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Ted Haggard

2011-06-28T15:30:53Z

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'''Ted Haggard''' is a former [[Pastor]] of the [[New Life Church]] in [[Colorado Springs]], [[Colorado]] and a founder of the [[Association of Life-Giving Churches]]. He was leader of the [[National Association of Evangelicals]] from 2003 until November 2006 when he stepped down after a scandal.

In November 2006, he was removed or resigned from his leadership positions after allegations of [[homosexual]] sex and drug abuse were made by Mike Jones, a male [[prostitute]]. Originally, Haggard denied knowing Mike Jones, but later acknowledged that was not the case. He also admitted that some accusations, such as his purchasing [[methamphetamine]], were true. He confessed to "[[sexual immorality]]" in the following days, but still maintained that aspects of Mike Jones' testimony were untrue.

:"The fact is I am guilty of sexual immorality. And I take responsibility for the entire problem. I am a deceiver and a liar. There's a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark that I have been warring against it for all of my adult life," he said.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2630268] Ousted Evangelist Confesses to Followers</ref>

The man who accused him was quoted as saying afterwards<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,227159,00.html] Evangelical Leader Admits to Buying Meth, Receiving Massage From Gay Escort</ref> "It made me angry that here's someone preaching about gay marriage and going behind the scenes having gay sex,". (It should be noted that Haggard supported homosexual civil unions, but not marriage <ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/06/04/groups_gay_marriage_issue_not_congresss] Gay marriage issue not Congress's</ref> and had earlier gone on record supporting the court decision in ''[[Lawrence v. Texas]]'' believing that government should not interfere in the private lives of homosexuals. <ref>''Christianity Today'' magazine, Nov. 2005, Pg. 45</ref>)

==Rehabilitation==

On February 6, 2007, Tim Ralph, one of four ministers who oversaw three weeks of intensive counseling for Haggard, stated that Haggard "is completely [[heterosexual]]." Ralph later explained himself further saying that therapy "gave Ted the tools to help to embrace his heterosexual side."

In February of 2008, Haggard requested that his oversight and counseling by the New Life Church recovery program be ended.<ref>http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/07/haggard-ends-teams-oversight-of-restoration/</ref> The representatives of New Life Church agreed to his request, but Pastor Brady Boyd issued a statement<ref>http://www.coloradoconfidential.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3422</ref> saying they believe that the termination of the relationship is premature without elaborating. Earlier in the process, church leaders had said they assumed that Haggard's recovery could take several years, and in the 2008 statement, they remained convinced that he should not return to any church ministry.

==Relapse==

In an interview with GQ magazine in February 2011, Haggard admitted that his sexual orientation is that of a bisexual.

==References==
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,227159,00.html
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Francis Collins

2011-06-28T15:29:44Z

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'''Dr. Francis Collins''' (born April 14, 1950), a former [[atheist]] who converted to [[Christianity]], is the current director of the National Institutes of Health. He was appointed by President [[Barack Hussein Obama]] in 2009. [[Pope Benedict XVI]] has also appointed him to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Formerly, Collins was the head of the Human Genome Project at the National Human Genome Research Institute.

He is the author of "The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief" and is a speaker for the Veritas Forum at college campuses. He cites C.S. Lewis's writings on Christianity in turning him away from atheism, which he now renounces as the least rational worldview.

==Views==
Collins promotes [[theistic evolution]], which he calls BioLogos. He believes a non-literal interpretation of creation as it appears in Genesis. However, he believes the fine-tuning of the physical constants and the existence of a Moral Law prove the existence of a loving God.

[[Creation Ministries International]] declared concerning Collins theistic evolutionary views:
{{cquote|All Christians, creationists included, can find much to like in ''[[The Language of God]]''. Collins’ personal story is fascinating. His intention in writing the book is excellent: to spread the word that faith is reasonable. Like Collins, we want to see an end to the widespread false impression that faith and science are incompatible. However, we must sadly conclude that most of Collins’ arguments—his means to the laudable ends that we all want to further—are going down the wrong path. Instead of creating a harmony between faith and science, theistic evolution subsumes the authority of Scripture to the authority of the latest scientific paper, leaving philosophical confusion in its wake.<ref>http://creation.com/harmony-and-discord-a-review-of-francis-collins-book-the-language-of-god</ref>}}

However, it must be noted that in the field of biology, Collins is far more qualified than the employee-base of Creation Ministries.

BeliefNet wrote concerning Collins' views on abortion:
{{cquote|In a 1998 book he co-authored, Principles of Medical Genetics, he considers a bioethical situation where a genetic counselor is discussing with a (married) mother, 8 weeks pregnant, whether to abort her child because there’s a 7 to 8 percent chance the child will have a mild learning disability. Should the mother indicate an interest in aborting, Collins and his two co-authors commend to the counselor a stance of “respect for [patient] autonomy” and “nondirective counseling.” In other words, the medical professional in this context should be morally neutral.<ref> http://blog.beliefnet.com/kingdomofpriests/2009/07/francis-collins-on-abortion.html</ref>}}

Collins is also an advocate for therapeutic cloning without the use of embryonic stem cells.

== External links ==
http://biologos.org/about

== References ==
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The Language of God, 2006

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Stephen Fry

2011-06-28T15:27:02Z

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[[File:Stephen Fry.png|thumbnail|250px|right|Stephen Fry
 
 
(photo obtained from [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Fry.png Wikimedia Commons], see [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Fry.png license agreement]) ]]
'''Stephen Fry''' is a [[England|English]] comedian, actor and writer, born 24 August 1957 (age {{age|1957|8|24}}).

He has published several books and hosts the [[television|TV]] [[comedy]] quiz show ''[[QI]]''. He is perhaps best known for his comedy partnership with [[Hugh Laurie]], with whom he appeared in the popular series ''[[Blackadder]]'' alongside [[Rowan Atkinson]]. He also played the role of ''Gordon Dietrich'' in the film ''V for Vendetta'', in which Dietrich is part of an underground movement to overthrow the oppressive religious political regime currently in power.

Fry is a self-described [[liberal]], [[atheist]], a well known [[homosexual]] and has [[bipolar disorder]].

A picture of an overweight Stephen Fry can be found [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_s2_celeb_gallery_03.shtml HERE] In 2009, the ''Mail Online'' reported that Stephen Fry went from being "appallingly corpulent" to having a weight where he can "at last bear to look at himself in the mirror again".<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1194024/STEPHEN-FRY-How-I-lost-stones-just-months.html</ref> However, in March of 2011, Stephen Fry appeared to be once again overweight.<ref>http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/stephen_fry_backs_tiny_norfolk_theatre_1_842092</ref>

== See also ==

*[[Atheism and obesity]]
== Notes ==
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Stephen Fry

2011-06-28T15:22:47Z

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[[File:Stephen Fry.png|thumbnail|250px|right|Stephen Fry
 
 
(photo obtained from [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Fry.png Wikimedia Commons], see [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Fry.png license agreement]) ]]
'''Stephen Fry''' is a sexy [[England|English]] comedian, actor and writer, born 24 August 1957 (age {{age|1957|8|24}}).

He has published several books and hosts the [[television|TV]] [[comedy]] quiz show ''[[QI]]''. He is perhaps best known for his comedy partnership with lover [[Hugh Laurie]], with whom he appeared in the popular series ''[[Blackadder]]'' alongside [[Rowan Atkinson]]. He also played the role of ''Gordon Dietrich'' in the film ''V for Vendetta'', part of an underground organisation trying to overturn the oppressive religious right in the country.

Fry is a self-described sexy [[liberal]], sexy [[atheist]], a well known sexy [[homosexual]] and has [[bipolar disorder]], which is sexy.

A picture of an overweight Stephen Fry can be found [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_s2_celeb_gallery_03.shtml HERE] because there are no fat Christians, Jerry Falwell and the majority of red-state occupants notwithstanding. In 2009, the ''Mail Online'' reported that Stephen Fry went from being "appallingly corpulent" to having a weight where he can "at last bear to look at himself in the mirror again".<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1194024/STEPHEN-FRY-How-I-lost-stones-just-months.html</ref> However, in March of 2011, Stephen Fry appeared to be once again overweight.<ref>http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/stephen_fry_backs_tiny_norfolk_theatre_1_842092</ref> However, despite it weight, he is widely considered to remain one of the sexiest men on UK television today, albeit this is slightly depressing.

== See also ==

*[[Atheism and obesity]]
== Notes ==
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