(Sigh..) Ted Haggard, the fallen pastor whose drug and gay sex habits were exposed not too long ago, has apparently gotten over it all and is getting his (new) mess together. The Christian Post excerpts an article from AP in which Mr. Haggard refuses to say plainly whether he’s a homosexual or heterosexual — but he and his wife are apparently still together. What’s more, the article makes it seem as if Mr. Haggard, in his conflicted sexual state, thinks all is well between him and the LORD. If that is the case, why does Mr. Haggard sound as if he perhaps condones homosexuality? In addition, he’s scheduled to appear on the “Oprah Winfrey Show”… and you know what that means.

And that quote on the left appeared about a month ago in another story on Haggard. It appears he may not have yet figured “what” he is.. and is still wrestling, fighting and arguing with the question of his sexuality. If he knew, wouldn’t he just say it? “I’m straight” isn’t a very hard thing to say…

Excerpt:

Ted Haggard: My Sexual Identity Can’t Be Put into Stereotypical Boxes

Speaking out two years after being embroiled in a gay sex scandal, former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard said Friday his sexual identity is complex and can’t be put into “stereotypical boxes,” but that his relationship with his wife is stronger than ever.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Haggard did not rule out a return to public life or the pulpit. He spoke before he appeared before TV critics in Los Angeles to promote “The Trials of Ted Haggard,” an HBO documentary on Haggard’s exile after his confession to “sexual immorality” and fall as a top evangelical leader.

“I am guilty. I am responsible,” Haggard, 52, said Friday in a phone interview. “I got off track, and I am deeply sorry and I repent … I’m moving along in a positive direction.”

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In a written apology at the time, Haggard confessed to a long battle against feelings contrary to his beliefs and admitted buying the drugs but said he never used them.

During a guest sermon last November at a friend’s church in Illinois, Haggard said a co-worker of his father molested him when he was 7, an experience that “started to produce fruit” later. Clarifying that Friday, Haggard said: “I’m certainly not saying that because of that, I did this. I did what I did by my choice, and I’m responsible for it.”

Haggard said he isn’t qualified to judge what factors into one’s sexuality, but still believes it’s “God’s perfect plan” for marriage to be between a man and woman.

“I think sexuality is confusing and complex,” Haggard said. “I am totally completely satisfied with the relationship with my wife now, but I went through a wandering in the wilderness time, and I just thank God I’m on the other side of that.”

Asked whether he could define his sexual identity, Haggard said: “The stereotypical boxes don’t work for me. My story’s got some gray areas in it. And, of course, I’m sad about that but it’s the reality.”

Later Friday, in a Q&A session with reporters at a Television Critics Association meeting in Universal City, Calif., Haggard said he should have been more open with his family and his congregation earlier, calling his actions “hypocrisy.”

Asked to expand on his attitude toward homosexuality, Haggard said, “I believe all human beings fall short of the standards they believe in.”

He added, “I would say the biggest change is I now know about hatred than I ever dreamed, and I know it doesn’t help. And I know more about judgment and I know it doesn’t help. Since my experience, I know more about the power of love and forgiveness. I know a lot more about the necessity of people not judging one another.” (Read the full article here…)