[tigerthelion]

How does Ted Haggard have anything to do with this? Of course his position and social status would undoubtedly lead to a higher media profile for much the same reason that whenever Britney Spears has diarrhea the entire media is apt to provide "shocking" rationale behind the "latest development".

Your logic implies that we should assimilate Evangelical's with gay sex and crystal meth. I find it hard to believe that an individual intent on dispelling distorted Western views on Islamic culture would look for funding from "The Saudis (the most radical folks in the muslem world)"... That's up for debate, but I believe you are wrong. I think that it is more likely he was looking for funding from Saudi Arabia because the religion that is prominent in the Middle East would likely approve of promoting an unbiased view of the religion.

I prefer to assimilate them with corruption and greed, myself.