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Disgraced Haggard: I am a "deceiver and a liar"
2006-11-06
In a letter of apology read to the congregation of New Life Church Sunday morning, Ted Haggard confessed to sexual immorality and described himself as "a deceiver and a liar." But in bearing his soul to an outside investigative board, Haggard claimed he is not gay and did not engage in homosexual conduct, the head of the panel said.
They always try to rip the bandage off slowly.
Describing a lifelong battle against temptations that were contrary to his teachings, Haggard wrote in his letter he had sought assistance "in a variety of ways," and while he had stretches of "freedom," nothing proved effective. "There is a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark that I've been warring against it all of my adult life," Haggard wrote.
Uhuh. You and Jimmy Swaggart.
Posted by:Fred

#17  So if the right reverend Ted Haggard is "a deciever and a liar," do we believe him in this statement?

Imr so confuzd by this logic abyss, Imr gna hex-plode!
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-11-06 22:21  

#16  Disgraced Haggard: I am a "deceiver and a liar"

Well, at least he admitted it when cornered, unlike some politicians that have shown up in the news lately.
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-06 17:08  

#15  Swaggart would make a damn fine rock and roll singer. He doesn't have the talent of his cousin Jerry Lee Lewis but he is talented.
Posted by: john   2006-11-06 14:53  

#14  Be sure to buy my CDs "Sweet Little Thirteen" and "She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin".
Posted by: Jerry Lee   2006-11-06 14:52  

#13  That's funny, Merle, Swaggart also had a cousin, who was in country music- - Jerry Lee Lewis.:-)
Posted by: GK   2006-11-06 14:41  

#12  Thats not funny Old Spook.
This is a cuttin' into CD sales.
Hey, maybe there is a C&W song in this somewhere...
Posted by: Merle Haggard   2006-11-06 14:12  

#11  If you wake up after drinking way too much, and you say "I feel Haggard", you better hope he used a condom. /rimshot

(yes pun intended)
Posted by: OldSpook   2006-11-06 14:01  

#10  I trust the following is a fact:
The majority of regular folks do not conduct their sexual lives like the Right Reverends Haggerd and Swaggart do/did.

Are
1) homos
2) preachers, priests, mullahs
3) rock stars
4) rabbits

more prone to promiscuity than us 'normals' are?

Posted by: Home Made Sin   2006-11-06 13:00  

#9  I guess next time I have a few too many the night before, I won't wake up saying, " I feel haggard"
Posted by: Capsu 78   2006-11-06 11:29  

#8  I'm Ted Hagggard and I approve this 'massage'.
Posted by: Art   2006-11-06 10:38  

#7  Yeah, what #5 said.

I can't say it deters me from going to the polls tomorrow. Sorry, Big Media... chalk up this Haggard thing as a "bummer for him" but no real impact on my life.
Posted by: eLarson   2006-11-06 10:02  

#6  "Which is the more moral response to the discovery of one's personal sin. Explain your answer."

Your question would make sense if both men believed themselves to be sinning. It is an apples and oranges problem.
Posted by: Flea   2006-11-06 09:46  

#5  Up until last week, I never heard of this guy.
Posted by: tu3031   2006-11-06 09:38  

#4  Essay Question (5pts)

Ted Haggard: "I am a deceiver and a liar. There is a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark that I've been warring against it all of my adult life."

Gerry Studds: "I did nothing wrong. It was a consensual relationship with a young adult. This young man knew what he was doing."

Which is the more moral response to the discovery of one's personal sin. Explain your answer.
Posted by: Mike   2006-11-06 09:06  

#3  "DON'T FEAR THE REAPER" as the famed song says, BUT BY GOD THE WORLD WILL FEAR THE 'RAPTOR.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-11-06 04:09  

#2  No amount of Stealth tech nor the Death STar can hide = escape from the 'Raptor.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-11-06 04:03  

#1  MADONNA vs Osama's WHITNEY, OWG + GABRIEL'S SWORD + Nostradamus' "HIDEOUS BEAST" [Lucifer = Global VelociRaptor], DHS + Dubya's GMD shooting down Jesus Christ for riding a winged hoss wid out a license or DHS Global/PLanetary Clearance - 'nuff said.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-11-06 04:00  

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