Antigay Religious Leader Says Many Knew Haggard Was Gay
The Duke of Haggard, from The Sinner's Guide to the Evangelical Right
Rev. Louis P. Sheldon, head of a antigay evangelical group known as the Traditional Values Coalition says many leaders of the evangelical Right have known that Haggard was gay for some time. From The Jewish Week:
Sheldon disclosed that he and “a lot” of others knew about Haggard’s homosexuality “for awhile ... but we weren’t sure just how to deal with it.”Months before a male prostitute publicly revealed Haggard’s secret relationship with him, and the reverend’s drug use as well, “Ted and I had a discussion,” explained Sheldon, who said Haggard gave him a telltale signal then: “He said homosexuality is genetic. I said, no it isn’t. But I just knew he was covering up. They need to say that.”
Evidently, Jesus endorses hypocrisy. Here's what TVC has to say about homosexuality:
Homosexual behavior is explicitly condemned in both the Old and New Testaments as an abomination and a violation of God’s standards for sexuality. We oppose the normalization of sodomy as well as cross-dressing and other deviant sexual behaviors in our culture.Here's a video produced by Sheldon's homophobic group:
And don't forget to check out their “Homosexual Urban Legend Series”
Bill McCartney
