Meet the New Haggards—Same as the Old Haggards?
Ted Haggard, one of America’s most successful megachurch preachers, was officially separated from his church back in 2006. His wife and partner, Gayle, has stuck by his side through it all and has written a new book on the experience. RD spoke with her about their former church, their evolving views on homosexuality, and the future.
Recovering From Rejection: The Second Coming of Ted Haggard
Still sexually confused (but not gay) ex-megapastor Ted Haggard is preaching again—and his old friends, James Dobson among them, are not happy about it. Forgiveness only goes so far, apparently, in the world of far-right evangelicalism.
Fighting Demons, Raising the Dead, Taking Over the World
Is this still Christianity? Bruce Wilson offers a primer on what has been called “Third Wave Christianity,” a global movement now almost 300 million-strong whose adherents believe they can abolish evil from the world by hunting witches, chasing demons from city limits, and getting Sarah Palin elected.
Culture Wars Today, Tomorrow, and Forever?
Undermining Obama; The Haggards Play Oprah; Coral Ridge Ministries Makeover; Focus on the Family turns to plagiarist Tim Goeglein; GOP’s Taliban Fever; and AFA’s Project Push Back.
“Godly Or Bad?”: The Return of Ted Haggard
There’s something about American evangelical life that tends toward the production of these sex sagas and tonight’s HBO documentary on Haggard airs just as new dimensions of the sex scandal emerge.
“Godly Or Bad?”: The Return of Ted Haggard
There’s something about American evangelical life that tends toward the production of these sex sagas and tonight’s HBO documentary on Haggard airs just as new dimensions of the sex scandal emerge.
Heterosexual With Issues: Haggard’s Self-Hate
Former pastor Ted Haggard is desperate for redemption, but he can’t do the one thing that might make it possible—admit and accept that he’s gay.
The disgraced pastor is in the spotlight again, apologizing for past misdeeds. But we should not allow the focus to remain on his personal failings; it's his politics and worldview that need to be challenged.
Doth the inaugural pastor protest too much? (With pages on lesbians and gays “scrubbed” from Saddleback Church Web site)
Purpose-Driven Empire
RD News Round-Up—December 2, 2008. Rick Warren and Reader’s Digest’s multimedia platform; Faith-based orgs and Katrina; Churches for sale; Breakaway Episcopalians; and Bob Jones U. apologizes for racism; and Ted Haggard returns.