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Originally Posted by wmanion
I watched the documentary about Ted Haggard on HBO last night and I could actually see that he was hurt that the church exiled him and that he is no longer welcome, and can never serve in that church again. However, he still does not see. I am a believer in the "reap what you sew," philosophy and I wish that he could see that everything he feels about the church turning their back on him is the same thing he has been making the GLBT community feel for years. We have been exiled from the church (although many are starting to change) and now he is feeling what we have been feeling for years. I just wish he could relate.
Bill
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The barrier to him understanding that is that he sees himself as very different from 'the gay community.'
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