The more things change, the more they stay the same – I recall a similar cycle taking place in the 1980′s:
Religious right gets strong influence in politics
Series of over-the-top scandals occur
Public Christianity turns inward for a time
Regarding Haggard himself, I’m hetero, but he set off my gaydar when I saw him in the news >before

that last should have ended:
before the scandal hit the news

James Dobson is doing quite well David. With or without your snideness.
You should feel shame about your being drawn to leftists and think about focusing on the family of the Church. What “the Left” has done to the family is just about as satanic as it gets.
It is time, far, far past time, for Christians to rid themselves and their churches of this contesting with the gay agenda and the hedonists that perpetuate this contradictory lifestyle to Christian life. Let these people wallow and march in their cloice of life and be done with them. Too much dust has collected on the shoes of Christians – like James Dobson – and it needs to be cast away.
Hopefully what will come out of the Haggard thing is that he repents.
That word means turn from sin.
Notice that that is something that your leftist buds will not do. In fact celebrating and promoting sins is what “the Left” calls diversity and tolerance and a civil right. OK. For them, that is fine. But not for Christ Jesus and those that willingly want to follow what He taught. Those that were first called “Christians” in Antioch.
And let’s hope that Haggard and his “wife” make it through all of this and lead a life in the only kind of marriage that Jesus ever authorized.
The kind of family life that James Dobson agrees with Jesus about.
David,
You will need to do a lot of learning and growing to ever do the Church of Christ the service that James Dobson has done. You should feel shame in your derogatory tone about him, but I doubt that it will happen anytime soon, as long as you allow liberal theology and its proponents and adherants to infect you.

James Dobson and his ilk are perfect representations of the spirit of Anti-Christ. Nothing Christ like about them. Pure evil. Watch Dobson’s pathetic interview with Bundy to understand the psychopathic nature of Dobson.
It is because of my love for my savior that I speak against the wickedness that Dobson represents.
I strive to have the “mind of Christ” not the “mind of Dobson.”
God save us from this pernicious and deadly cancer that presents itself as Christianity and is in fact the spirit of Satan.

Tom,
In what does Dobson err?
You cannot find a thing against this man.
Apologize and repent.

David wasn’t being “snide” about James Dobson, Donny. He was being ACCURATE!
“What “the Left” has done to the family is just about as satanic as it gets.”
Um, correct me if I’m wrong, but New Life Church is NOT a representative of “the Left”, donny. Nor are any of the other “leaders” of “the right” who commit adultery, offer cops $20 to have sex with them, or – for that matter – get D-I-V-O-R-C-E-D.
“You cannot find a thing against this man.”
GUFFAAWWW!
“Apologize and repent.”
bwahahahhahaaaa

Ok, people There is no reason to slander and attack each other. The liberals have their problems and so do the conservatives….Conservatives on one side preach the gospel but do not help others ( the sick the homeless etc etc) as much as they should, and the Liberals are all about Social evangelicaism and feeding the homeless and helping the down and out but sometimes water down the amazing power and truth of the scriptures. It is better to talk and listen and pray and ask God what to do with yourself and others. We all know that everyone can produce a list of the above faults but as jesus said remove the log before the spintler out of your eye.
From Crunchy Con’s site:
Every person is a child of God. Always speak respectfully. One can disagree without being disagreeable.
As you patiently listen and observe the behavior of others, be open to the possibility that God can change the views of any or all parties in the discussion.
Listen patiently before formulating responses.
Strive to understand the experience out of which others have arrived at their views.
Be careful in how you express personal offense at differing opinions. Otherwise dialogue may be inhibited.
Accurately reflect the views of others when speaking. This is especially important when you disagree with that position.
Avoid using inflammatory words, derogatory names, or an excited and angry voice.
Avoid making generalizations about individuals and groups. Make your point with specific evidence and examples.
Make use of facilitators and mediators.
Remember that people are defined, ultimately, by their relationship with God–not by the flaws we discover, or think we discover, in their views and actions.
In other thoughts, a friend of mine wrote this
Hi Everyone,
I lost my temper today, and used a word that I immediately regretted using. It’s a long story. Suffice it to say, I’m working with contractors on remodeling my pool and lanai, and things aren’t going well. Part of me wants to tell you the story so you won’t think I lost my temper over nothing. But the size of the problem doesn’t really matter. There was no justification. There was no excuse.
I immediately apologized. The contractor laughed and said that he understood. We then finished our business and I hung up. But it still bothered me. I didn’t want the incident to define my character or my image. So after a half hour I called him back. I think he was hesitant to take the call, but when I told him that the only reason for my call was to make sure that he understood the regret and the sincerity of my apology, he was pleasantly surprised. As anyone would, he said that the call wasn’t necessary, that he understood the situation. But when I would allow no excuses and conveyed my remorse (for what I felt in my heart was deeper than regret), he became silent and then he quietly told me that he appreciated the call, that it doesn’t happen often, and that he accepted my apology. It didn’t fix the problem with the remodeling, but it did help repair the dent in my reputation, and the hole in my spirit.
The reason I’m sharing this (because it is embarrassing to do so) is to share with you the importance of “righting wrongs”. We all do wrong. We are fallible, and, unfortunately, flawed by a nature of sin. The problem is our culture has created an environment where we feel like it is OK to do wrong, especially if we really didn’t mean it or if circumstances seem to justify it. And if we did do wrong, then others should understand, especially if we say we are sorry. We don’t need to take the extra step of correcting what we did. After all, the other party wasn’t entirely innocent either. But that is not what Jesus told us to do. He said, in Matthew 5:23-24, “This is how I want you to conduct yourself in these matters. If you enter your place of worship and, about to make an offering, you suddenly remember a grudge a friend has against you, abandon your offering, leave immediately, go to this friend and make things right. Then and only then, come back and work things out with God.” Notice, we are to “make things right”. Also notice that when we don’t, it affects our relationship with God. This is a very important concept.
It takes courage and humility to go and make wrongs right. When we don’t do it, it usually indicates we are prideful and possibly fearful. You should also know that there is a tremendous side benefit to righting wrongs. By taking the extra effort, it makes it less likely for you to repeat the failure. (Believe me.) So learn this lesson from my painful experience. It is best not to do wrong at all. But if you do, ask the Holy Spirit to help you, swallow your pride, face your fear of how they will respond, and go right the wrong. It will improve your character, improve the relationship with the person wronged, and draw you closer to God. … … … Perhaps you can think of a wrong that needs to be made right today?

Every person is a child of God.
That’s from the CrunchyCon site, whose host routinely treats dissenters like pond scum?
You have got to be kidding.

Just a very simple comment that should keep you busy and wondering for quite some time.
Research the name: TOM PAPANIA, “MAFIA to MINISTRY”….check out a letter dated September 24, 2002. The letter is addressed to: MR. BRIAN KARJALA, from: DAVID HARDING on FOCUS ON THE FAMILY letterhead.
You can research it from there and draw your own conclusion.
God Bless,
Bobby Brown
bobbybrown.com