Get Religion has a post about the recent cover story that appears in The Nation by my friend Ayelish McGarvey who is a writing fellow at the American Prospect. Ayelish is a serious journalist and is scrupulous in her ethical tenacity. This is not a liberal snow job. Whether the allegations are true or not can be debated, and the publishing of the article by The Nation seems to be motivated by a desire to cast aspersion upon the decision not to allow the abortifacient "morning after pill" to be offered over the counter.
I think the decision made by Hager was the right decision. This poignancy of the story is not about the good (in my opinion) decision that was made regarding the MAP, the story is relevant because it illustrates the vileness that politics has become among the intelligentsia and cognoscenti in Washington. It's not about the social order, it's about winning. Even if the personal life of various individuals is destroyed along the way.
Hager should step down. But what a sad thing it is that he is portrayed as the "pharisee" merely because he has values that surpass his moral capacity. St. Paul is no longer heard when he says "Why do I do the things I do not want?" There is no more wiggle room for human disorder, it seems that you must be perfect if you want to point out a truth society should be aware of.
This isn't about planks in our eyes. This is about a false understanding, nay a protestant understanding, of grace and redemption and humanity. America is a protestant nation. Don't count on it lasting much longer (more than a few more hundred years) unless this is drastically changed.
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