Ted Haggard

===Teachings on homosexuality===
In 2006, Haggard and his church supported [[Colorado Amendment 43]] to the Colorado Constitution.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pastor takes leave amid allegations of gay sex|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date= November 3, 2006|url= http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4588998}}</ref> It provided, "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/0506initrefr.nsf/89fb842d0401c52087256cbc00650696/23380a98467c22d48725715b00529593/$FILE/Amendment%2043.pdf|title=Colorado Amendment 43}}</ref> Although Colorado law already defined marriage as being between a man and a woman, Haggard and other gay marriage opponents sought to enshrine the prohibition in the state constitution, so that the [[Colorado Supreme Court]] would not have the power to declare the statute unconstitutional.  In the movie'' [[Jesus Camp]]'', Haggard says, "we don't have to debate about what we should think about homosexual activity. It's written in the Bible."<ref>{{cite news|url= http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003365311_jesuscamp08.html |title=Pastor will shut down controversial kids camp|access-date=2006-11-10|date=2006-11-08|work=The Seattle Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920212327/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003365311_jesuscamp08.html|archive-date=September 20, 2011}}</ref>  Haggard initially opposed [[same-sex marriage]], but supported [[civil union]]s for homosexual couples.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=34416 |title= Ted Haggard is OK with gay marriage but not really |date= January 9, 2009 |access-date= 2010-10-28 |work=The San Francisco Chronicle |first=Joe |last=Garofoli}}</ref>  He later came to support same-sex marriage as a civil institution, saying that while he still believes it is forbidden under Biblical law, he feels that "we need to be careful not to inculcate [biblical law] into civil law."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/10/19/ted-haggard-says-same-sex-marriage-should-be-legal-states|title=Ted Haggard Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal in States |date=October 18, 2012|access-date=2012-10-22|work=Advocate.com |first=Sunnivie  |last=Brydum}}</ref>

Under Haggard's leadership, the NAE released "For the Health of the Nation: An Evangelical Call to Civic Responsibility" in late 2004, "a document urging engagement in traditional [[culture war]] issues such as [[abortion]] and [[gay marriage]] but also [[poverty]], [[education]], [[taxes]], [[welfare (financial aid)|welfare]], and [[immigration]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nae.net/for-the-health-of-the-nation/|title=For the Health of the Nation|date=September 23, 2018|website=National Association of Evangelicals}}</ref> The NAE has stated that "homosexual activity, like adulterous relationships, is clearly condemned in the Scriptures."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RO9hCwAAQBAJ&q=nae+%22homosexual+activity%2C+like+adulterous+relationships%2C+is+clearly+condemned+in+the+Scriptures%22&pg=PT124|title=Unchanging Witness: The Consistent Christian Teaching on Homosexuality in Scripture and Tradition|first1=S. Donald|last1=Fortson|first2=Rollin G.|last2=Grams|year= 2016|publisher=B&H Publishing Group|isbn=9781433687907|via=Google Books}}</ref>