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Nat'l Assoc. of Evangelicals leader in gay sex/drugs scandal!

Charlotteman

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Charlotteman Burg

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That is a very telling point gusterfell.....it shows the mentality of these right-wing religious fanatic groups. Buying and using a dangerous illegal substance is apparently forgivable in their eyes, but a consentual sexual experience between two men isn't.

Meth isn't something to be taken lightly. It is a potentially deadly serious substance. Even though I don't believe in drugs being illegal, or prostitution being illegal, I still think meth is in the big league among drugs. A preacher who was the head of two very large organizations using meth also shows the depth of the hypocracy of these kinds of groups.

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When this story is stripped to it's very core, it looks like the escort was the only one exercising morality. Mr. Haggard didn't have any problem being a hypocrite, but the escort did.

The christian in this case had no morals. But the escort showed courage, conscience and a high degree of morality. Bless him for exposing this outrage!

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There are probably a lot of liberals out there right now just salivating over this stuff in a sort of "Got you good, you ******" fashion while conservatives are simply ignoring it or disgusted.

The man has been cast out of his church. This only works to further intolerance in the Christian community. The message should be that while what he did was wrong (Buying sex and drugs from a prostitute), that he can be forgiven and that his faith should be strengthened.

This is not a time for people to point fingers, judge, and cast down at him. We are only returning to him what he was doing to others. People should stand behind him, forgive, and hope that he becomes a more accepting person and is only strengthened in his faith by this whole thing. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger is a good phrase for this case. He should be using this to say something like "I'm a gay man, and the intolerance of my own beliefs drove me to do what I was doing."

If people would accept him for who he was and not bar him from the Christian church, I think we would all be better off for it.

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Here's a good quote from Seneca on the subject:

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful."

Indeed. Haggard didn't believe what he was preaching, nor do the neocons - they only use it for their gain and for control. Religion is a terrific manipulation tool.

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