That's probably what Ted Haggard's children asked over the weekend when dad gave that interview where he claimed there was no gay sex with a male hustler—only drugs and a massage with no happy ending. Look at the picture closely: Not only was his poor wife sitting right beside him but the children were in the back seat. Don't blame the reporters, they asked Haggard if he wanted to step outside the car to do the interview, but he chose to use his wife and kids as a human shield.
If you're wondering how could his wife allow this, it's quite simple: It was her fault.
After Haggard's "sexual immorality" and dismissal was announced, Rev. Mark Driscoll of Seattle's Mars Hills mega-church warned the church wife "who lets herself go and is not sexually available to her husband" that she is "not responsible for her husband's sin, but she may not be helping him either."
You heard that correctly: Go to your Pilates class and make sure you give it up to your man. Otherwise, you're forcing him into a seedy life of male hookers and drug-fueled sex.
Haggard Gave Sex/Drug Interview in Front of His Kids (ABlog)
Who's to Blame for Pastor Haggard's Fall from Grace? His Fat, Lazy Wife (Huff Po)
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More preachers, priests, imams, rabbis(white and black) need to be "outed". It may help people to have a more realistic view of religion, and it's proper place OUT of the public sector. Keep your religion to yourself, your family, your religious community. Don't force your beliefs on me.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | 06 November 2006 at 09:43
Did not even see that the kids were in the car. Scandalous.
Posted by: scott | 06 November 2006 at 10:07
cant believe he is going to blame wives for their husbands inability to deal with their homosexuality
Posted by: C. Baptiste-Williams | 06 November 2006 at 11:30
well the latest is the pastor wrote a letter apologizing for his behavior and asked his congregation for forgiveness. His congregation forgave him and he is on his way back to redemption. This is america and it is his choice to be gay or straight. Apparently he choses to be straight and go back to his wife and kids while that no good, dirty, filthy hustler go back and crawl back under the rock he came from.
Posted by: Anthony Smith | 06 November 2006 at 11:30
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Posted by: noah_required | 06 November 2006 at 13:21
The latest?
No, I think this revelation that Haggard gave the interview in front of his kids plus the other pastor blaming the wife is more recent.
Haven't heard those anywhere else.
Posted by: rob | 06 November 2006 at 17:32
Anthony Smith, if Haggart really wanted his church's forgivenss he would have met them all in person, and explained himself. He would not have hid behind a note, or lied to reporters while in the car with his wife.
The sad part about this story is that nothing has changed for the Haggert. He will continue to lie, feel sorry for himself, and seek sex outside of his marriage. His church and the Republicans aren't upset because he was cheating on his wife with a man, they are upset that he got caught and embarrassed them. THat's why he has gone into hiding. It would show real Christian beliefs if they would let him back into the church, and let him meet with his congregation.
Posted by: Cadence | 06 November 2006 at 18:27
Cadence, I love your comments. I was just about to address those remarks but your words were much better.
And how is that escort "dirty and filthy"? At least he came out and admitted who and what he was, and, he is not trying to railroad other gays into being miserable. Haggard is the hypocritical liar, at least the hustler admits to being a hustler.
Posted by: Anon | 06 November 2006 at 19:21