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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Ted Haggard Gets an Incomplete

posted by on February 6 at 8:13 AM

Rev. Ted Haggard dropped out of the “restoration” program designed to restore him to complete heterosexuality, according to a letter from the pastor that replaced Haggard at New Life Church, which Haggard founded.

In January 2007, Ted Haggard voluntarily agreed to enter a process of spiritual restoration. He has selected Phoenix First Assembly and Pastor Tommy Barnett as his local church fellowship and is maintaining an accountability relationship there. He has recently requested to end his official relationship with the New Life Church Restoration Team and this has been accepted by them.

New Life Church recognizes the process of restoring Ted Haggard is incomplete and maintains its original stance that he should not return to vocational ministry.

You may recall that in early 2007 Haggard’s “restoration team” declared the pole-smoking, meth-snorting evangelical “completely heterosexual” after Ted underwent a 21-day treatment program. Looks like that proclamation was a bit premature.

Via JoeMyGod.

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I am still holding my prediction that Ted Haggard will come out as gay in the next couple of years write a book then go on a book signing tour. Not saying anyone will show up to meet him but that is my prediction.

By the end of the year he will be divorced from his wife.....

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger | February 6, 2008 8:26 AM
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Another super Gay American.

Posted by Michigan Matt | February 6, 2008 8:29 AM
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What a load of crap.

There's an abandoned A&P store on 15th avenue south that billed itself as the "Christian Restoration Center" for a while.

It was the usual nonsense - folding chairs, flourescent lighting, "Contemporary Christian" music, overbearing egoist preacher, etc. All in the name of "restoration".

I don't know what the particular offense was that caused the attendees to need to be "restored", but I think it's safe to assume it wasn't of the Haggard variety.

Since it's gone, can we assume it was successful?

Posted by catalina vel-duray | February 6, 2008 8:32 AM
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Taken at face value the blurb indicates that TH may be "completely heterosexual" - we just don't know. It is clear, however, that he gave up on having his "spiritual" restored.

Posted by umvue | February 6, 2008 8:32 AM
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Maybe Mike should write a book about this.

Posted by Mr. Poe | February 6, 2008 8:33 AM
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Bummer. Moving back and forth across that male sexuality spectrum isn't as fluid as it might seem.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | February 6, 2008 8:36 AM
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They should have tried electric shocks. And waterboarding.

Posted by Fnarf | February 6, 2008 8:53 AM
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what's that word that savage has for men that want to fucked by men while imagining themselves as women?

gynomorphism?

anyway, tad haggard is that, because that's not nearly as sinful as being gay.

Posted by max solomon | February 6, 2008 8:56 AM
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Gay is forever, but premature proclamation is treatable.

Posted by J.R. | February 6, 2008 8:56 AM
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How much you wanna bet Tommy Barnett let TH blow him a few times before it was all over. You know, to help him sort out his confusion...Yeah, that's the ticket?

Posted by Mike in MO | February 6, 2008 9:12 AM
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Hasn't it occurred to anyone that maybe Ted can't complete his training for the same reason Luke Skywalker couldn't complete his? You know, the disturbance in the Force telling him that his friends were in trouble. He has to go save them. Yoda tried to talk him out of it, but Haggard has no patience. And there is much anger in him, like his father.

Ted's main problem? His mind not on where he is. What he is doing. Mmmm? Yes.

Posted by elenchos | February 6, 2008 9:13 AM
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elenchos: I think it really comes down to the simple fact that Ted loves cock.

Posted by Mike in MO | February 6, 2008 9:51 AM
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"Vocational Ministry". Now THAT'S funny!

Posted by wbrproductions | February 6, 2008 10:04 AM
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Who is going to play Haggard in the made-for-TV movie on Lifetime?

Posted by MrEdCT | February 6, 2008 10:24 AM
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they only made it half way through his restoration. he's into trannies now.

Posted by brandon | February 6, 2008 10:25 AM
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"the process of restoring Ted Haggard is incomplete"

THAT'S BECAUSE HE'S GAY! IT AIN'T GONNA CHANGE!

Posted by Hernandez | February 6, 2008 10:31 AM
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hetmosexual.

Posted by infrequent | February 6, 2008 10:54 AM
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Can you even imagine what it must be like to hate yourself that much?

Posted by Fnarf | February 6, 2008 12:05 PM
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Unfortunately Fnarf, I can. (And I suspect I'm not that unusual . . .)

Posted by Just some guy | February 6, 2008 12:21 PM
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I have some idea. Maybe not to the extent that TH does, but on some level I do.

Posted by closet | February 6, 2008 12:24 PM
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ted needs to get called up for jury duty.

Posted by infrequent | February 6, 2008 1:16 PM
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Say, hypothetically, that homosexuality was simply behavioral.

What is the recidivism rate for Alcoholics Anonymous, Jenny Craig, or programs designed to help people quit smoking?

Wasn't Lindsay Lohan declared sober after 21 days?

Posted by Mr. Joshua | February 6, 2008 2:41 PM
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So, how long ya'll think till he comes cryin' to us that he "is a gay American" complete with tell-all book deal?


Despite being gay, this guy is rotten to the core. Quite the disgusting human being in my book.

Posted by brandon h | February 6, 2008 6:00 PM

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