Crazy Ted Haggard and in-denial wife do worst example ever of explaining sexuality and gay desires [video]
”Now that we’ve processed this through, my current counselor says you’re a heterosexual with complications. And — and so I don’t think the boxes work for me. I think I have — I have some thoughts in my life and some processes in my life that just don’t fit neatly into the boxes, which I think is true for a lot of people…. I do know with this homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual discussion, when there is a homosexual man that has something go on with a woman, people don’t demand that he come out and admit that he’s really a heterosexual. And I’ve had a very satisfying relationship for 30 years with my wife. This did not happen because of dissatisfaction with Gayle. This happened because of something else going on inside of me.”
Still confused and in denial, deposed evangelical leader Ted Haggard proudly relays to Larry King just how little he’s learned from his alleged therapists. (CNN)
”I knew that Ted had some struggles in this area, particularly in his thoughts. I never knew that he acted on them. But I just — I just believed that everybody is a sinner. And so I’m willing to go through the process with him…. I do think that our sexuality is complex. But I don’t like is when we put labels on each other, because I am here to say that 99 percent of Ted’s sexual experiences were with me. So I’m not willing to deny that. But I am willing to explore, why is he having these other feelings?”
Gayle Haggard displaying how a heterosexual spouse can have full knowledge and maintain a conscious denial of a life partner’s homosexual yearnings. (CNN / Larry King)
”I told [one of the Christian leaders] that I was having homosexual temptations and thoughts like that, and I needed to process through. What should I do? … No, I don’t think I’m gay. I did wonder about that. After this crisis, when I went to therapy and I said, I need to know am I gay, am I straight, am I bi — what am I? And my first therapist said, ‘You are a heterosexual with homosexual attachments. So, we processed through that. I wasn’t sure what that meant…. I do believe I don’t fit into the normal boxes… because I was so deeply in love with my wife!… I do have sexual thoughts [about men,] but they’re not compulsive anymore…. I kept thinking my problem was demonic. You know Jesus cast out demons, so we believe in demons and angels…. So, part of this process was to say, this is not demonic, this is me…. We were not hateful in our speech. Now, I do believe the Bible is the word of God. So, I believe that God’s ideal for us is to live in heterosexual, monogamous marriage. I just believe that.”
Ex-preacher Ted Haggard on the Oprah show displaying how his ego and Evangelical reputation are still far more important to express than the truth about his multiple homosexual exploits. Mike Jones, a male escort, outed Haggard as an anti-gay hypocrite, and another young man just came forward last week to tell of some type of explicit sexual experience with Haggard, too. Haggard goes on to tell Oprah about his homosexual needs as a “dark area of his life” and how a “sinister voice on the inside” was speaking to him. A confused Oprah responds by putting far too much sensible words in his mouth than he deserves. At the end, he says he “apologizes to the homosexual community.” (Oprah)
Gale Haggard: I just want to point out, you can still make choices, though. That even though there are those inclinations, what you do –what you act on –.”
Oprah Winfrey: I’m not agreeing with you on that. I’m not going there with you, Gale. I’m not agreeing with you. I won’t!
An exchange between the wife of Ted Haggard, Gale Haggard and talk show host Oprah Winfrey on whether a person has the ability to successfully suppress his homosexual “inclinations.” (Oprah)
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