What Exactly Did God Forgive You For, Governor?
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley asked God’s forgiveness but won’t say what for.
Darlin’, I’ve seen bushel baskets of wire coat hangers less convoluted and confusing than this is.
It’s widely believed that he had an affair with a staff member but here’s all he’ll say …
“I’ve asked God to forgive me because that’s the most important thing. I want back in His fellowship. And so I asked God to forgive me. But I asked other people to again forgive me and I’ve already done that and I have truly asked the people of this state – they’re the folks who love me and are the best people in the world – I have asked them to forgive me.”
There are ten commandments. Exactly which one did you break, Governor? I mean, I’m really doubting that it’s just one. I’ll willing to bet it’s more than one, and although being a jerk isn’t one of them, you might as well add that to the list, too.
Thanks to Bill for the heads up.
There’s the coveting, the false witness, he probably stole from the public till, as a Republican, he’s worshiping false idols-their only god is money, there’s at least a couple of more.
1Actually I am beginning to believe it that he never actually boinked her. Maybe he wanted to but in his world that is all that is needed to commit “sin.”
Tough gig being a true Christian isn’t it?
2Pre-emptive strike for something he’s planning to do?
3@Alan, I think you might be correct – just a lot of hugging and rubbing, but did not go all the way as the teens say. Just another “family values” guy. It probably wasn’t his first fall from grace, but may be his last if he loses his position, which is the only attractive thing about him. And that ain’t much, considering it’s Aladambama.
4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98wUrwttgxE
5– I’ll take one forgiveness please.
6– For what?
– It’s only important that you forgive me.
– But I’d like to know why you want me to forgive you.
– I just want forgiveness.
– And I could forgive you, but I’m not sure what I’d be forgiving you for.
– Muslim! Liberal!
Oh, erk! Remember when Jimmy Carter revealed that he had lusted in his heart? Is this one of them that things? The legislature wants to impeach him but only for taking $$ from the state cash drawer to buy a bunch of burner phones! OK. Whatever. If they manage to do this, it will be a first for Alabama and maybe even for any southern state. Let’s leave Louisiana out of this as some of their governors ended up in jail making impeachment a waste of time.
7If he wants God to forgive him then that’s between him and his God. The moment he publicizes his wailing and tries to use if for political advantage it ceases being about his personal religion and becomes about politics.
8Last I heard some time ago, being forgiven is ok but it ain’t a get-out-of-consequences card.
9I’ve noticed that seemingly all Holier-Than-Thou people employ the same paradigm:
A) HTT sees others “sin,” then quotes the Old Testament and says God is wrathful so the “sinner” will be punished. “Sin” in this context means anything HTT doesn’t like.
B) HTT gets caught doing what he declaims as “sin” in others, then quotes the New Testament and declares God is merciful and has forgiven him. This means no punishment is needed and how dare anyone judge him!? Oh, and gimme money…
Jerry Falwell
10Billy Graham
many more than I care to count
Isn’t it funny how they get “forgiven” for whatever they want to do, but no body else is? How convenient for these pious, sanctimonious hypocrites.
11That picture of Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) is the very definition of a “sh!t eatin’ grin”, he’s guilty as sin and knows/thinks he’s got everybody fooled.
If only his medical Rx’s from the pharmacy could be known, is he fueled by Viagra or Cialis? Does his top notch state paid medical plan cover it? (of course it does)
And y’all speculating that Gov. Bentley (R) didn’t actually get down with his top aide-cum-mistress are delusional, did you not hear/read the tape and all the other stuff (so far exposed, there’s bound to be a lot more)?
And her husband seemed to just go along: the $$$$ rules with them all. While his dearly beloved wife of FIFTY years slapped him with a divorce in a heartbeat’s time last fall when she found out.
Ain’t “Republican Family Values™©®” a hoot?
12Wasn’t it one of those TV Evangelists who boo-hooed on the TV that he had “lusted in his heart” … I didn’t think it was mild-mannered Jimmy Carter. It was more like Jerry Falwell, then Jimmy.
13Marcia, Jimmy Carter admitted to “lusting in his heart,” but I think that’s as far as he went. I can remember a clip of some smarmy televangelist crying big tears and wailing, “I have sinned against you, my Lord….” Which meant he’d screwed around a whole bunch of times but finally got caught. Can’t remember the name; I can’t keep those HTTs straight. Jimmy Swaggart, maybe? Apt name.
Well, they can do whatever they like and get Forgiven, but the rest of us can’t because we’re a bunch of hell-bound heathens and atheists.
“You’re going to Hell.”
14“Who’s in Hell?”
“People like you.”
“Who’s in Heaven?”
“People like me.”
….. “You need to work on your threats.”
The Immoral Majority values convenience over confession.
15marcia it was pres carter in his only playboy front cover inteview.
16Rhea it was swaggert / & your qute is probably verbatim.
If he is so big on forgiveness, how about starting with every one in his prisons on minor drug charges.
17Under the constitution,god has zero jurisdiction over federal or state workers.
18As I recall, when he was a candidate for President, Governor Jimmy Carter was interviewed by Playboy and it was there in response to a question about other women that he said that he had lusted in his heart after other women. In context he was confessing to coveting. Which, if I remember correctly, according to George Carlin is its own sin. Something about it being a sin to “wanna” and if you “wanna” go down to 42nd and 8th and pick up a hooker you can save the carfare because you’ve already committed the sin.
19So there is some explanation about this on Fox 10 via cnn.com, “Meth operation shut down; 3 arrested in Wilmer”
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/31651549/meth-operation-shut-down-3-arrested-in-wilmer#ixzz455136PdH
I guess meth can mess with your logical reasoning skills.
20I would believe in Bentley’s god’s forgiveness if Bentley told us how much he paid for it.
21I’ve never understood why the sinner always announces that he has been forgiven. Seems as if that should be the perogative of the Forgiver.
22https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCpeeaIfF9c
Jimmy-I have sinned against you my lord-Swaggart,complete with tears in 1988. Less than four years later,he was caught not once,but twice with hookers in Indio,Calif. He resigned to get treatment and then changed his mind and claimed god told him it was none of their business. He is still on tv and one or two of his brats are too.
23Sure. He paid his “top aide” over $400,000 a year (in Ala-damn-bama) for … ?
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