Haggard convinced he's 'completely heterosexual,' minister says

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DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- One of four ministers who oversaw three weeks of intensive counseling for the Rev. Ted Haggard said the disgraced minister emerged convinced that he is "completely heterosexual."

Haggard also said his sexual contact with men was limited to the former male prostitute who came forward with sexual allegations, the Rev. Tim Ralph of Larkspur told The Denver Post for a story in Tuesday's edition.

"He is completely heterosexual," Ralph said. "That is something he discovered. It was the acting-out situations where things took place. It wasn't a constant thing."

Ralph said the board spoke with people close to Haggard while investigating his claim that his only extramarital sexual contact happened with Mike Jones. The board found no evidence to the contrary.

"If we're going to be proved wrong, somebody else is going to come forward, and that usually happens really quickly," he said. "We're into this thing over 90 days and it hasn't happened."

Haggard resigned as president of the National Association of Evangelicals last year after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced. He was also forced out from the 14,000 New Life Church that he founded years ago in his basement after Jones alleged Haggard paid him for sex and sometimes used methamphetamine when they were together. Haggard, who is married, has publicly admitted to "sexual immorality." (Gallery)

Haggard said in an e-mail Sunday, his first communication in three months to church members, that he and his wife, Gayle, plan to pursue master's degrees in psychology. The e-mail said the family hasn't decided where to move but that they were considering Missouri and Iowa.

Another oversight board member, the Rev. Mike Ware of Westminster, said the group recommended the move out of town and the Haggards agreed.

"This is a good place for Ted," Ware said. "It's hard to heal in Colorado Springs right now. It's like an open wound. He needs to get somewhere he can get the wound healed."

It was also the oversight board that strongly urged Haggard to go into secular work.

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must be a great program to turn someone away from being gay in 3 weeks...

[GaryC 7]

must be a great program to turn someone away from being gay in 3 weeks...

These guys give all Christians a bad name. As God himself said in the movie "Oh God": "tell him I would like him to shut up".

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must be a great program to turn someone away from being gay in 3 weeks...

I feel more heterosexual just reading about it.

[pedroh 21]

omg he 1s t3h gayzorz!!!

ROFLCOPTER..

[Robor007 0]

These guys give all Christians a bad name. As God himself said in the movie "Oh God": "tell him I would like him to shut up".

Are you saying you don't approve of a meth using bisexual spiritual leader?

I'm sure he will make a great psychologist.