I was going to write a post on the Ted Haggard situation and how Christians really aren't allowed to be sinful, much less blatantly sinful, even though they all seem to agree that once we are saved we don't become sinless, just forgiven, and hopefully less sinful. But it appears that it's already been done and very well at that, so I will just refer you to Charlie Lehardy's post on Scot McKnight's.
Update: I'll confess, I'm a little baffled by the sudden outpouring of "oh yes, I'm such a horrible sinner" from various places in the Godblogosphere. What? Now all of a sudden everyone is willing to openly admit what terrible sinners they are? I am in no place to question anyone's sincerity, but I find it odd that that suddenly lots of people are jumping on this bandwagon. If it's all truly sincere, though, be prepared for a huge and very welcome overhaul of evangelical Christendom!
Update no. 2: a great comment at Jollyblogger on the issue, by commenter slaveofone:
What I find incredible is that it took someone outside the church to bring light to and expose the darkness of someone inside the church...What's going on at the level of the sheep if the shepherds are lost?
Have we become so enamored of good appearances that we have shunned that which might expose the dark, unseen places, letting them grow and fester among each other like a cancer in the body of Christ?
Has our faith become so powerless that it can do nothing among each other to work healing and affect good unless the very hand of Yahweh stretches out and points at someone saying "help my servant"?
This is not an isolated occurrence. Neither is Haggard's error solely his own. This is representative of a larger problem in us as a Christian body. Where were we when Haggard needed us? Where are you when I need you? Where am I when you need me? If there is sin, brokenness, trouble, injustice, need of love, whatever in one member of the body, it affects the whole. We are not automatons, separate and aloof. Our lives are healed and strengthened or weakened and destroyed because of each other.
