I am watching the defense of Anthony Weiner (D-NY), shocked, aghast, and frankly more depressed than ever about the moral situation of our country. I am tired of the Limbo, tired of one more round of "How Low Can You Go?"
And yet there always seems to be another round.
First he was being railroaded and smeared, hacked and hounded unjustly because of his politics. Before his admission, I was incredulous, but willing to concede on that point. If I am unwilling to accept the words coming out of the mouth of a man, with no real evidence to the contrary, I am a sad human being.
But then it turned out to be false. All of it. Every statement he had made--ALL a lie.
And still he is defended.
He is the victim of a smear campaign. In fact, he is like the Christians who were thrown to the lions. Even though HE was the one who originated, emailed, tweeted, took, phoned, etc, etc, etc, lewd, indecent, wicked emails, tweets, photographs, phone calls, etc, etc, etc AND blatantly & vociferously lied about it to every human being on the planet.
All he did was lie after all--we do it to our girlfriends all the time, right, so what's the big deal with him betraying his WIFE and every human being on the planet (or offering his porn star liaisons PR help so THEY can lie too, for that matter)?
He made all of his initial defenders look like idiots, but hey, that's no reason to speak out against him now! You don't want the other side to win, do you? DO YOU?!?
51% of polled New Yorkers say he should not resign. (Should I be shocked? Why am I not?) This despite the fact that he has betrayed every semblance of trust--not simply by his actions, but by his blatant & vociferous lying--to every human being on the planet. Some of whom happen to be New Yorkers. Some of whom happen to be his constituents. (For the love of anything decent, where, at a bear minimum, is the self respect of these 51% of people?? HE LIED TO YOUR FACE AS IF YOU WERE A STUPID CHILD!!)
And the over-arching excuse dejour repeated ad-nauseam by a host of liberal elitists is, "After all, he didn't do anything wrong because he didn't do anything illegal." It wasn't illegal! Therefore it wasn't wrong! Case closed, end of story, get over it already. Don't get all hung up in morality! Don't start hyperventilating over ethics! Put those old-fashioned ideas of right and wrong back in the stone age where they belong!
But the reality is that what Anthony Wiener did IS wrong! Even before any material legally deemed "pornographic" emerged, IT WAS AND IS WRONG! It is not gray, or grey, or any other shade. It is WRONG. To misuse and abuse the trust placed upon you by the office held, even if not illegal IS WRONG! To engage in sexual imagery, dialogue, conversations, etc with someone who is not your spouse, even if NOT illegal IS WRONG! To lie, vociferously and blatantly to EVERYONE--wife, constituents, public at large--even if not illegal IS WRONG!
When such a one cannot be called to account for his actions on the basest of excuses--namely that what occurred was not "illegal"--then we have reached a place that is beyond disheartening. It is corrupt, devoid of any moral fiber, and drowning in the cesspool of relativism that is our modern world. When such a man who has done such things cannot be called what he is--an unfaithful man, a dishonest man, and yes, even--GASP--a wicked man--we have lost something of deep and abiding value that cannot be recovered easily.
I do not despise Anthony Wiener. I do not revel in his fall. I do not say he has done things that are unique in the history of the world, that his actions are more egregious that others before him, or that he should be punished more severely than others who have done the same. I am simply saddened by the depth of decay on display in the myriad voices seeking to excuse his actions as nothing of significance. And I am saddened for the eyes that now witness these things and will build upon them in future days. If the foundations be thus weakened today, where, how stands tomorrow?
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Proverbs 14:34
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Psalm 11:3
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. Psalm 79:9
And yet there always seems to be another round.
First he was being railroaded and smeared, hacked and hounded unjustly because of his politics. Before his admission, I was incredulous, but willing to concede on that point. If I am unwilling to accept the words coming out of the mouth of a man, with no real evidence to the contrary, I am a sad human being.
But then it turned out to be false. All of it. Every statement he had made--ALL a lie.
And still he is defended.
He is the victim of a smear campaign. In fact, he is like the Christians who were thrown to the lions. Even though HE was the one who originated, emailed, tweeted, took, phoned, etc, etc, etc, lewd, indecent, wicked emails, tweets, photographs, phone calls, etc, etc, etc AND blatantly & vociferously lied about it to every human being on the planet.
All he did was lie after all--we do it to our girlfriends all the time, right, so what's the big deal with him betraying his WIFE and every human being on the planet (or offering his porn star liaisons PR help so THEY can lie too, for that matter)?
He made all of his initial defenders look like idiots, but hey, that's no reason to speak out against him now! You don't want the other side to win, do you? DO YOU?!?
51% of polled New Yorkers say he should not resign. (Should I be shocked? Why am I not?) This despite the fact that he has betrayed every semblance of trust--not simply by his actions, but by his blatant & vociferous lying--to every human being on the planet. Some of whom happen to be New Yorkers. Some of whom happen to be his constituents. (For the love of anything decent, where, at a bear minimum, is the self respect of these 51% of people?? HE LIED TO YOUR FACE AS IF YOU WERE A STUPID CHILD!!)
And the over-arching excuse dejour repeated ad-nauseam by a host of liberal elitists is, "After all, he didn't do anything wrong because he didn't do anything illegal." It wasn't illegal! Therefore it wasn't wrong! Case closed, end of story, get over it already. Don't get all hung up in morality! Don't start hyperventilating over ethics! Put those old-fashioned ideas of right and wrong back in the stone age where they belong!
But the reality is that what Anthony Wiener did IS wrong! Even before any material legally deemed "pornographic" emerged, IT WAS AND IS WRONG! It is not gray, or grey, or any other shade. It is WRONG. To misuse and abuse the trust placed upon you by the office held, even if not illegal IS WRONG! To engage in sexual imagery, dialogue, conversations, etc with someone who is not your spouse, even if NOT illegal IS WRONG! To lie, vociferously and blatantly to EVERYONE--wife, constituents, public at large--even if not illegal IS WRONG!
When such a one cannot be called to account for his actions on the basest of excuses--namely that what occurred was not "illegal"--then we have reached a place that is beyond disheartening. It is corrupt, devoid of any moral fiber, and drowning in the cesspool of relativism that is our modern world. When such a man who has done such things cannot be called what he is--an unfaithful man, a dishonest man, and yes, even--GASP--a wicked man--we have lost something of deep and abiding value that cannot be recovered easily.
I do not despise Anthony Wiener. I do not revel in his fall. I do not say he has done things that are unique in the history of the world, that his actions are more egregious that others before him, or that he should be punished more severely than others who have done the same. I am simply saddened by the depth of decay on display in the myriad voices seeking to excuse his actions as nothing of significance. And I am saddened for the eyes that now witness these things and will build upon them in future days. If the foundations be thus weakened today, where, how stands tomorrow?
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Proverbs 14:34
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Psalm 11:3
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. Psalm 79:9
It is easy for us as Christians to allow society to influence our thinking on such matters. To look at it the way the world looks at it and say, he's not a Christian, and I've heard of worse ... and not take it seriously as we should and as God does. We are becoming or have become a nation that cannot blush. THIS is destructive and I'm part of that. You are exactly right in what you said. We cannot allow these things to be acceptable to our senses. They are wicked in every way and our leaders (of all people) can and must be held to a higher standard than the harlot on the corner. Thank you for this reminder.
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