Lies of Convenience

Preface (mine): Mr. Farah has his convictions and I have mine. And they are at the opposite ends of the Bible. So you can read this article and try to make sense of Mr. Farah's opinion if you want, and if you can.

I ran into Mr. Farah's first contradiction between his second and fourth sentences. First he says of Ted Haggard, "He's the willing subject of a new documentary airing over and over and over again on HBO – 'The trials of Ted Haggard.' " And one sentence latter Mr. Farah asks, "I don't know what Haggard's motivations are for such a quick return to the public spotlight."


Money! could be one of the reasons, I say. After the documentary has been "airing over and over and over again on HBO," there may be some (big) residuals left over to pay the main subject of the project. I may be wrong. I don't really know the details of their contract; but the fact is that Ted Haggard has been on every talk show that would allow him to say his own confusing contradictions ("I am definitely a straight man... but my sexuality comes with some attachments." !!!) Attachments?! Ah! He must mean his penis. Perhaps his penis is the attachment his sexuality has that gets him into trouble with other men...

In that case, I have no sexuality, I am mainly one huge attachment (ahem, I am not bragging, mind you), and I get in "trouble" all the time. Hmm. In that case, I think I am starting to understand the Bible Mr. Farah and Mr. Haggart read... And you know what? I like MY Bible better; my Bible does not come with attachments so I can live freer than those two clowns. And I thank God for it!



Anderson Cooper and Ted Haggard

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Posted: February 07, 2009
1:00 am Eastern
© 2009

Ted Haggard, the disgraced pastor and former president of the National Association of Evangelicals, who admitted having sex with a male prostitute, is back in the news.

He's the willing subject of a new documentary airing over and over and over again on HBO – "The trials of Ted Haggard."

So there he was giving an interview to Larry King on CNN a week or so ago – making his comeback, so to speak.

I don't know what Haggard's motivations are for such a quick return to the public spotlight, only a year after the scandal. I do know the media are having a field day with him – especially CNN's Anderson Cooper.

The night after Larry King interviewed Haggard, Anderson was there to provide some "context" – talking to psychiatrist Paul Dobransky about homosexuality.

What did we learn from this interview?

Dobransky says: "When we talk about gender identity and sexual identity and sexual orientation, we're talking about something that's biological, not something that you choose."

What don't we learn from this interview?

We don't learn that Haggard was molested by a family friend in the second grade.

Why don't we learn that?

Because it would mitigate against the theory that homosexuality is biological and a condition that is unchangeable.

It's not so.

In fact, there are thousands of documented cases of homosexuals becoming heterosexuals. But this is not something the homosexual lobby wants you to know about. Nor, apparently, does Anderson Cooper.

The homosexual lobby also doesn't want you to know that nearly half of homosexual men report being sexually abused as children, compared with only 7 percent of heterosexual men. For some reason, Anderson Cooper doesn't want you to know that, either.

But here's what the CNN newsman does want you to know:

"There are plenty of gay Christians who are happily gay and happily Christian and have fulfilling lives."

"We have had a number of people on the show who say they have been cured of homosexuality, that they went through, whatever, reversion therapy or – but every one of them basically admits that they still are attracted to a member of the same sex, they're just forcing themselves to repress those feelings."

Before the scandal, Haggard was a "fierce opponent of gay rights."
About statement one: Is Cooper an expert on happy homosexuals or happy Christians? I know he has served as the cover boy for the Advocate, but I have not heard him speak openly about his own sexual preferences. Nor have I heard him discuss his own faith. Does he understand that what the Apostle Paul had to say about homosexuals? (Romans 1:22-27) Is he more of an expert on Christianity and homosexuality than Paul? One wonders just how many happy homosexual Christians Cooper has met.

About statement two: Let's see now. Cooper handpicks the guests he has on his program. How many members of Exodus International has be chosen to interview? My guess? None. If he did, he might not get so much favorable coverage from the homosexual press.

About statement three: Haggard was never a "fierce opponent of gay rights." Haggard's key issues before the scandal were the promotion of the phantom crisis of man-made global warming and using American taxpayer dollars, not the church's, to fight global poverty. On the question of whether homosexual activity was sin, Haggard was silent.

Now Haggard, reveling in media attention, is silent on nothing.

And neither is newsman Anderson Cooper.

He's got lots of opinions, which he happily shares with his viewers daily on CNN – all under the guise of giving you the straight news.

I don't know about you, but I don't think Anderson Cooper is capable of delivering the news straight.

Joseph Farah is founder, editor and CEO of WND and a nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate. His book "Taking America Back: A Radical Plan to Revive Freedom, Morality and Justice" has gained newfound popularity in the wake of November's election. Farah also edits the online intelligence newsletter Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, in which he utilizes his sources developed over 30 years in the news business.

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