Ted Haggard's wife refeused to give him divorce; says what happened was "divine rescue" [View All]

[Bluebear]

Ted Haggard, the preacher who was removed from his Colorado church after a homosexual affair, said his wife refused to divorce him after the incident.

The former pastor made the comments during a taping of the syndicated program Divorce Court which is slated for a two-part broadcast on April 1-2, according to the Associated Press.

In a transcript of the show which was released to the AP, Haggard said he felt he had become so "toxic" that a divorce was the best thing for his children and wife, but the former evangelical preacher said his wife would not allow it.

Earlier this month, Ted Haggard's wife Gayle said appearing on Divorce Court was one step in his recovery.

"This is part of Ted's journey," Gayle Haggard told UPI. "It's made him a better man. I see what has happened as a divine rescue."

In 2006, a male prostitute accused Haggard of soliciting sex from him and using methamphetamine. Since that time Haggard has remained out of the public spotlight, but emerged earlier this year on a number of television programs to promote a new documentary about his life.

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