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Flashback: Pastor Ted Haggard and his Wife talk about the Gay Sex Scandal
Oprah Show ^ | 2009

Posted on 08/19/2018 5:28:46 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

Ted Haggard was once one of the most power evangelical leaders in America.

New Life Church leader Ted Haggard was once one of America's most charismatic and powerful evangelical leaders, with an audience of more than 30 million people. Ted began counseling foreign dignitaries and consulting on a weekly basis with President George W. Bush. By 2005, Time magazine named him one of the most influential evangelicals in America.

But no one—not even his devoted wife, five children and his Colorado Springs, Colorado-based congregation—suspected that Ted was paying an admitted male escort for crystal meth. In November 2006, Mike Jones publicly alleged he'd engaged in a three-year sexual relationship with the pastor, which Ted immediately denied. Three days after the scandal broke and after a voice mail featuring Ted asking Mike for drugs was released, Ted's story unraveled. Eventually, Ted admitted to sexual immorality and to buying drugs. He later resigned from the church he helped to found.

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...

Ted says he and Gayle, as church leaders, made their private lives more public than many others in their position. "We were very open, very transparent, about everything—except this one area of my heart," he says.

Why did he keep such an important part of his life hidden from his church? "I thought it would go away," Ted says. "Unfortunately, that's the state in a lot of leadership roles. And when you're in a leadership role, whether it's political or a religious leadership role, that exists. And I'm not saying that as an excuse."

(Excerpt) Read more at oprah.com ...


TOPICS: Ecumenism; Evangelical Christian; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: butthurtcatholic; celibacy; deflection; diggingupbones; glasshouses; haggard; homosexualagenda; hypocrisy; moralequivalancy; notchurchwide; pastor; tedhaggard
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I really don’t care about this thread.


41 posted on 08/19/2018 7:59:56 PM PDT by publius911 (Rule by Fiat-Obama's a Phone and a Pen)
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To: servantboy777

“Did the article convey Ted Haggard was “shooting” meth? I did not read that, perhaps I missed that. Meth can be snorted and or smoked as well.”

Yeah, you have a point.

Meth Heads can smoke meth, snort meth or shoot meth.

Every junkie, like every man who hires a gay hooker, has their own preferences and proclivities.


42 posted on 08/19/2018 8:05:13 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: CondoleezzaProtege; All

This is one of those, “Hey, look over there...I see movement in the shadows...from a dozen plus years ago...let’s see what’s being commented on from that 9-yo convo about that 12, 13, 14 yo shadow play.”


43 posted on 08/19/2018 8:05:25 PM PDT by Colofornian
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

But no one—not even his devoted wife, five children and his Colorado Springs, Colorado-based congregation—suspected that Ted was paying an admitted male escort for crystal meth.

Why did the name Jeff Session pop into my mind?


44 posted on 08/19/2018 8:05:53 PM PDT by Flick Lives ("When they go low, we go spy." - Hillary Clinton campaign slogan)
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To: servantboy777

“but I choose to show the guy grace.”

It does not appear that Ted would be all that interested in seeing Grace.

However, he might like to see Greg, Gary or George.


45 posted on 08/19/2018 8:07:28 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: publius911

It’s certainly old news.

When Haggard has to be resurrected, well....just sayin’.


46 posted on 08/19/2018 8:08:15 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Colofornian

Bingo.


47 posted on 08/19/2018 8:08:49 PM PDT by TADSLOS (ThereÂ’s a tear in my beer...)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
Ted was paying an admitted male escort for crystal meth.

Heisenberg Blue Meth?

48 posted on 08/19/2018 8:11:41 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (The FBI recommends you do your fishing with an OCONUS lure)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Did you draw the short straw to dig up dirt on those devilish ‘protestants’? Do you all buy ‘whitewash’ by the barrel?


49 posted on 08/19/2018 8:20:28 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: Blue House Sue
In the end...this guyz sin is no greater than mine or yours or the next persons. God can, does heal all manner of sin, no matter how ugly. If He could show me such love, patience, mercy, forgiveness...pretty sure I could muster up the same.
50 posted on 08/19/2018 8:34:08 PM PDT by servantboy777
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To: Biggirl

Anyone who
Purports to be a man of God
Is SUSPECT IMMEDIATELY


51 posted on 08/19/2018 8:51:30 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege; Just mythoughts

They did it too.

See the Catholic church isn’t so bad.

Right white wash queen?


52 posted on 08/20/2018 1:13:38 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: Salvation; aMorePerfectUnion

Cops bust drug-fueled gay orgy in Vatican City
https://www.timesofisrael.com/cops-bust-drug-fueled-gay-orgy-in-vatican-city/

Cdl. Wuerl censures priest who denied lesbian communion but let predatory clergy remain active
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3680332/posts

Catholic, right?

Are you going to condemn the goings on in the Catholic church yet? The sexual abuse of the kids and the cover up by the Vatican?


53 posted on 08/20/2018 1:21:07 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: Biggirl

And that makes what’s happening inthe Catholic church better, right?

Why don’t you condemn it in your own church first?


54 posted on 08/20/2018 1:24:31 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Cops bust drug fueled gay orgy in Vatican

https://www.timesofisrael.com/cops-bust-drug-fueled-gay-orgy-in-vatican-city/

Just last year......


55 posted on 08/20/2018 1:28:49 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege; Mom MD; aMorePerfectUnion; odawg; ifinnegan

Your going to have to try harder to smear all of non-Catholic Christianity than picking one charlatan televangelist that doesn’t even represent most of Evangelical Christianity from 12-13 years ago.

You’re really desperate, aren’t you?

Have you condemned the Catholic church in like fashion?


56 posted on 08/20/2018 1:35:43 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: metmom

Just pointing out that it is not just an issue in the RCC.

1Peter 4:17.


57 posted on 08/20/2018 4:17:02 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Truthoverpower

Not surprised.


58 posted on 08/20/2018 4:20:21 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

The truth has to be told and the good folks in the pews will have to take the action needed so that repentance and housecleaning can begin.


59 posted on 08/20/2018 4:47:15 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Mom MD

What is meaning of posting old stories on individual Protestant pastor’s misdeeds is it in order to try and offset the explosive news regarding the crisis of pedophilia and cover ups in the Catholic church? Regardless of the intention the optics are not good as it looks like an excuse to not be outraged when we SHOULD be outraged, otherwise we become complacent about sin.


60 posted on 08/20/2018 4:49:15 AM PDT by kelly4c
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