Every time dirt can be dug up about a good and morally clean conservative Christian it seems like the whole world opens up in hateful rhetoric. Christians are angry because they feel betrayed by someone who was supposed to stand by them and their values. Non-Christians rejoice at the idea that Christians aren't any better than they are and go out of their way to make situations seem worse than they actually were. The wording of the situation is manipulated to cause feelings of anger and betrayal and to cause everyone to question the faith of the person in question.
Let us remember that God is the perfect judge of both quick and dead. Christianity teaches very clearly that we ought to live by high moral standards. Christianity also teaches us that when we fail to meet those standards that it is not the end of the world. We need to seek guidance and forgiveness and we need to make restitution for our wrong doing. There is only one person who has lived a perfect Christian life and that was Jesus Christ. The entire purpose of Jesus Christ's ministry was to show that anyone could obtain mercy from God and be forgiven for his/her sins through Him.
When looking at a scandal please remember that you are not perfect either, to look at the facts of the case instead of getting caught up in the media hype, to let go of any anger you may feel, and most importantly to remember that the personal details of someone else's life are ultimately, none of your business.
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