In this article by The Gazette, we find out that Ted Haggard, former pastor turned prostitute-solicitor, is returning to his roots and re-starting his church by holding prayer meetings in the basement of his home.
I think that Haggard is a perfect example of the hypocrisy infecting so many religious institutions that preach a "holier-than-though" message of intolerance to sin in order to gain the support and money of its followers, only to turn around and do lines of coke with a male hooker.
The fact that people are still buying into this guy's phony message is absolutely shocking to me. I guess if they want to give ten percent of their earning to this fraud, that is their choice and they should be allowed to be so stupid.
The thing that bothered me was the article itself. I found that the media really failed in this instance. The whole article seemed to be building Haggard up, and barely mentioned the sex scandal that he was in or the fallout which ensued. It seemed more focused on his alleged "redemption" and I felt was not critical enough of him or his motives.
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