Haggard credits therapists, not clergy, for helping him understand himself
Ted Haggard Early in “The Trials of Ted Haggard,” an HBO documentary that will premiere Jan. 29, there is a scene showing Ted Haggard driving a U-Haul truck on an Arizona highway. Multiple cameras...
View ArticleGay bishop changes tune on Obama
V. Gene Robinson, the Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, has done a one-eighty regarding Barack Obama’s inauguration, now that Obama is letting him be part of the presidential pre-inauguration...
View ArticleDoes Rev. Don Armstrong lead a cult of personality?
My profile of the Rev. Donald Armstrong is scheduled to run Sunday, April 26, in the Gazette. Please read it at gazette.com. Below are more of my interviews with Donald and Jessie Armstrong. The...
View Article“Angels & Demons”: Intelligent Design redux?
“Angels & Demons,” the Hollywood film directed by Ron Howard that’s based on the novel by Dan Brown, author of the bestselling “The Da Vinci Code,” focuses on the continuing Tom Hanks in "Angels...
View ArticleIs Christian rhetoric partly to blame for abortion doctor’s murder?
Dr. George Tiller was murdered Sunday while handing out church brochures in his place of worship in Kansas. Based on police reports, it appears that the alleged murderer, Scott Roeder, was a religious...
View ArticleThe Hassoldt clan: Quite a handful
How do Steve and Shonni Hassoldt do it? This Colorado Springs couple, compelled by both their love of children and their Christian faith, have adopted seven children from various parts of the world....
View ArticleMike Jones: I was “fired for my past”
I received an email from Mike Jones on Thursday, July 2, in which he tells me he was fired from Christian Living Communities in Denver because of his having been a gay escort and his...
View ArticleFocus: “Challenging times” contribute to exodus of Love Won Out
Love Won Out, a Focus on the Family-sponsored program designed to help gays and lesbians overcome same-sex attraction, has been hit hard by the Focus founder Dobson family group’s financial woes. On...
View ArticleSprings family adopting Ethiopian baby, raising their brood to 11
In July I reported on the family of Steve and Shonni Hassodlt. They have three biological children and have adopted seven more children from around the world. They are devout Christians and view the...
View ArticleEvangelical leaders denounce Ugandan anti-gay bill
In my Dec. 27 column at gazette.com, I write about the controversy over the anti-gay bill in Uganda. You can read my column in the Gazette print version in the Local section this Sunday. Evangelical...
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