Apparently, the man who was outed by his gay escort found that he can be changed. The three ministers who were counceling him announced on Tuesday that the therapy had indeed worked. The interesting thing is that the counceling ministers also suggested that he goes into secular work. This does not come as a surprise since he severely damaged the church for which he served as pastor, not to mention the huge Evangelical organization of which he was head. If anyone remembers Jimmy Swaggert, it does make me wonder if, or when, we'll hear of more interesting news concerning Ted Haggard.
I never know what to make of people who find themselves in this situation. On one hand, I feel as though they have made a conscious effort to betray gay people everywhere in the way that they attempt to dehumanize glbt people, yet act on their own sexuality in a secret place somewhere. On the other hand, I wouldn't want to know the kind of self-loathing and weakness that makes a person become a closeted scandal waiting to happen. I suppose, in the end, all we can do is work for a better world for everyone and pray for people like Mr. Haggard.
I just thought that this was actually kind of funny. As many of us know, one of the largest arguments ever used to rationalize the discrimination of marriage rights to glbt people is that two people of the same sex can not procreate. Now, this is a scientific fact. Two people of the same sex can not procreate. However, the argument is always used against glbt people as if this were true of only them. Not all heterosexual couples can have children due to many issues. Many couples can have children, but simply choose not to. This proposal brought about in Washington state by a pro-marriage group, is meant to show exactly how ludicrous this argument is. They don't expect it to pass, and I sincerely hope it doesn't, but I do think it is rather effective. However, upon reading the article, it looks as though the opposing side still doesn't get it...
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