Ted Haggard: the return journey
Remember Ted Haggard? The one-time leader of America's National Association of Evangelicals became a household name in 2006 when he was exposed as a hypocrite -- a preacher who opposed homosexuality in public while soliciting the services of. He resigned from the leadership of the church he founded, and many thought that would be the end of his public role within evangelical Christianity. Last September, I wrote about the HBO television documentary, , and suggested that he was fighting his way back into bosom of evangelicalism. That fight back continues. This month, his wife Gayle publishes a book explaining why she stayed with he disgraced husband (inevitably, it's titled "Why I Stayed"), and is accepting invitations to speak in churches. Take a look at this: an audience with Ted and Gayle Haggard at the increasingly influential , which could just as easily have been entitled Ted Haggard: The Rehabilitation Event.
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At 2nd Feb 2010, dennisjunior1 wrote:William:
Remember Ted Haggard?
Yes, I remember Mr. Haggard and his situation that brought him trouble in recent years regarding the ( a male prostitute in private)....And...I am glad, that he is rehabbing his life to be a better person.
-Dennis Junior-
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At 2nd Feb 2010, PeterKlaver wrote:While it won't add much useful to this thread, I can't resists posting this YouTube link:
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At 2nd Feb 2010, Heliopolitan wrote:So can we expect in a couple of years Peter will bring out his book about Iris: "Why I Stayed Too", and the pair of them will be lacing daytime TV with discussions about rehab?
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