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From today’s Observer

Asghar Bukhari, a founder member of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC), which describes itself as Britain’s largest Muslim civil rights group, sent money to [David] Irving and urged Islamic websites to ask visitors to make donations to his fighting fund.

In one email Bukhari tells Irving: ‘You may feel like you are on your own but rest assured many people are with you in your fight for the Truth.’…

…Bukhari confirmed sending the letters in 2000. ‘I had a lot of sympathy for anyone who opposed Israel,’ Bukhari told The Observer said. ‘I wrote letters to anyone who was tough against the Israelis – David Irving, Paul Findley, the PLO.”I don’t feel I have done anything wrong, to be honest. At the time I was of the belief he [Irving] was anti-Zionist, being smeared for nothing more then being anti-Zionist.

The MPACUK website responds in bullish mood:

…Mr Bukhari must have known David Irving would be convicted 6 years later of holocaust denial? If Asghar Bukhari had known of David Irving’s holocaust denial and racism he would have condemned him, not given him any support!…the plain fact is that MPACUK have been very clear in our condemnation of holocaust denial…

Asghar Bukhari’s mistake 6 years ago was to judge on the basis of the limited number of David Irving’s articles he had seen, and assume that accusations of anti-Semitism against him were simply another smear campaign. In 2000 when this incident occurred Irving was fighting a libel case and the key principle in our legal system is ‘innocent until proven guilty’. Now that it has become clear that Irving does in fact hold such dispicable [sic] views Asghar Bukhari has no hesitation in opposing him.

…Twisting an innocent gesture of support (even if gravely mistaken) into more than it is, is just another Islamaphobic [sic] attack aimed at undermining and harming the brave individuals who support the Palestinian cause and the cause of British Muslims.

This blustering and self-righteous response, by turns hectoring and whiny, makes little sense. Bukhari only supported Irving because he believed that someone is “innocent until proven guilty” – but Irving was the plaintiff in 2000; it was Deborah Lipstadt who stood accused of being a liar and a libeller, for having made reference to Irving’s Holocaust denial and far-right links. But more to the point: what sort of utter fool “assumes” that Irving fights for the “Truth” (with a capital “T”), and that he is right to persecute an academic through the UK’s libel courts – but doesn’t feel the need to find out what he actually stands for before launching into a fundraising campaign? Given that Irving’s views and political activities have been widely reported in the mainstream media for many years, this beggars belief.

MPAC complains that supporters of Palestinian rights are often smeared as anti-Semites. That is indeed the case, and this blog has covered various individuals and organisations who try to silence criticism of Israel in this way. But MPAC indulges in exactly the same vice: expose a Muslim who wraps himself in the Palestinian flag while consorting with far-right extremists and you’re an Islamophobic apologist for Israel.

The extent and influence of pro-Israel lobbies in various countries is a subject of perennial debate. However, most of that discussion ignores or plays down a vital part of the dynamic: the role of a pro-Palestinian anti-lobby [sic] led by demagogues and fanatics.

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Backed by Local Campus Crusade for Christ

Man Boasts of Throwing Away Medicine

ASSIST Ministries carries yet another puff-piece by Johnny Kim, front-man for controversial Korean faith healer Jaerock Lee:

Some 5,000 people in Himalayan region came to hear the life-giving message of God Almighty, experienced the powerful works of the Holy Spirit and 1,000 people came to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior during a unique “Healing Festival with handkerchief” led by a Korean mission team in Siliguri, West Bengal, India, on Tuesday, November 14.

Jae-Rock Lee himself was not there; instead, the “Healing Festival with handkerchief” was led by his daughter, Mikyung Lee, with a bit of help from some video demonstrations. Kim goes on to claim the inevitable miracles:

A 7-year-old Hindu girl who had not been able to walk since her birth came to walk for the first time in her life…There were many healings. The blind received their sight, the deaf came to hear, the mute came to speak, and the paralytics came to walk and jump. Various other diseases like diabetes, heart problems, asthma, and arthritis were healed. We even saw evil spirits leave people when they repented and received the prayer by faith in the name of Christ Jesus.

Particularly disturbing, however:

…a man who had suffered from digestion problems for a long time…showed the crowd a container of tablets that he had been taking to try and deal with his illness.

He said, “I felt the fire in my stomach when I received the prayer. Now I don’t have pain. I paid 250 Rupees for this medicine but I don’t need it anymore.” With that he threw away the medicine crying out, “Halleluiah!”

One wonders how many others may have followed his example, and with what consequences.

…Dr. Philip Anbarassan [sic – should be Philip Anbarasan], the former medical commissioner for the state of Kerala, and Director of World Christian Doctor’s Network (WCDN) India, who attended, said, “500 people registered for their sickness and problems. I, as a medical doctor, examined the people who claimed to be healed. It’s quiet clear to see the difference before and after the prayer. I’m planning to present some of the cases of healing at the ‘2007 WCDN Conference’ which will be held in Miami, USA.”

WCDN exists to further the claims of Lee and his MANMIN ministry; back it June it held a conference in the Philippines which was attended by the Family Research Council’s David Prentice.

Lee has been the subject of this blog several times in the past; I’ve noted his rather bizarre teachings (which include UFOs and “Edenians”), his attempted suppression of a Korean TV documentary by getting his followers to invade the TV studio, and his rather dubious bits of “evidence” for his healing powers (which I also brought to the attention of James Randi). I’ve also noted that many other conservative Christians have rejected him as heretical, in Korea and elsewhere; when he appeared in New York a few months ago, he was met with protests. However, none of this worried missionary organisations in West Bengal:

Rev. Sam H. Sereng, the Founder & Director of Every Home for Christ Ministries, said in an interview with MANMIN TV, “…Praise the Lord for this precious opportunity to guide them to salvation through Jesus Christ!”

…Praising our God Trinity, Dr. Adon Rongong, National Director of Campus Crusade for Christ Bhutan, opened in prayer at the start of the second night of the healing festival.

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The far-right British National Party’s mysterious “Rev” Robert West (whom I blogged on here) makes an appearance at a civic function in his hometown of Holbeach:

…Sunday saw local BNP representatives attending the memorial parade in the town. BNP Councillor Rev.Robert West along with local members attended both the parade and the following church service in Holbeach’s beautiful 13th century church which lies directly behind the war memorial. Our paper stall is always set up in front of the memorial throughout the year and is a constant reminder of the sacrifices made by those generations. (1)

A memorial to those who died fighting fascism is an interesting location for the BNP to set up shop, given that its leadership includes Mark Collett, a man who famously bragged (when he thought he wasn’t being filmed)

“Hitler will live forever and maybe I will too”

Meanwhile, there’s still (mercifully) little sign of life from Rev West’s Christian Council of Britain, or from his “Grace Covenant Fellowship” house-church.

(1)www.bnp.org.uk/reg_showarticle.php?contentID=1506

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BBC’s Newsnight carries an interesting investigation on Islamist recruitment in the UK, with some remarkable allegations against Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) from an anonymous mole, known as “J”. According to “J”, he was asked to join a secretive cell of five members, and to find five new recruits of his own. These cells, however, are actually gangs:

We’ve been told that it’s alright to hurt non-believers…The loyalty to the group, I had to show it…they actually asked me to take some money from three guys…By force…I threatened them and the gave me the money because of who I was with…This is Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Shuiab Yusaf, a Trustee at Croydon Mosque in South London, adds the claim that HT members in the area have also been involved in gang warfare:

People have observed the same faces in these gang warfare situations as they have observed distributing literature outside the mosque on Fridays.

There’s also footage of a BBC cameraman being attacked by an apparent HT supporter outside Croydon Mosque, although the assailant’s associates try to calm him down.

The allegations are strenuously denied by HT spokesman Abdul Wahid in a subsequent interview with Jeremy Paxman. Paxman asked Wahid if HT would cooperate with the police in investigating such accusations; Wahid evaded the question, and instead asked Paxman if Newsnight would be passing on information about “J”‘s admission of involvement with criminality.

So how reliable is “J”? In the programme he is vouched for by Dominic Whiteman, the spokesperson for an organisation called “VIGIL”. Newsnight also features Glen Jenvey, a VIGIL member who monitors extremist websites (he has his own site here). However, VIGIL itself remains a rather secretive organisation; it has no website of its own, and there are no named members besides Whiteman and Jenvey. Whiteman was interviewed last month in Global Politician, in the wake of a VIGIL report on the Tamil Tigers:

I’m a Brit in my early thirties who – like my grandfathers at my age – is proud to be part of an effort to prevent the attempted spread of totalitarian fascist ideology and terror. To prevent the spread of hatred, anti semitism and violence (in this case primarily Islamofascism) in Britain and around the free world. I am the spokesperson and one of the British directors of VIGIL. I’d prefer to say nothing more about myself and focus on VIGIL.

VIGIL is a non-profit, non-political group of experts covering various fields of expertise who have voluntarily joined forces – after in depth background verification – to help the relevant authorities thwart terrorist entities. The network is international and we have intelligence gatherers across the planet – from India to South Africa to Spain. Our core effort is based out of the UK and the US. Our strategy team is based in London. We are growing fast.

…Q Are you a Christian organisation or do you have any other religious motivation?

A No. As an organisation we don’t “do” religion. That doesn’t mean that our experts and intelligence gatherers are not religious individuals privately – I know of Muslims, Christians, a Buddhist and a couple of Hindus on our team… Our efforts are certainly not anti-Islamic. Our resources allow us to focus 80% on the Islamist – rather than Islamic – threat.

…VIGIL has linguistic experts, banking experts, anti-terror experts, policing experts and other experts we are fortunate enough to turn to. However, the backbone of the team is comprised of former intelligence and military personnel.

PR Web, meanwhile, gives a bit of background on Jenvey, who

…is profiled in the bestselling book, The Terror Tracker, by terrorism investigator Neil Doyle. Jenvey worked for several military attaches monitoring terrorist groups in London and obtained crucial video and surveillance evidence used by British police to arrest radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who was convicted last February.

According to Wikipedia (at the moment, anyway), Jenvey has worked for the US against Iran and for the Sir Lankan intelligence services, as well as for India and with “close links to Russia”, whatever that is supposed to mean. Jenvey also works with Jeremy Reynolds of the US neo-Pentecostal news service ASSIST Ministries; Reynalds has made his own researches into internet Islamism, as I blogged on early last year. Less encouragingly, however, Jenvey also associates with the demagogues of Little Green Footballs (1) and the Jawa Report (2). His “memoirs” are currently being serialised in the Asian Tribune.

One would like to know how far exactly VIGIL leans to the right, but with only murky references to “former intelligence and military personnel” and links to Wingnut websites to go on we can only guess. However, with large swathes of the left apparently determined to ignore the problem of Islamism altogether, the field has somewhat been left open.

UPDATE: More on VIGIL today.

(1) littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=23312_Audio-_Cat_Stevens_Linked_to_Radical_Islamists_Convicted_Terrorists&only

(2) mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/185361.php

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Strange news about the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago, from Diana Muir at the History News Network:

Visitors can see the sixteen foot tall human-headed, winged, guardian bull from the palace of Sargon II, the astonishing giant head of a bull made of polished black that guarded the entrance to the Hundred-Column Hall at Persepolis, and an almost equally remarkable bit of Islamic propaganda – written by the museum staff and posted in the section on ancient Megiddo – in which history is rewritten and Mohammed actually travels to Jerusalem.

The alleged “propaganda” is a plaque, which can be seen at Paleojudaica. Muir objects to its claim that Islam “grew” in the Southern Levant, and the following:

The golden days of Israel and Judah ended at the hands of the Babylonians with the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 586 B.C. and subsequent mass exile of the Israelites. Although many returned to the Southern Levant under the rule of the Persians (529-332BC), they would not soon regain their autonomy. [Muir leaves out the following sentence: The city of Megiddo faded from prominence after 332 BC]

But Israelite religion continued to develop.

This glosses over the entire Second Temple period, and one has to suspect that this is for ideological reasons concerning opposition to modern Israel. The plaque goes on to assert that:

…Six centuries later [after Christ], the Prophet Mohammed would visit Jerusalem where he would experience his Night Flight and Ascension to heaven.

Muhammad’s night journey to Jerusalem, of course, is a supernatural belief within Islam. Presenting it as historical fact in this context is as out-of-place as writing “Jerusalem was the place where Jesus rose again from the dead”.

However, Muir has an agenda of her own, and she apparently believes that ancient history should be put to the service of modern politics:

Since one of the strongest arguments that can be made by a national liberation movement is that the group claiming a right to sovereignty has a history of sovereignty, eliminating ancient Jewish kingdoms from the historical narrative reduces the historically based claim to legitimacy of the modern Jewish state, with real political implications.

Hardly. The “strongest argument” of a national liberation movement is that its goals represent the general will of a particular group, and that its aims do not include the oppression or dispossession of others. That’s the context in which to consider the rights and wrongs of the Israel-Palestinian conflict; events from thousands of years ago are neither here nor there. Unfortunately, neither Muir nor the plaque writer appear to understand this.

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“Joshua Fund” Dispenses Food and Jesus DVDs to Lebanese

Apocalyptic Novel to be translated for Israelis

A new organisation is brought to my attention: The Joshua Fund. Over to its website:

Israelis, Lebanese and Palestinians have been devastated by the recent war and acts of terrorism. Lives have been shattered. Homes have been destroyed. Food, water, clothing and medicine are needed urgently. The Joshua Fund is partnering with evangelical ministries in the Middle East to provide desperately needed resources to Christians in the region to bless their neighbors in need in the name of Jesus. This is a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate the love of Christ to those who need it most.

The Joshua Fund is run by Joel C Rosenberg, former assistant to Benyamin Netanyahu and Steve Forbes turned apocalyptic Christian novelist. I looked at Rosenberg’s literary efforts back in the early days of this blog; Sadly, No! followed up in August (The Revealer also published an interesting piece).

The Fund’s two “humanitarian aid” efforts are the “Project to Bless Israel” and the “Project to Bless Lebanon”. As they explain:

The Joshua Fund is partnering with the Israeli Knesset (parliament) and the “Love For Israel Relief Fund,” a project of Knesset Social Welfare Lobby. Together, we will provide humanitarian relief for families in northern Israel who live under the poverty level and have recently had their lives and homes devastated by Hezbollah missiles and rockets…Needy Israeli families will be invited to the party where they will be given the opportunity to “shop” for Hannukah gifts for their children, food stuffs, clothes, diapers and other essentials.

Meanwhile, Lebanese refugees will get “Bags of Blessing”, to be distributed by Campus Crusade for Christ and local evangelicals:

…They will include non-perishable food items such as beans, rice, pasta, canned meat, processed cheese, oil, and powdered milk. In addition, each Bag will contain basic supplies such as soap, candles, matches, and aspirin, and a Jesus film DVD in Arabic.

Lebanese refugees are a particular target for evangelism just now; back in July I blogged on how an official for Samaritan’s Purse had claimed that the Israeli bombardment had “softened the hearts of many Muslims.”

However, despite Rosenberg’s personal background as a Jewish convert to Christianity, the “needy Israelis” will be spared a similar “Jesus film DVD in Hebrew”, for obvious political reasons. Instead, Rosenberg has some more subtle evangelism in mind – although a bit of unsubtle self-promotion is involved:

The Joshua Fund is currently translating The Ezekiel Option into Hebrew and Russian for publication in Israel in 2007. The Ezekiel Option, written by Joshua Fund founder and president Joel C. Rosenberg, is a political thriller about the threat of a Russian-Iranian alliance to destroy Israel based on the Biblical prophecies found in the Book of Ezekiel, chapters 38 and 39. Written from an evangelical Christian perspective, the novel takes readers on a geopolitical and spiritual journey into God’s plan and purpose for the Middle East.

Rosenberg’s partners in this venture are his wife Lynn, Tim Lugbill (of the National Association of Manufacturers) and his wife Carolyn (of Going Global Matters), Steve Klemke (senior VP of KCM Mining and “luxury car guru“) and his wife Barb, and Amy Knapp. There’s also Edward Hunt, who with the Rosenbergs directs November Communications, Inc., which helps leaders “discover, develop, and deliver their message at home and around the globe”: particularly, it seems, former Iraqi General Georges Sada, whom I blogged on here. Hunt’s wife Kailea is also involved; she works for Global Impact Ministry at Lon Solomon’s McLean Bible Church in Virginia (“Impacting secular Washington for Christ”).

Other projects include Bibles for Iraq; a launch party for David Brog (another character I’ve encountered before); and meetings with Shimon Peres, Saeb Erekat, and the 1994 Prime Minister of Jordan.

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From the Guardian:

A survey comparing the childhood experiences of mothers and fathers with their own children has prompted fears that this generation is growing up faster than any other in history.

It found that children today stop believing in such things as elves, goblins and fairies around the age of six, whereas their parents mostly held on to such beliefs until the age of 10.

…The survey of comparative childhood experiences was conducted for the Cartoon Network children’s channel.

…Cecilia Persson, of the Cartoon Network, said…”Although sustaining a fantasy world of fairies, goblins, elves and cartoon heroes may not seem worthwhile to some more serious-minded parents, it has a surprisingly significant impact on a child’s development.”

I was always more interested in the likelihood ghosts and aliens than in elves and goblins, but one wonders if the above findings do suggest a decline in childhood creativity and curiosity. If so, one wonders what that might mean for instilling either scientific curiosity or religious beliefs in older kids.

UPDATE: Chuckling responds.

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Pagans Attacked, Abused

From Christian youth forum XT3 (cached only):

has the light on your halo gone dark?

have your wings gone a bit grubby?

just want to switch your faith back on?

Then you could do with attending Lightswitch@Glastonbury, an alternative Hallowe’en festival for those who have grown tired of tatty fancy dress and the Blair Witch Project.

In an article in The Universe, Youth 2000’s David Ashford describes the modern-day stand-off:

“[In Glastonbury] this dramatic play-off between good and evil rages on. It’s been viewed as a special place by both sides for centuries. Until the Middle Ages, there was a major shrine there dedicated to Our Lady of Glastonbury and people travelled for miles to visit the Abbey on pilgrimage.”

“Nowadays, the Christian significance of Glastonbury is less well-known, but it has become a magnet for modern-day pagan religions, with the Tor in particular being a focus point for Wiccan worship.”

Highlights include:

Mass in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey

Pilgrimage to the Tor, prayer to combat the darkness at this holy spot.

Peaceful Eucharistic Procession through Glasto’s streets. Not to be missed!

The event has now passed, but the Guardian has a report on what we missed:

In scenes reminiscent of medieval witchhunts, Catholic pilgrims in Glastonbury have attacked pagans and threatened to “cleanse” them from the town.

Local pagans were pelted with salt and branded witches who “would burn in hell” during a procession organised by Youth 2000, a conservative Catholic lay group. The Magick Box, a pagan shop on the route of the march, was also singled out and attacked.

…The archdruid of Glastonbury, Dreow Bennett, said: “To call the behaviour of some of their members medieval would be an understatement. I personally witnessed the owner of the Magick Box being confronted by one of their associates and being referred to as a bloody bitch and being told ‘you will burn in hell’.”

Youth 2000, however, claim they are not to blame:

Charlie Conner, the managing director of Youth 2000, said: “There were several incidents that happened that same weekend that were linked to people who had come to Glastonbury for the retreat. This was in direct contravention of the general spirit of Youth 2000 and its express instructions. The young man who was fined was not in fact registered on the retreat, although he did attempt to attend it.

A fuller statement appears on Youth 2000’s website and can be seen here. One youth was arrested and two women were cautioned by police. Further discussion about what went on can be found at the Wild Hunt Blog.

The Catholic pilgrimages have been going on for a few years, and they appear to have had originally an irenic attitude. Independent Catholic News reported in May 2000:

Clare Ward, from Youth 2000 said: “It sounds like the most crazy thing for any young person to do. We’ll be walking by all the shops selling pagan and New Age gear. But somehow I think we have more in common then [sic] we realise.”

The organisation was commended by the Catholic Bishop of Lancaster in August.

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“Quietly Withdrew” Draft Resolution Based on Justus Weiner Report

Back in July I blogged on a US draft resolution on the topic of “the plight of Palestinian Christians”. The resolution had been sponsored by Reps. Joseph Crowley and Michael McCaul, who were both deeply influenced by a report on the subject by Justus Reid Weiner. Justus Weiner (better known for his “Edward Said is not Palestinian” hatchet job) had painted a grim picture of life for Palestinian Christians facing religious persecution from Palestinian Islamists and the Palestinian Authority (I blogged on it here). But what happened next? The JTA reports:

…McCaul and Crowley said P.A. policies had led to “to mass migration of Palestinian Christians out of territories under Palestinian Authority control” and that “Christian holy sites and cemeteries have suffered repeated desecration with little response from the police.”

That drew multiple critiques from Holy Land Christians who said they did not recognize the dire circumstances described by Crowley and McCaul and were not consulted by Justus Weiner, a scholar in residence at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs who wrote the study that formed the basis for the resolution.

The response had an effect: By the end of summer, Crowley and McCaul quietly withdrew the resolution.

This is tucked away in an article about Bernard Sabella, a Palestinian Christian sociologist and politician currently visiting the USA for a conference. Sabella in fact blames both sides for Palestinian Christian decline:

He said that instability in the region derives from Israel’s presence in the West Bank and noted the disruption occasioned by the security barrier, which he says is frustrating commerce and travel between the Bethlehem area, a Christian center, and the rest of the West Bank.

…he blames both sides for not getting their political houses in order and negotiating a two-state solution to the crisis.

Sabella is wary of the Hamas government’s Islamization of what he believes should be a secular Palestinian society, and he acknowledges “sensitivities” between Muslims and Christians…

The article adds:

Congressional staffers who met with Sabella were impressed with his restraint and eloquence; one said his input might have salvaged the Crowley-McCaul resolution.

I’m sceptical about that, and the reasons why Crowley and McCaul chose to withdraw their unbalanced resolution rather than to amend it into something more useful are not hard to fathom. Obviously, the resolution was an attempt to co-opt Palestinian Christians into an attack on Palestinian society for the benefit of Israel; Crowley and McCaul didn’t really care about their “plight”, and when they realised that they had misunderstood the nature of it they simply lost interest. Either that, or they came to realise that defending Palestinian Christians requires more moral courage than that needed to express obvious pieties about the evils of Islamism, and neither man was up to the task.

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From 9-News, yesterday:

[1:12]

Interviewer: Do you know Mike Jones?

Pastor Ted Haggard: No, I do not know Mike Jones.

[2:14]

I: Do you…have you ever done drugs?

H: I have never done drugs, ever. Not even in high school.

[2:42]

I: Why would he pick you out of everyone?

H: I have no idea, I have no idea. He says he saw me on TV.

[7:05]

H:…if somebody has an accusation, we have a system to investigate that, and we will do that, and, erm, and we trust that that will happen. We’re not hesitant at all with an independent group asking the questions, of…what’d you say his name was?

I : Mike.

H:…Mike, and, erm, hearing him, and then investigating it and deciding what I should, what should be done with me.

From the AP, today:

Evangelist Ted Haggard admitted Friday that he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a gay prostitute who claims he was paid for drug-fueled trysts by the outspoken gay marriage opponent.

…Talking to reporters outside his house Friday, Haggard denied the sex allegations but said that he did buy meth from the man because he was curious.

…Haggard, a married father of five, said he never had sex with Mike Jones…He said he did get a massage from Jones after being referred to him by a Denver hotel.

Alas for Haggard, this qualified admission might have had a bit more credibility had it not been for the earlier performance (which was very impressive, although the “what’d you say his name was?” gilded the lily slightly).

As others have noted, Haggard’s attraction to meth may perhaps have been connected with his interest in weight loss; a year ago he published The Jerusalem Diet, for which Amazon has the Publishers Weekly review:

Haggard, pastor of the huge New Life Church in Colorado Springs, proposes a diet that was born in, yes, Jerusalem. Haggard was there in 1998 when he realized he’d gained too much weight to comfortably fit in his clothes. He decided that for one day, he would eat only fruits, veggies and nuts. Voila! He felt better and looked better in his clothes. Gradually, one day at a time (and about one pound a week), he returned to his target weight. Now, whenever he gains a pound or two, he restricts his diet for a day and exercises for an hour; within 24 hours, he’s usually returned to his target. In fact, he finds that the routine of weighing himself every day serves as a good deterrent to overeating…

(Pic via Out Front Colorado)

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