has done more to harm his congregation and the church that he founded than anything Dawkins could ever say.
2006-12-23 03:32:57 · 5 answers · asked by Edward 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Amazing story of how a Born Againer does nasty things with a male prostitute and lies about it. He sure set back the Fundamentalist movement goal to demonize homosexuals.
Oh, he never touched the Meth he bought either - just like Clinton did not inhale.
2006-12-23 03:44:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything Mr. Dawkins would say just doesn't have much effect on Christians. He knows as much about Christians and Christianity as I do about basket weaving which ain't much!
It would be interesting to see the effects of the Ted Haggard story will have. His congregation says they stand behind him and they pray for him, but it seems not for the real Ted Haggard—they pray for a flawed man they believe should be (and can be) perfect. They pray for his salvation (read: perfection) in the eyes of God. In this scenario there can only be one outcome—failure.Tests of faith usually leads to stronger faith. I pray that his congregation and we all can take a deeper look inside ourselves and reevaluate our judgments about others—whether they hold our beliefs or not. Introspection, grace, forgiveness and inclusion should be the legacy of Ted Haggard. Time will tell ...
2006-12-23 12:21:20 · answer #2 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did more harm when he was preaching the lies he was telling than he did when he got caught.
He was never preaching the teachings of Jesus.
Love and blessings Don
2006-12-23 11:36:21 · answer #3 · answered by Simon says 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely. The "enemy within" is almost always the most harmful.
2006-12-23 11:51:35 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. He is getting more money than ever. Go figure!
2006-12-23 11:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋