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Three Things to Tell Children About Ted Haggard

(Don't Preach against things that can bite your ass?)
(If they preach against something 'too hard'- they are themselves partaking of that sin)
(That is not mayonaise dripping from his lips on Sunday mornings)
(Don't call him Uncle Teddy anymore!)

BBSNews Commentary 2006-11-03 -- The unfolding Ted Haggard scandal, that started with allegations and denials, then spurts of evidence on tapes, and then admissions and so on, that brings to the forefront children; and what to tell them about hypocrisy. This episode has once again shown that being powerful and having a voice is serious responsibility, it's not superiority. Not in a country where everyone is guaranteed to be treated equally under the law by the United States Constitution. The US Constitution is unique and it is not like the Iraqi Constitution that spells out from the beginning that they are an Islamic state that will enact no laws contrary to Islam. (Many Americans don't realize that American armed forces mired down in Iraq helped create an Islamic theocracy.)

This sad state of affairs for the evangelical movement presents a huge challenge to evangelical parents because they will have to come up with an explanation about "Pastor Ted." It's a tough spot for a parent when they have to make admissions about people they hold on a pedestle of piety and morality and then find that person they held in such high esteem is exactly the person they are persecuting in their hearts, and in their conversations with their friends, and in their stated intentions to deprive gay people of equal rights.

And yet here they are. At its epicenter this crisis for evangelicals may affect thirty million people. But the ripple effects will surely be larger. So we offer a way to save face and a way out of the present dilemna with dignity and honor. Here are three things that evangelicals can tell their children about the fall of "Pastor Ted" Haggard:


"Janie, your mother and I have learned something from the Pastor Ted incident, we learned that if you throw a stone hard enough it's real likely to come back at you. We are going to stop throwing stones at people for their human foibles and we want to set that kind of example for you. We now understand that teaching you to hate gay people but pretending it was only about sin is wrong."


"Johnny, we know you are concerned about Pastor Ted and the things you are hearing, your father and I know you may find yourself confused because of how we have taught you that there is a gay agenda and they want to infiltrate your Boy Scout group and molest you. We're sorry, there is no gay agenda. They are born that way and that means in God's eyes they are as equal as anyone else. So from now on, we are going to start fighting for equal rights for all our neighbors and not just a select few."


"Janie and Johnny, we want you both to grow up and love everyone equally and we have now realized, after what has happened with Pastor Ted, that forcing some of our neighbors to live in closets in fear of being made fun of or worse is wrong. We don't want you children to grow up being hateful like that. Remember what you learned about early American history and the horrible 'separate but equal' Supreme Court decision known as Plessy v. Ferguson, where blacks were segregated legally and forced into 'separate' accomodations in every aspect of life? Well that's really the same thing that happened in New Jersey. This time it was gay people who had their legitimate right to be treated equally recognized by the New Jersey Supreme Court, and they rightfully sent the issue to the State legislature for them to make right. So kids, we want you to know that Pastor Ted has shown us that we should not haphazardly apply our values, we must apply them equally to all of our neighbors. This means that we will be voting against the anti-gay marriage amendment. We are not going to teach you children that it is right to write discrimination into States or the United States Constitution. We will no longer lead you kids astray on this issue.

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