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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Newt is not perfect, but there is forgiveness for those who seek God"
Perry's concession speech is a real weeper.
I wonder if God has forgiven Newt for asking his wife for an open marriage so he could openly bone Callista?
FSogol
(45,488 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)and who change their behavior. In reality he should never have been allowed to marry the mistress in a Catholic church. That is.... if the Catholic Church cared more about fairness then it does "donations".
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)In my religion, you cannot even ask for G-d's forgiveness until you've tried making amends to the person you wronged. That's why this whole "well, G-d has forgiven him" is so totally meaningless to me.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)So given past practice it appears as if the strategy works, at least on small minded GOP voters.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)Another great hero.
--imm
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)What a ringing endorsement!
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)I think he's going to be needing a shitload of forgiveness. He's already been whining about it.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)bighart
(1,565 posts)that divine forgiveness does not mean being absolved of the consequences of your actions.
Fuzz
(8,827 posts)newspeak
(4,847 posts)and the liberals are not the ones beating their chests about so called family values. But, the media seems to be more interested in the social behavior of liberals than their team.
So now it's the forgiveness thing. What he did to his wife is more about his character. It's his character that is questionable, especially if he confronted his wife while she was in the hospital.
Also, I'd like to know what is in that ethics reports on old newtie, while he was in congress.
I'd say besides a massive dangerous ego, he's got a massive character flaw.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Gingrich's ego is so big it has it's own weather patterns.
That's his main problem, and the one that will doom him by his own hand. Let's hope it doesn't doom the entire US population along with him.
President Newt would be ten-fold worse than President W.
Ratty
(2,100 posts)What he is doing is continuing to commit serial adultery against his true, and only, first wife. And this comes straight from Jesus himself:
"Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery." - Mark 10:11-12
"Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery." - Luke 16:18
Funny how certain sins are unforgiveable and worthy of being stoned to death, but the ones Jesus talked about specifically aren't a big deal.
auburngrad82
(5,029 posts)A conservative on Facebook the other day was talking about the conservative in GA who got pulled over for a DUI. He said Dems never own their mistakes or faults but the GOP always takes responsibility. What a crock. I have yet to see a conservative who didn't use the "God has forgiven me" excuse when caught with their pants down.
I'm so sick of the double standards they use to excuse their behavior while prosecuting Dems for anything and everything.
As far as Gingrich and his "open marriage" I have an uncle who has been with his partner for over 40 years. If two gay men can be faithful to each other why can't a "good Christian" like Newt do the same.
This shit drives me crazy.