Today at 4:00 ET....1/28/09
Posted on 01/28/2009 12:52:09 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
Former evangelical leader Ted Haggard on the life he hid from his wife, his children and 30 million devoted followers. The gay sex and drug scandal that took him down.
In his first television interview since the scandal, Ted talks with Oprah about why he kept secret a part of his life he calls dark and repulsive.
"It was the first time that dark area of my life I'd worked so hard to fight against was coming to the surface," he says. "And to say it, and to talk about it, was so shameful and shocking. Even to me."
In the days that followed, Ted says he came clean with Gayle about his sexual immorality and drug use. "I can't think of anything that would have been a greater shock to me, and, literally, I felt as though the rug had been pulled out from under me," Gayle says.
Yet, she stayed by her husband's side. "I was going to stay with Ted because, first of all, I love him deeply and I knew that we had a very real relationship," she says.
Through therapy, Gayle says she realized that her marriage wasn't a lie and that Ted's struggles were only one aspect of him and didn't take away from the life they had built together. "I choose to forgive him, and I choose to love him. I made the decision. Then I had to work it out. And that was the painful process for me."
(Excerpt) Read more at oprah.com ...
Today at 4:00 ET....1/28/09
and the Gay Sex Scandal on Oprah?
Whoa, what a misleading headline.
CNN ran something on him and the documentary being made about him (produced by Nancy Pelosi’s daughter). Very liberal bent basically talking about how christians were hypcoritical for not forgiving the guy.
Basically a 10 minute segment focusing on one rare instance of an extreme case of moral failure in a christian leader being moderated by ignorant secularists.
This guy was a huge hypocrite who lied and continued to lie for 30 years to his church attendees. Forgiveness is important but it should not be free. This guy needs sometimes to wander the deserts of Egypt before he can find the promised land.
I never watch Oprah, but I’m going to watch it today.
This turd polisher is going on Oprah?
Great. More fodder for the morons who believe evangelical Christians are are closeted gay hypocrites anyway.
This idiot had his 15 minutes of shame 2 years ago.
Why does he feel the need to do the TV talk show circuit to further call attention to the fact he is an abnormal little fag?
We went to his church one time. Afterwards we commented how creepy he seemed.
Guess my gay-dar WAS working.
Is his sex member that important?
Wow, Ted Haggard looks a lot like the actor who played “kenny Banya” on Seinfeld.
Geezzzz, with the world falling a part on dollar at a time, we have better things to talk about.
Geezzzz, with the world falling a part on dollar at a time, we have better things to talk about.
I always did think he was creepy.
I didn’t read the whole article - I don’t set foot on anything Oprah. So he’s still a practicing gay? I thought he’d have to go into therapy. After all his wife did. Geeez, how messed up is this.
YES, let's move on.
Oh, wait, HE keeps forcing his way back into our lives.
Ted Haggard was more than just a local figure.
‘The Trials of Ted Haggard”
...a film by Alexandra Pelosi
http://www.hbo.com/events/trialsoftedhaggard/index.html
HE'S the one looking for a few extra 15 minutes by appearing on Oprah.
Your ire is misplaced.
“That’s gold!”
he’s rubbing the salt in. just another plant.
He’s the one going on Oprah. He needs to just go away.
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