Ted Haggard gets TLC reality show. No, seriously

Ted Haggard

In yet another stupendous indication that society, at least the portion that’s about television, simply won’t stop digging its own intellectual grave:

Ted Haggard is coming to TLC.

The controversial Christian evangelical is getting his own reality project on the cable network. Ted Haggard: Scandalous will air as a one-hour special on the network.

Haggard was the head of the National Association of Evangelicals, leading 30 million followers across 45,000 churches, when he was caught having an affair with a male prostitute. He also admitted he had been using crystal meth.

The revelations generated worldwide headlines and forced Haggard to to leave the NAE. Haggard, his wife, and five children have since been trying to rebuild their family. The pastor speaks out about the TLC special after the jump…

“My family and I endured the darkest hours imaginable in the public spotlight, and have spent the last four years fighting and struggling to rebuild our lives, our faith and our family,” says Haggard in a statement. “Showing the world the new chapter of our lives will hopefully inspire others to find their own path to overcome their struggles and embrace the power of acceptance. The church is open to all, even those who have committed the darkest sins.”

I propose that those who are brave/bored/masochist/lame enough to watch this dreck pull out their stopwatches and measure just how long it takes before the obligatory assertion that, no, poor ol’ Ted is NOT gay! He’s just been mislead and tempted by all that enticing male flesh, that’s all!

(via Right Wing Watch)