Crist and Haggard Change Tunes, Politics or Progress?

Crist and Haggard Change Tunes, Politics or Progress?

Friday, June 18, 2010 by Andrew

Charlie Crist and Ted Haggard are more alike than not: both have enabled and in some cases pushed an anti-gay agenda, only to be dogged by gay rumors; both are former right-wing darlings who fell out of favor; and both are leading their respective flocks into relatively inclusive territory: Crist’s moved left on gay issues, and Haggard’s new church welcomes the same-sex set. Are Crist and Haggard a new breed of moderate leader, or are they just yanking our chain?