Ted Haggard part Two
After reading David Kuo's blog on the Haggard scandal, i'm embarassed at how unnecessarily mean and harsh i was. Maybe I'm angry at black-and-white Bronze Age teachings where I see a lot of gray area. Maybe I'm angry at preachers who make faithful persons with same-sex attractions feel guilty, as if they did something wrong. Maybe I'm angry at the spector of prudishly repressed sexuality in our country that forces men like Ted Haggard to retreat into the deep recesses of the closet. A closet of self-loathing, fear, and paranoia. But I do pray that he and his family will find healing. All of us make mistakes. We all need the gentle touch and warm embrace of a loving God. It is not my place to judge or to ostracize.
posted by Day at 12:20 AM
1 Comments:
much better response than the previous one. yes, we all make mistakes. you know where i stand on all that. but man, we can't kick the guy while he's down. and it would be easy for the Church to do that. the next step is helping the Church stop kicking everybody else while they're down (even if they don't know it). just my opinion.
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