1.0Rod Dreherhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/roddreherRod Dreherhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/roddreher/author/rdreherMark Souder & forgiving the hypocrite - Rod Dreherrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="unxFdVDgnp"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/roddreher/2010/05/mark-souder-forgiving-the-hypocrite.html">Mark Souder & forgiving the hypocrite</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/roddreher/2010/05/mark-souder-forgiving-the-hypocrite.html/embed#?secret=unxFdVDgnp" width="600" height="338" title="“Mark Souder & forgiving the hypocrite” — Rod Dreher" data-secret="unxFdVDgnp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I’m afraid I don’t follow the logic of my Beliefnet colleague Diana Butler Bass, who refuses to entertain the idea that the disgraced Republican congressman Mark Souder should be forgiven for his adultery and related shameful behavior. Excerpt: So, Rep. Mark Souder, I can’t particularly offer you forgiveness or let you off the hook. Not…