Ted Haggard and his miracle cure

Mustang Bobby explains it all:

So, how did they prove that he's "completely heterosexual" now? Wait; on second thought, I don't want to know.

Take it from someone who's been "acting-out" (interesting choice of words) for most of his adult life; just because you only did it with one guy doesn't mean anything. It's the thought that counts, and as most folks who are raised Catholic will tell you, when you think about it, you might as well be doing it; the thought of the sin is just as good (or bad) as the sin itself. I'm willing to bet that the same applies to the evangelicals as well. And I'll also bet you five bucks that if you ran a copy of Blueboy or Drummer past Rev. Ted today, he'd fire up the old Evinrude.

I'm also sure that once he's pronounced "cured" he's going to go around the country hawking some snake-oil DVD on how to stop being gay. Yes, for only $89.95, you too can stop being gay! Throw away those Speedo catalogues and your Pier One credit card and discover the joys of Spike TV! Here, have a Snickers.

And then again in comments in response to a comment:

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But apparently most of the right wing of the Republican Party (which seems to be redundant) cares a great deal about who's gay and who isn't. They run for office by trying to frighten the bejesus out of Americans by telling them that the Radical Homosexuals are bent (no pun intended) on recruiting teens and destroying the country by doing such terrible things as getting married and raising children. Horrors!

I don't know about your friend in person, but if my experience is any guide, she was probably gay from birth. She just didn't admit it to herself and do anything about it she was 26. I know a lot of men who didn't come out of the closet until their 40's or 50's. The difference between them and me was that I knew I was gay from the git-go and was honest about it.

You don't get to choose to be gay any more than you choose to be black (Michael Jackson notwithstanding). Sure, the Religious Reich claims that it's a choice, but they have to; if it can be proved that being gay is innate, then all their vile prejudice and propaganda becomes no different than racism. And they know that every time there's a story about gay marriage or a gay celebrity coming out, they can send out a fund-raising letter to the foolish and the weak and meet their quota for the quarter. Isn't it funny how everyone they ask whether they think being gay is something you're born with is straight. Ask us sometime. I don't know a gay person who claims that they actually chose it, and I don't know anyone who would actually chose to "switch back."

Being gay isn't just about sex any more than being straight is. The problem is that the anti-gay crowd -- of which Rev. Ted was a strong and vocal leader until he got busted -- is that they are the ones who are obsessed with gay sex; far more than anyone I know on this side of the street.
Mustang Bobby | Homepage | 02.06.07 - 5:28 pm | #