'Celebrity Wife Swap': Ted Haggard Talks His Views On Gay Marriage (VIDEO)

It was certainly a memorable "Celebrity Wife Swap" (Tue., 9 p.m. EST on ABC) when Gary Busey's fiancee Steffanie Sampson switched places with Ted Haggard's wife, Gayle. Haggard became infamous when a gay sex scandal erupted in 2006, in which a masseur alleged that Haggard had paid him for sex for three years.

While Haggard stepped down from his position at New Life Church, he and his wife did stay together, and even returned to Colorado Springs. Sampson noticed, though, that the whole ordeal still hangs like a heavy cloud over the family. She was particularly concerned about a passage she read in Gayle's book about the incident that suggested the masseur was doing the Devil's work.

She confronted Haggard about his opinions on gay marriage, and he said that while he supported civil unions, he couldn't support same-sex marriage, emphasizing the word "we" instead of "I" or "me" when describing his views.

"I feel like Ted cannot speak freely about certain things," Sampson said later. "Because he really has to the public-faced Ted and say what he thinks the public wants to hear." Haggard continued his rhetoric on an appearance on "Good Day LA" to promote the "Swap" episode.

"Celebrity Wife Swap" continues Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. EST on ABC.

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Comments

[Paul Junior]

11:14 PM on 01/08/2012

Interesting articles on the origin of the HIV virus and AIDS. Some here on HP believe the virus was first spread by heterosexuals. These excerpts from the summaries of studies on the "Origin of Aids" should clear up some of the confusion:

As reported in the New York Times on October 17, 2011: “…And a virus that, against all odds, appears to have made it from one ape in the central African jungle to one Haitian bureaucrat leaving Zaire for home and then to a few dozen men in California gay bars before it was even noticed.”

A recent article in ehow.com states… “It wasn't until 1981 when the first AIDS case was reported in the United States. While not coined "AIDS" at the time, gay men from New York to California were turning up in hospitals with opportunistic infections and cancers that couldn't be treated due to failing immune systems.” (ehow.com/facts)

[practiceempathy]

11:37 AM on 01/09/2012

"These excerpts from the summaries of studies on the "Origin of Aids" should clear up some of the confusion"

How convenient.

Clear up any confusion?

These are THEORIES.

[Paul Junior]

12:11 PM on 01/09/2012

So is GRAVITY... !!!:)

[kathy smelser]

05:54 AM on 01/06/2012

WOW you just could not get any lower than to value anything this guy has to say the WORLD would be better off if we just get rid of people like him

[adam646l]

04:06 PM on 01/05/2012

He should hang with Marcus Bachmann. Perhpas they can pray it all away

[adam646l]

04:02 PM on 01/05/2012

Ted is talking Semantics"? Same sex marriage existed in the curch till about the 7th Century AD. Ted has no business in ANY ministry. He needs help. I pray for him and his poor wife.

[yovinny100]

03:08 PM on 01/05/2012

He won't openly support gay marriage, but he's up for methed up gay sex with a male prostitute.

[adam646l]

04:06 PM on 01/05/2012

Neither my husband nor I give a rat's furry behind what this foolish, sad man thinks of our marriage. But I will pray for him.

[mbarth0725]

03:00 PM on 01/05/2012

Teachers are to be held to a higher standard...I wouldn't want to be him.........

[champagne charlie]

02:01 PM on 01/05/2012

Well one thing Ted does know about, being gay!

[clmail40]

01:53 PM on 01/05/2012

using the argument that marriage "has historically been between a man and a woman" is so lame.. very few things in life are absolute.. very few things remain static

to quote eddie murphy in "Coming to America" .. it is ALSO tradition that things must, and always do, change my friend..

[mypathoflight]

03:06 PM on 01/05/2012

You're so correct. The arguments "Voting has traditionally been reserved for men" or "Blacks have traditionally been slaves" were probably used at their day. They are ridiculous arguments.

[Paul Junior]

01:37 PM on 01/05/2012

When will it become obvious to the homosexual community and its supporters that marital advantages such as those enjoyed in the way of tax and insurance breaks have been designed to benefit a heterosexual married couple in order to compensate for the cost of birthing and raising their own biological children. Additionally... when will it become obvious to the average American citizen sypathetic with homosexuals that these advantages afforded married couples are some of the main reasons homosexuals want to be permitted to marry in the first place. The other advantage is that of being able to adopt innocent children who many times conform to the homosexual lifestyle. Don't respond by denying kids can convert to that lifestyle... as ample evidence proves the contrary.

[frankieboy26]

02:06 PM on 01/05/2012

Where is this "ample evidence" that proves that a child of a homosexual couple will "conform" to that lifestyle?

[lucydina42]

02:37 PM on 01/05/2012

There is no evidence. I've been teaching for 25 years and have had many same-sex parents. Funny that in every one of these cases, their children were hetero.

[mypathoflight]

03:08 PM on 01/05/2012

Funny, my heterosexual parents didn't seem to have any affect on making me conform to their lifestyle. LOL

[jimmcph1]

02:19 PM on 01/05/2012

Please provide the ample evidence that proves kids can be converted to gay. I'm very interested in this proof.

[davidblanket]

01:32 PM on 01/05/2012

His wife must be a saint.

[adam646l]

04:19 PM on 01/05/2012

Or terribly abused or hanging around for the wealth

[practiceempathy]

11:38 AM on 01/09/2012

Or completely in denial.

Or nuts.

Or both.

[bmitche]

01:22 PM on 01/05/2012

I'm wonder if anyone really wants to hear anything this guy has to say.

[kyprice9]

01:34 PM on 01/05/2012

I don't wanna hear anything about gay's, period.

[adam646l]

04:21 PM on 01/05/2012

ANd we hope never to hear anything about you, ever. So, please, feel free to disappear into the background

[Catjulie]

02:10 PM on 01/08/2012

They like telling us.

[RJB6]

01:52 PM on 01/05/2012

This Guy is a SCHMUCK

[Joaniejaye]

01:13 PM on 01/05/2012

Because of some of these people why others turn away from serving God. Nevertheless it cannot be used as an excuse to not serving God.

[Khristian Thompson]

01:05 PM on 01/05/2012

I love how she says she "loves gay people" like they are better than regular people because they are gay.

[adam646l]

04:26 PM on 01/05/2012

Wow! You heard that too? Me and ALL my friends know we are SOOOOOOOOO special simply cause we are gay. Do you know how silly your comment sounded?? Stop with the hatred. We are no different than anyone else. Stop with the hatred. "Regular people"? stop with the hatred. We are and always have been "regular people"

[paulsword]

01:46 PM on 01/09/2012

You seem to consider ALL disagreement with your lifestyle as "hate". You have spread that idea all over this forum, while every one of your remarks are mere insults and words of hate and resentment. You really need to get some help with that.

[Khristian Thompson]

03:19 PM on 01/09/2012

Im not saying you or anybody else aren't "regular" people. His wife actually posed it as being something different and that was my point. Maybe I should have chosen the word "straight" people but who are we kidding, you would have found a way to call me a bigot for that as well.

[churchgirl1973]

12:51 PM on 01/05/2012

This guy has seriously strayed from the Bible's teachings, if he supports civil unions. The Bible makes no provisions for this, regardless of one's sexual orientation, which is a whole topic in itself.

[lken06880]

01:38 PM on 01/05/2012

The concept of marriage came about because of inheritance and property, not because of god and the bible, get your information correct when commenting.

[paulsword]

01:43 PM on 01/09/2012

Eve was Adam's WIFE. All humanity resulted from that union. Was it merely to "inherit" the world?

[adam646l]

04:32 PM on 01/05/2012

The entirety of HUMANITY is NOT beholden to your bible. Same sex marriage was CELEBRATED in the christian church till around the 7th century A.D. Get a history book

[paulsword]

01:40 PM on 01/09/2012

Didn't I read elsewhere here on this forum that you believe in God and receive counsel from your priest concerning your soul? Do you or do not consider yourself a Christian and believe in the Bible? You seem to be really confused.

[Paul Junior]

02:38 PM on 01/09/2012

"Not beholden to YOUR Bible"... ??? Just who are you referring to when you say you are "PRAYING" for others here... ???!!! I'll take the Bible over ANY history book:)

[gwbsucs1]

12:48 PM on 01/05/2012

so this is jus an advertisement for celebrity wife swap - did anyone think his views on same sex marriage would be any different than any other right winger

[adam646l]

04:33 PM on 01/05/2012

Right winger who has same sex - sex while on Meth sounds about right

[gwbsucs1]

09:22 AM on 01/06/2012

what difference does it make - havin same sex on or off meth is still havin "same sex" - the desire is still there - this guy is full blown ( no pun intended) rump rouzer