Later when confronted with more evidence in support of the allegations, Haggard admitted to purchasing the crystal meth and having a massage.
Losing his job and his reputation was not only a punishment for Rev. Haggard, it was a heavy blow for his wife and children.
Here's information about the marriage of Ted Haggard and Gayle Alcorn.
Eric Gorski. "Disgraced pastor faces more gay sex accusations." SFGate.com. 1/23/2009.
6/23/08: Ted Haggard quit the recommended spiritual restoration program and counseling sessions early and moved back to Colorado Springs, Colorado with his family.
2/6/07: Saying he is not gay, Ted Haggard claimed he was a changed man after 3 weeks of intensive counseling. He planned on leaving Colorado Springs, continuing marriage counseling, and studying psychology online with his wife.
Born:
Ted Arthur Haggard: June 27, 1956 in Indiana.Gayle Alcorn: 1957.
How Ted and Gayle Met:
Ted and Gayle met during Ted's senior year at college when Gayle was a junior.Wedding Date:
Ted and Gayle were married in 1978 after he graduated.Children:
Ted and Gayle have five children: one daughter and 4 sons.Source: Eric Gorski. "Ted Haggard, Disgraced Pastor, Returns as Christian Businessman." HuffingtonPost.com. 11/23/08.
Joe Garofoli: "... the only job he can get is as a traveling health insurance salesman. After several scenes of schlepping his family from motel to rented home of a friend to cramped apartment in a moving van, he eventually looks at the camera and says, "I'm a first-class loser."
Source: Joe Garofoli. "Trials of Ted Haggard: documentary of a fall." SFGate.com. 1/24/2009.
Gayle Haggard: Gayle is an author.
Ted Haggard Sex Scandal -- November 2006:
An outspoken critic of gay marriage, Rev. Ted Haggard was considered a hypocrite by Michael Jones, the gay bodybuilder who said he had a three-year relationship with Haggard.Ted Haggard, 11/01/2006: "I did not have a homosexual relationship with a man in Denver. I am steady with my wife. I'm faithful to my wife."
Source: Time.com
Michael Jones, 11/03/2006: "He's up there preaching to millions that gays shouldn't be allowed to marry while he's running around behind his wife's back having sex with a gay man."
Source: Denverpost.com
Gayle: "I know your hearts are broken; mine is as well ... What I want you to know is that I love my husband, Ted Haggard, with all my heart. I am committed to him until death "do us part." We started this journey together and with the grace of God, we will finish together."
Source: NewLifeChurch.org 11/5/2006
Ted: "Gayle and I have given our lives to New Life Church and we'll be OK."
Source: Cnn.com 11/03/2006.
Ted Haggard to church members, 11/5/2006: "... I am guilty of sexual immorality ... I am a deceiver and a liar ... I began deceiving those I love the most because I didn't want to hurt or disappoint them ... It is important that you know how much I love and appreciate my wife, Gayle. What I did should never reflect in a negative way on her relationship with me. She has been and continues to be incredible ... Gayle and I need to be gone for a while. We will never return to a leadership role at New Life Church."
Source: NewLifeChurch.org
New Life Church Board: "... proven without a doubt that he [Ted Haggard] has committed sexually immoral conduct ... we have decided that the most positive and productive direction for our church is his dismissal and removal."
Source: New Life Church Press Release. 11/2006
Quotes About the Marriage of Ted and Gayle Haggard:
Gayle Haggard on why she stayed: "The first is that I really do love this man. And I know that he's more than any complications, flaws and sins that he's committed. And the second reason is because of my faith."Source: Haggard to King: I'm guilty enough of so many things." Cnn.com. 1/29/2009.
Ted: "I thought Gayle would leave me over this. Actually, I recommended that she leave me over this ... I've had a very satisfying relationship for 30 years with my wife. This did not happen because of dissatisfaction with Gayle. This happened because of something else going on inside of me."
Source: Haggard to King: I'm guilty enough of so many things." Cnn.com. 1/29/2009.
Patton Dodd: "... Mr. Haggard had close family ties, taking a Sabbath day at home every Saturday to be with his wife and five children."
Source: Nytimes.com
Ted: "I have thoroughly discussed my sex life with my wife and my therapist. I am very pleased with where I am today and I am completely contented with my relationship with my wife."
Source: Joe Garofoli. "Trials of Ted Haggard: documentary of a fall." SFGate.com. 1/24/2009.
wowOwow Staff: "Gayle, the wife of former Colorado New Life Church Pastor Ted Haggard, will tell Oprah Winfrey today that she knew about her husband’s same-sex struggles for years and had hoped he had a handle on things. But then, in 2006, their world came crashing down when a male prostitute came forward about a relationship with Haggard. "The first words out of my mouth were, ‘Who are you?’" she said, according to a publicity release issued Tuesday by Harpo Productions. Adding to the Haggards’ lack of marital bliss is the news this week that Haggard also masturbated in front of a then-22-year-old church volunteer in 2005."
Source: "Ted Haggard's Wife to Ophrah: I Knew About Gay Desires.". wowOwow.com. 1/28/2009.
Gayle: "I can't think of anything that would have been a greater shock to me, and, literally, I felt as though the rug had been pulled out from under me ... I was going to stay with Ted because, first of all, I love him deeply and I knew that we had a very real relationship. I choose to forgive him, and I choose to love him. I made the decision. Then I had to work it out. And that was the painful process for me."
Source: "Evangelist Ted Haggard, His Wife and the Gay Sex Scandal." Oprah.com. 1/28/09.
Time.com: "Haggard said he became suicidal but eventually emerged with a stronger Christian faith and marriage than he'd ever had. "My wife — all my sin and shame fell on her. People treated her as if she had fallen," he said. "And my children — they all went through carrying my shame. And I am so sorry that I did that to my family."
Source: "Disgraced Pastor: 'I Was Abused As a Child." Time.com. 11/12/08.
Ted about what he wanted out of life: "I want my finances in order, my kids trained, and my wife to love life. I want good friends who are a delight and who provide protection for my family and me should life become difficult someday ... I don't want surprises, scandals, or secrets ... I want stability and, at the same time, steady, forward movement."
Source: Dog Training, Fly Fishing, And Sharing Christ In The 21st Century: Empowering Your Church To Build Community Through Shared Interests, pages 8-9.
