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The trials of Ted Haggard

posted 13 years ago by ruffster05
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Alexandra,
I just finished watching the HBO special on the documentary that you produced "The Trials of Ted Haggard." I also read Gayle Haggard's book "Why I Stayed," and I want to thank you for producing this film. It was a blessing to my husband and myself and I recommend the documentary and book to everyone. Because of the documentary my husband and I have started attending church again, Ted Haggard's new church, St.James Church here in Colorado Springs. They are awesome people and God has worked in my life through their story. Thanks again for producing this documentary.
Kathy

[–] Lakemystery3 13 years ago

Will Ted continue with his hypocrisy? Will he keep preaching the evils of certain acts while he continues in those acts? He reminds me of the old saying, "Do as I say, not as I do." Will he keep passing judgment on people he has never met, never spoken to, and genuinely does not care about?

Or do you think he will have learned his lesson, that it is not his place to pass judgment on people.

Edit:
BTW, I live here in Colorado Springs as well, and not everybody is proud of him.

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"She flattened a Dear John with a John Deere." - Douglas Wambaugh

[–] cinderella_daisy 13 years ago

I have met Ted and Gayle Haggard and been to their house and I go to St. James Church, here in Colorado Springs, and I think Ted is past that. He does have some beliefs that not everyone agrees with and there are a lot of people here in Colorado Springs who don't like him, but I have been to many churches in my life. I am 30 years old and basically started going to church when my parents took me as a baby. I was always skeptical of church because of what I read in the Bible and our own trials and judgments passed on us by my parents being divorced, by me having boyfriends and losing my virginity at a young age. I have prayed about this church and Ted. Honestly, I remember seeing him on tv 6 years ago before everything happened and I wasn't sure if I liked him. Then I read his mission statement on his church website, my husband was delivering to him for Scwhwan's and I met him. I have never been hugged by a pastor or invited to their house, I have never been known by my pastor or felt so welcomed by one in all my life. Ted talks highly of my husband and I at his church and he does this about everyone. Whenever I see him, and Gayle, they know my name, reach out and hug me and welcome me. I have shared my woes and pain with them and other members of the church and have not received any judgment or coldness, just love and support, even when I missed 4 Sundays in a row due to family obligations. Think whatever you want of Ted Haggard, but he is a good man, who has been broken and out of that brokenness he has helped so many people. Including me. I wanted so much to give up on judgmental, legalistic, cold churches and friends and he and his church, my church, has completely turned that around for me.