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Pastor Ted Haggard on his 'sexually immoral conduct'
"Pastor Ted" has finally fessed up to still undisclosed sexual indiscretions, having satisfied feelings he's had since early in life. To his credit:
"Haggard asked the congregation of the church he founded 26 years ago to forgive him. He also told church members not to be angry at his accuser, instead urging them to thank God for him.
"He didn't violate you; I did," Haggard said.Poor choice of words notwithstanding, that is a big and difficult thing to say. He also wrote: "I take responsibility for the entire problem."
The Haggard story is a story not only about Haggard, but about America itself. Our country has not yet accepted that it is morally ok to be gay or bi-sexual, even though America has millions of gay and bi-sexual people who are our friends, co-workers, and family members; moreover, we are a country with many gay and bi-sexual people who themselves won't accept that it is morally ok to be gay or bi-sexual. Therefore we as a nation hate ourselves, fear ourselves, fight ourselves and try to banish ourselves from the face of the earth. It should be obvious enough that such a strategy is doomed to failure, but the real tragedy is how long -- and at what cost in human suffering -- it will take us to recognize it.
Tagged as: evangelicals, gays, ted haggard
Evan Derkacz is an AlterNet editor. He writes and edits PEEK, the blog of blogs.
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