Ep. 177 – Pastor Ted Haggard: Meth, Masseurs, and Media Misadventures w/ Dr. Luke Wilson

from Growing Up Christian · host Casey Greseth

This week we’re joined once again by scholar, activist, and all-around great guy, Dr. Luke Wilson! For those of you who haven’t heard our earlier conversations with Luke, he was a fellow student at Liberty University and one of their most troublesome conversion therapy victims. He’s with us this week to discuss one of the most infamous falls from grace in modern Christian history: Pastor Ted Haggard. Ted has founded multiple successful Colorado churches, helmed a couple of huge Christian organizations, shaped national and state policy and legislation, but most interestingly to us, he’s practically penned the Gospel of “How Not to Handle a Scandal.” This story is soooo nuts, and I’m glad we got to cover it with our buddy Luke! Follow Luke on Instagram (@lukeslamdunkwilson) and X (@wilson_fw), and for the rest of his story, check out our earlier episodes with him (Ep. 12 – Conversion Therapy Speed Dating, and Ep. 40 – “Pray Away” and the Gospel Coaltion’s Persecution Complex).

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