of that email: For 25 years, Teen Mania Ministries has been reaching teenagers with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. Still committed to this mission, we enter into our next chapter ready to meet this generation
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After the Mind Over Mania Documentary in November, several readers directed me to a Facebook conversation between Teen Mania’s former head of PR/Marketing and several other alumni. Since the page was public, I screen-capped everything. After securing all the data, I reached out to the former employee to see if he would be willing to
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Before David Hasz joined Teen Mania, he taught high school. This email is from one of his former students. I wanted to thank you for your blog. I found it just a few days ago and I have been reading it a little bit each day since. I have to admit that I was reluctant
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Last summer, Teen Mania hosted a conference call between David Hasz and former interns. During the call, he was asked if it was ethical to make almost $80,000 in rental income from Teen Mania in addition to his $80,000 salary. After all, David Hasz has been known to tell interns that if God has not
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Holy Freakin Crap. I can’t believe David Hasz actually wrote this on the internet for all to see. Wow. In an Open Letter to the Honor Academy January Class of 2010, he said: Remember it is when you are repentant and living whole heartedly, this is when you are forgiven your sins by God, so
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It’s no secret that Teen Mania has a fascination, perhaps even obsession, with the military. In a blog post from 2006, Dave Hasz talks about where some of this fascination comes from: (2021 Update: blog has since gone down) This summer I experienced some interesting shifts in my relationship with God. These started after I visited Jeff
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