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Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard supports same-sex 'marriage'

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COLORADO SPRINGS, October 22, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Ted Haggard , the megachurch leader whose dalliances with a male prostitute toppled him from his church in 2006, has now endorsed same-sex “ marriage .” “I don’t think the state has any role dictating or mandating” morality, he said. “Though we would oppose that in our churches, [ same-sex weddings ] should be allowed by the state.”  Ted Haggard Haggard, who founded the 14,000-member New Life Church in Colorado Springs , served as  president  of the  National Association of Evangelicals (NAE)  until he admitted that he paid male prostitute Mike Jones for sex, used crystal meth, and viewed pornography featuring men and women in 2006.  Haggard made his statement last Monday in a  debate  with Benjamin Hecht, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi who opposes redefining marriage. Hecht said the commandments of God also give “insights into the social order” and identify the nuclear family as “the building block of society.”  L

Apple Yanks Another Conservative App

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Image via Wikipedia Apple has pulled another Christian application from its online store. This time, the "offender" was Exodus International which was trying to share the hope of Jesus Christ with those struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction . Exodus offers compassion and help for people who  choose to seek it. In October, Apple approved and posted a Manhattan Declaration app on its online store giving it a 4+ rating for "no objectionable content." The document statement affirms the sanctity of human life, marriage as defined by the union of one man and one woman, and religious liberty and freedom of conscience. Nearly 500,000 people have signed the declaration. The app was yanked from the Apple site over Thanksgiving weekend because it held a biblical worldview of marriage which is objectionable to certain groups. Apple also gave the Exodus app a 4+ rating before pulling it. Complaints from the homosexual community caused Apple to pull the app. Apple