{"id":99,"date":"2008-12-23T08:42:48","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T08:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/tonyjones\/2008\/12\/the-sad-sad-case-of-ted-haggar.html"},"modified":"2008-12-23T08:42:48","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T08:42:48","slug":"the-sad-sad-case-of-ted-haggar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/tonyjones\/2008\/12\/the-sad-sad-case-of-ted-haggar.html","title":{"rendered":"The Sad, Sad Case of Ted Haggard"},"content":{"rendered":"

The AP’s fine religion reporter, Erik Gorski, this weekend dropped a story about the re-emergence of Ted Haggard<\/a>, once-powerful president of the National Association of Evangelicals, now struggling insurance salesman.  Much to the chagrin of his former church, Haggard, his wife, and five children hace moved back to Colorado Springs, and Haggard has taken back to the spotlight to promote an Alexandra Pelosi documentary on him, to air next month on HBO.<\/p>\n

At first blush I’d think that it would have to be a pretty sympathetic portrait of him for him to promote it, but then again, he hasn’t shown the best judgement in the past.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to know just what to make of Haggard, who also says in the piece that he’s never claimed to be heterosexual.  And that he bought the meth but never used it.<\/p>\n

Some people you just wish would step away from the public eye to heal.  And never return.  I wish this for Haggard, but I’m afraid it’s a vain wish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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