I can't say I'm surprised by recent revelations concerning Ted Haggard.
Who knows what 'dark' secrets and goings-on plague the lives of many religious right leaders? I suspect that the 'moral' issues that so obsess many of these (mostly) middle aged men wield such a unique and powerful fascination that often they find it impossible not to blur the lines between concern and involvement.
What is strange, but also perhaps less than surprising, is Haggard's apparent reluctance to part with the full truth of the story. Why not lay all his cards on the table? What is it about powerful men when they fall that they still have to hedge their confessions with statements like "I didn't inhale" or "It was just a massage"?
I'm sure the psychologists have better answers than me to that question.
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