Reply #16: I understand what he is saying.

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Being a moral failure does not make one a hypocrite. Being a moral failure just makes one a moral failure-a sinner, if you will. I'm sure that Haggard believes wholeheartedly in what he preaches, he is just unable to conform his own life to the image he is selling. His career is ruined, his reputation is dashed, but I bet he learns something from this experience. The apostle Paul, who once lamented that "I do not understand why I do the things I hate" also reports that a certain "teacher" from Corinth had been "handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh that his spirit might be saved". I wish Haggard well-I hope he learns from this experience and becomes a better, more tolerant, less judgemental man for it.