Denver Blog

The freefall from grace of Pastor Ted Haggard (pictured) has generated loads o' interest in New Life, the Colorado Springs megachurch he founded. But leave it to the folks behind a Springs original dubbed the Toilet Paper to discover a theme song for the controversy.

At this point, there's no print version of the Toilet Paper; founder Noel Black is currently putting together a new alternative publication, Newspeak!. However, the Toilet Paper's always entertaining blog continues online under the Newspeak! banner, and a November 5 post, "Super Gay New Life Song!," must be heard to be believed.

The item features a sound clip for a song likely warbled by someone the Newspeak! folks identify as "fey-to-play pastor Rob Parsley"; no doubt they mean Ross Parsley, who is identified on a New Life site as New Life's "Worship Pastor." The lyrics of what's described as "this homorific little ditty" read:

Prepare the way
Make straight the path for him
And let the King of Glory enter in
Let the King of Glory enter in...

Adds the Newspeak! scribe: "So much of New Life Culture is homoerotic schmaltz projected onto Jesus, who becomes the male object of desire. Swish, swish, swish!"

For Christ's sake... -- Michael Roberts