Disgraced Pastor To Appear On Divorce Court

DENVER (AP) - Disgraced pastor Ted Haggard says he wanted his
wife to divorce him after a sex scandal involving another man, but
she refused.
Haggard made the comments in a two-part episode of the
syndicated television show "Divorce Court" to be broadcast April
1-2. The show released a partial transcript Tuesday.
Haggard resigned as pastor of New Life Church in Colorado
Springs and as president of the National Association of
Evangelicals after a male prostitute alleged a cash-for-sex
relationship with him in 2006.
Haggard confessed to "sexual immorality."
Both Haggard and his wife Gayle appear on "Divorce Court," but
her comments about the possibility of a divorce weren't released.
Haggard says he had become so "toxic" that he thought a
divorce was best for his wife and children. He said she replied,
"No way. I'm not going to do that."

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