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The Return of Ted Haggard
It's not easy being Ted Haggard. The former evangelical preacher and current insurance salesman has had a tumultuous couple years that have seen him kicked out of his church for admitting to a homosexual affair, relegated to bumming around Arizona in a U-Haul and exiled from Colorado. The tough times for Haggard and his family are documented in Alexandra Pelosi's candid upcoming HBO documentary, The Trials of Ted Haggard, which, he tells Newsweek, is "fair and even." Today, things are looking up for Pastor Ted, who has decided forgo a return to preaching in favor of a day job and is coming to terms with his sexuality. "I believe that sexuality is complex and confusing," he said. "I no longer struggle with homosexual compulsions. I still have thoughts from time to time, but they're not powerful thoughts. I still have temptations from time to time, but they're not powerful temptations." Both Haggard and his wife, Gayle, say their 30-year marriage has actually improved in the wake of the scandal.
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More "inclusion" for Obama.
Ted can speak before Ann Coulter but after Rick Warren.
Wonderful. Nothing makes me happier than seeing a self-loathing, hate filled Christian make a come back. It makes it so much easier for me when people say 'How can you be an Atheist?'.
Thank God for Mr. Haggard.
@jaguarxjs:
lol my thoughts exactly. I secretly feel a little shot of glee every time I hear of one of these gay-bashing, morally outraged preachers (or republicans, for that matter) getting caught doing the exact thing he has made a life's work of condemning. Religion only serves to subvert the completely natural desires of humanity so that they can maintain control over anyone and everyone. Much as I loathe anton lavey, I think he had it right in proposing the seven deadly sins as a way of entrapping humanity into a religious dogma, since they are essentially 7 things that no human can avoid.
Agree, hermese! It's amazing how much more trouble these holier-than-thous get into, too. My new rule of thumb for these preacher is: if they're preaching against it, they're doing it.
Thank you.
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