I've never wondered why when a politician/preacher gets into a sex scandal people celebrate. The public loves to take down a hypocrite. When someone gets caught practicing something different than they preach, the public just loves to tear them down. I'm just as guilty. I love laughing at Eliot Spitzer and his prostitution scandals. Seeing this guy crumble away was just as enjoying to me as the Ted Cruz scandal must be to those on the other side.
Looking back, both of us were wrong. I was wrong taking glee in Spitzers downfall (and that of John Edwards) just as much as people were wrong taking glee in Larry Craig getting caught in an airport bathroom or Mark Sanford lying about hiking in the Appalachian trail. Depending on what side you are on, you'll surely make excuses for "your guy". Anthony Weiner worked very hard for his constituents. Mark Sanford was cutting edge on charter schools. If your guy agrees with you, you will obviously be more sympathetic in forgiving his behavior. Self-critque and politics has never gone along well.
Remember Paul of Tarsus? He was a murderer before his conversion. That's right-he killed people. The bible even says he was "there" for the martyrdom of Stephen. Oddly though, Jesus still appeared to him on the road to Damascus. David also committed adultery and covered it up by killing the woman's husband. The Lord still allowed David to do great things in life.
If Paul or David ran for office in 2016 America, there is no way they would survive. I wonder how many great leaders we have never had because of our quick to judge and unable to forgive culture.
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