From
a material perspective, life in America gets better and better. From a
moral perspective, the same claim cannot be made. One manifestation of
our moral decline is how the country, thanks to the Democratic Party and
the left, is getting meaner.
The case of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and a 35-year-old racist photo from his medical school yearbook is the latest example.
A generation ago, Americans not only forgave the sins of public figures; they sometimes forgave too easily. But throughout American history, Americans understood that sinners can turn their lives around. They understood that what someone did 30 or 40 years ago does not forever disqualify the individual from being deemed a decent person if he or she led a decent life after that."
I am no fan of Northam, a radical abortion-rights advocate, and a Leftist, but we have gone crazy with being offended in this country. What Prager advises about forgiving, and cutting people some slack, is a very Christian/Jewish thing to do.
All are flawed. All will fall short. We must show mercy towards public figures, others and ourselves; and forgiveness towards all that repent, or at least did much better in the future.
Underlying all of this is the natural moral law of moderation. Leftist, gotcha ideology has turned merciless, extreme and must have fresh victims everyday to devour.
Our social culture is now a reign of terror, a sort of Twitter-driven mob rule. It is cruel, pointless and is devouring our civil society.
Complete unwillingness to forgive is corrupt and extreme. It follows a law of immorality not generated in heaven.
The case of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and a 35-year-old racist photo from his medical school yearbook is the latest example.
A generation ago, Americans not only forgave the sins of public figures; they sometimes forgave too easily. But throughout American history, Americans understood that sinners can turn their lives around. They understood that what someone did 30 or 40 years ago does not forever disqualify the individual from being deemed a decent person if he or she led a decent life after that."
I am no fan of Northam, a radical abortion-rights advocate, and a Leftist, but we have gone crazy with being offended in this country. What Prager advises about forgiving, and cutting people some slack, is a very Christian/Jewish thing to do.
All are flawed. All will fall short. We must show mercy towards public figures, others and ourselves; and forgiveness towards all that repent, or at least did much better in the future.
Underlying all of this is the natural moral law of moderation. Leftist, gotcha ideology has turned merciless, extreme and must have fresh victims everyday to devour.
Our social culture is now a reign of terror, a sort of Twitter-driven mob rule. It is cruel, pointless and is devouring our civil society.
Complete unwillingness to forgive is corrupt and extreme. It follows a law of immorality not generated in heaven.
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