Evangelical closeted hypocrite? No way!
I was wating for Haggard’s denial to come out before I blogged on this story, and … his denial is even better than I could have expected.
Now, the story is that a male prostitute came forward and said that he had an ongoing 3 year relationship with evangelical Reverend Ted Haggard. This relationship included a lot of sex and, by the way, a bunch of crystal meth. There was an immediate statement of support from Haggard’s group (the National Association of Evangelicals, of which he is the president), that was then withdrawn and a press conference was cancelled, followed shortly thereafter by Haggard’s resignation. So we knew something was up.
… and now, here’s the denial:
The Rev. Ted Haggard admitted Friday he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a gay prostitute who claims he was paid for drug-fueled trysts by the former head of the National Association of Evangelicals.
He bought the meth but didn’t smoke it.
He bought the whore but didn’t fuck it.[fn1]
Riiiight. 2 year olds come up with better excuses.
Bonus points for wingnut LaShawn Barber who came up with the following justification (prior to this awesome denial by Haggard):
Having said all that, I have to say this: No Christian should be surprised that Haggard may have given in to his perverted thoughts and turned them into perverted actions. It’s a temptation we all face (temptation in general, people, not necessarily the same-sex kind).
As Borat would say: we make to commit sex crime now? Niiiice.
FN1. I know “it” is objectification of a human being… but I the lines didn’t flow the same when “him” or “‘im” was used. I need a plosive there. Suggestions?
