Ted Haggard

The sad story of Ted Haggard made national news this week. The president of the National Association of Evangelicals has been accussed of having sex with a man as well as having a drug problem. In another example of fundamental (pun intended) irony, a crusader against gay privileges and rights may be a homosexual. This case and others demonstrate how much easier it is to have an opinion or belief than to live it. I was speaking with a collegue yesteday - a good liberal - who was bemoaning how few white kids were in his child's school. While the facts about Mr. Haggard have not been compiled completely, I cannot help but wonder how his fate might have been different if he had focused more on being a pastor and less on being a politico.