Reply #12: Here's my favorite: Forgiving Jerry Falwell

[Ex Lion Tamer]

"I saw Jerry Falwell as an enemy. I believe he was America's enemy and for good measure Christianity's. (As his ilk still are). . . . And while Falwell's lies and distortions should have been combated by every non-violent means necessary, and the evil and hurt he caused, documented and remembered, that doesn't mean that the retribution Falwell sought to exact on others or threatened to, must be taken on him now, in any form.

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No, this is the moment for forgiveness. I hope that Jerry has met again and been reconciled with, the force of love and forgiveness that at some point in his life, he must have encountered. And while I never imagined I would ever write these words: may his turbulent and misguided soul -- however far it may have gone astray -- now find its way home and rest in peace."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-hendra/forgiving-jer...


An incredibly challenging thing to do, yes. But, ultimately, I think that's what separates us from them.