South Carolina's evangelical governor refuses to resign after disappearing for a week to be with his mistress. Comparing himself to King David, the governor stated:
I remain committed to rebuilding the trust that has been committed to
me over the next 18 months, and it is my hope that I am able to follow
the example set by David in the Bible — who after his fall from grace
humbly refocused on the work at hand. By doing so, I will ultimately
better serve in every area of my life, and I am committed to doing so.
A rabbi in the NY Times yesterday notes:
The paradox of American evangelicals is that they are Christian on the
one hand and political conservatives on the other with utterly opposing
views of redemption. Christians believe that no one is blameless and
all must therefore ride the coattails of a perfect being into heaven.
But conservatives espouse the gospel of personal accountability. The
state cannot save them. Man must earn his bread by the sweat of his
brow and not by welfare alone.
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