[development] Bypass HTML Filter / Reference Raw $_POST Vars?

[Mike Graben]

Hello all,

I've searched for the last 2 hours online and I'm a little stuck.  I know a
lot of filtering talk has taken place on this list, but I haven't seen any
answers regarding this...

Is there a way to bypass the filtering of content from a code level? I've
written a module and would like to bypass HTML filtering on a 2 specific
fields, and those 2 only, but I'm unable to find a way to do this.

I don't think using the Input Filterting in Drupal Admin to create roles and
such is the way to go. I thought perhaps referencing the $_POST vars
directly would work, but it seems Drupal processes them before my module can
get to them.

Anyone know of a way to get the raw posted content or bypass the filters?
Thanks for your help!

-Mike