Politics

How the Inability to Forgive May Be the Democratic Party’s Greatest Weakness

And it may cost them the presidency

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“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” — Alexander Pope

The debate between Democrats and Republicans over the direction the country should take has never been so intense as it’s been since Donald Trump became president. This debate has heightened in recent months with his upcoming re-election bid. People on both sides speak of the battle for “the soul of America,” but when we overlay Christian concepts on politics, we run the risk of painting ourselves into a corner.

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In 2017, at the height of the #MeToo movement, two high profile sexual misconduct cases were thrust into the spotlight. They involved Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate from Alabama, and Senator Al Franken, a Democrat from Minnesota.

Franken was accused of sexual misconduct, while Moore was accused of sexual assault by three women, two of who were underage at the time.

Also, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary had removed Moore twice from his position as chief justice of the…