Isn’t that half the fun? http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090926_18_A1_TheRev837868
I watched his HBO documentary and it's quite obvious, to me at least, that he's a gay man living a lie.
Haggard said the crisis that shipwrecked his career did not shatter his family or his faith in God. He said he remains a strong Christian, and he still believes homosexuality is a sin. * * * "Since we've been through this, we're very attractive to sinners," says Haggard. I kid you not . . . all this in the same article . . . well I found it funny.
As much as the opposite is talked about, a church is kind of like a hospital. You don't go to a hospital to find people who are healthy and happy...they're generally sick and injured. A church following the biblical model (I understand that there's a lot of differences in this philosophy, even among confessing Bible-believing churches) is a place where you find people who are acknowledging/have acknowledged a need. They (we) are spiritually sick and unhealthy and look for solace and understanding and sanctification through Christ. I don't understand why people think a) that people who say that they're Christians become perfect upon their testimonial; b) that because you've committed a sin publicly that it's worse than doing it privately; or that things the Bible says are sins aren't going to change because of an increased public acceptance of those actions (like divorce or sexual immorality of all types). It's completely logical to me that Haggard struggles with his sexuality while understanding that his faith says that it's a sin. People struggle with all manner of sins, and it's just a matter of what you in particular going through. Demonizing homosexuality over anything else is wrong. The Bible is full of stories about people who were messed up in various areas, but God turned their life to something God-honoring and useful for teaching.
I skimmed the article and I skimmed the posts here. I did catch that the wife wrote a book called Why I Stayed. If the book is realistic the first page will be the only page and it will say "because I am a fucking moron"
that, or "I took a vow for sickness and health, richer or poorer, til death do us part--and that actually means something to me."
Did her vow say anything about her husband being a closet case cheating possibly HIV acquiring lying prick? I would think God would understand. He hates homos you know.
Most people these days do not believe in this (as we see around here). But that also proves out where people "live" in their hearts as well. I'll bet it was, and still is, hard for her. But I have to admire her convictions.
