Former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard and his wife are planning another TV appearance, this time to talk about their marriage.
The two are in Los Angeles taping an appearance on the syndicated Twentieth Television show "Divorce Court," to be broadcast nationally April 1.
The show's presiding judge, Lynn Toler, is interviewing the couple about how their marriage survived after a male prostitute from Denver alleged a cash-for-sex relationship with Ted Haggard in November 2006, executive producer Mark Koberg said.
The scandal prompted Haggard to resign as president of the National Association of Evangelicals and New Life Church in Colorado Springs.
The Haggards say their marriage and Christian faith are stronger than ever, and they want people to know that divorce is not the answer.
"This is part of Ted's journey," Gayle Haggard said. "It's made him a better man. I see what has happened as a divine rescue."
She said she was helped through her darkest hours by the biblical principles of forgiveness, compassion and steadfastness, along with her husband's genuine repentance.
The couple will be paid an undisclosed amount for the interview, the latest in a series of public appearances that started in January when Ted Haggard began promoting an HBO documentary about his time in exile. He also has appeared on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Larry King Live."
Source: AP
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I'm sorry I believe in forgiveness, repenting and confessing your sins, but this is ridiculous. I saw the couple on Oprah and he wasn't sharing his story to help anyone, it was more trying to justify what he's done or what he really is. He actually said that he has come to accept who he is, so thats not a true marriage. So how are they to help other marriages survive or even be an example? Mrs. Haggard is either blind, money crazy, insecure, or feel she isn't worthy enough for a better man, life, or her own safety (health wise).
I also saw the intrerview and felt saddness for both of them. It is unconscionable what he has done to his family, chruch, and community. It's not only him, but all the Christians that struggle with their gay orientation and drag others into this nightmare that they have not asked to be apart of. I have more compassion for the victims of this behavior then the person in denial.
For the people who say they believe in forgiveness, repenting and confessing your sins but really don't, SHAME ON YOU!! We are not the judges to continue to hold a person's past over their heads. If you say with your mouth one thing and truly believe another, you my friend are a hypocrite.
I applaud the Haggards for remaining together and willing to share their journey to a normal life. I believe in the dispensation of time the darkness of the deed will be completely overshadowed by the divine Love and Light found only in God's Word. I also believe that the true healing process comes when we recognize our sins, be true to ourselves and others, face them head on and declare victory over them.
Light brings deliverance and displays Love. Darkness breeds confusion and contention which are not of God.