"Ted Haggard's wife is standing by her man, no matter how many times he may have had homosexual affairs."
"declared that her one-time Evangelical superstar husband was “cured” of his homosexual compulsions."
Yeah, yeah, we've heard it all before - from the wives of Conservative MPs who've been caught doing what they shouldn't have, and put up this facade of 'support' for their husband.
But it's all just a facade, Gayle.
Doesn't the Bible forbid lying? He lied to you, his congregation, and the right-wing of the US as a whole. Remember what it says in the 10 Commandments:
9- Thou shalt not bear false witness.
Fact is, your marriage is a sham A lie.. And until you divorce him and he finds his same-sex soul partner and has a Civil Partnership ceremony, it always will be.
And as a result, his religious beliefs are a sham & lie too. Until he follows that part of Leviticus and acknowledges he's an abomination. Or realises there's an alternative: he admits his 'faith' is a facade, recants his beliefs, and becomes an Atheist.
So when the day comes that you divorce him, he marries a man, and becomes an Atheist, thus redeeming himself of his vile hypocrisy, then - and only then will he have earned the right to be referred to by his previous surname. Until then...:
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I'll always refer to him as Ted Faggard.
@Pup
" I get that it's aimed at him but refering to homosexuals as 'fags' is just going to alienate anyone here who is actually gay, myself included."
At least people like your good self are honest about your sexuality. And never condemn others. Which is exactly what Ted did: condemn the activities of gays, whilst indulging in the same activities himself (as shown in the documentary film "Jesus Camp"; the evidence is there). Thus his unimaginable hypocrisy exposed. And therefore his hubris.
Ergo he deserves to be called 'Faggard'. QED.
He knows what to do, to regain any semblance of dignity & honour, as described above. Otherwise, he's just living a lie.
And reinforcing his own hypocrisy.
The British writer, broadcaster & humourist Rabbi Lionel Blue is gay. He's greatly respected. He made no secret of his homosexuality.
So why can't you, Ted?