Archive - Nov 19, 2006

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Haggard's Accountability and Forgiveness

I was wrong. I predicted the mainstream media would not report on the Haggard story unless there were further revelations of impropriety or disruptions within his former church. The New York Times--yes, it's the only paper I read on a daily basis--has an excellent article on the structure of accountability that Ted Haggard formed at New Life Church in Colorado. Although the headline editor gave it a "hoisted on his own petard" spin, Laurie Goodstein provides a sensitive insight into the meaning and mechanics of Christian accountability.