hjmick
Diamond Member
As a woman and a Christian, I applaud him.
Seriously? You must be kidding.
As a woman and a Christian, I would think you'd be asking what the hell took him so damn long...
Strikes me as a case of too little too late. He has spent six decades following this particular belief system and now, towards the end of his life, he decides it has all been wrong? Sounds like he started having doubts about whether or not these beliefs would get him past St. Peter.
No, I'm not kidding...Better late than never!
I don't think staying with the Church necessarily meant he agreed with everything and this public statement by him and "The Elders" is not just about Jimmy Carter the man and his personal faith, it's about basic human rights and as you stated, long over due.
i don't think so hj....
it shows you can teach an old dog, new tricks...
it shows we can change for the better if we soul search...
it shows progress, although it be slow.
you might as well leave America now, if you hold us to our past beliefs...ie in slavery and in women for 150 years of this nation, NOT BEING EQUAL and not even having the right to vote...or have birth control pills, or equal rights in the workforce...
all of this has come very slowly to us women...equally in the public and private sector....
but progress is still being made and what jimbo is doing, is a part of it, so i would not condemn it!
certainly i could wish it was sooner...
but better late, than never...
to steal from martha, to me...
it's a good thing!
jd/care
I guess my cynicism is strong. More power to you both for your willingness to forgive, you have my respect.