Haggard: Christian Right Off Course, Needs to Change

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Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:55 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

(In response to oldstudents comment) I'll try not to repeat anything that has previously been said i.e. further condemning Ted Haggard's lascivious acts. Is a jail warden said to be encouraging homosexual behaviour (sin) simply by making condoms freely available to inmates? It is a well known fact that HIV disproportionately affects prison populations with a prevalence of infection much higher than that of the general population. Because of this fact, one can argue that this proactive warden is a humanitarian rather than a sinner. In the same way, just because Mr. Haggard is in favour of civil unions for gays, does not mean that he is condoning sin (just like the warden wasn't). Mr. Haggard is obviously disillusioned with the presumptuous nature and perceived gall of his sin. Nonetheless, he does raise valid points. It wasn't wrong for him to have struggled with homosexuality. It was only when he gave in to his temptations that he became unfaithful to God- as he himself admits. According to your myopic view of this issue, everyone that voted in favour of Proposition 8 sinned when they did so. To quote you: "He is also continuing to sin by encouraging sinful behavior (civil unions) which God strictly prohibits (Romans 1)." If this is in fact what you meant, than I categorically disagree. To be sure, I am not condoning homosexuality but in a democratic society, gay marriage as well as polygamy should be de jure. We as Christians have a right to sin, or not. Every non-Christian also has this freedom of choice. We are taught to be tolerant "all the while abhorring (their) sin(s)"- Jude 1:23). May God abundantly bless all seeking his face.