In my state, the Governor, Lt Governor, and now the Attorney General are under fire for what they did way in the past. The only one that is probably legitimate is the Lt Governor.
I do not get people. Why are we trying to hold people that did something that was considered acceptable at the time to today’s standards? Which leads me back to man’s version of normal and how it changes over time.
What they did back then was wrong, but we need to look at what they have done since that time. If we are going to hold everyone accountable for what they did in the past to what is considered unacceptable by today’s standards, then no one is fit to lead.
Let’s face it, every one of us has done something stupid at some point in time. We need to start holding people accountable today by today’s standards and stop casting these boulders. This is one of my favorite verses:
John 8:3-10 New International Version (NIV)
3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
Do you understand the above passage? Do you think it is time you started living this way? This is not to say that we should never tell someone that they have done something wrong, but we should not be condemning them. Instead, we should be trying to help them grow.