Some words from my heart about the Ted Haggard “Story”

I’ve already posted the following text as a comment in Andrew’s Blog, but then I decided to post it here as well…

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To me the unfair thing here is the rising up of the gay community in such an evil way. And I talk about “the community”, not about the precious personalities in it. Let me explain that to you:

It doesn’t matter how I decide. If I say it was good, that Haggards actions where exposed, gay people will bash the church and us as christians for being such hypocrites and doing the same thing behind closed doors.

If I say it was wrong of Mike Jones to expose these things, then the gay community will bash us for being unfair, against them, having no acceptance and no love for them.

So what?

This makes me really angry. And this whole media crap makes me angry even more.

And it makes me also angry, that our Brother Ted had to hide all this for so long. What kind of church did he found there? What is this evangelical movement all about? Is it possible, that what you judge you become yourself? (any bible reference here?)

Well, talking about getting angry might be the wrong term. But there is something rising up in me about this. Like the roar of a lion. I would prefer to silence them all just for 24 hours. [Not talking about killing them….] So that they have time to THINK instead of what they do now.

I for myself try to ask God what comes next. I try my best to let God do through me, what He wants. If that means serving people, then I do that. And I have no problem with talking to sexually tangled people about their problems and their lives. Not at all. I have acceptance and love for the people behind all this sin stuff. But not for the sin in itself.

And I am glad I have friends and brothers and sisters to whom I could always talk about problems with pornography or anything like that. I can even talk about that in church. I can ask people for help and prayer and can confess things. That is so wonderful. I am thankful to all who support the ministry God is allowing me to do and still I can be honest.

This should be the atmosphere a christian church should have. Not this fear, shame and *whatever* atmosphere.

[Of course anyone who has a more intensive problem in this area should go and get some good counseling and treatment for him/herself. Not everything is about a “happy and smiling” christian life. If you need to force yourself to put on a mask, get yourself some help soon!]

Hope you guys get my point here. I’m german and my english might be irritating somehow.

Blessings!

Tom

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