“I think biblical forgiveness should be accepted by everyone”
Not in politics, my friend. What would stop someone from (for a purely hypothetical example) joining a church and getting annulments for previous marriages just in time for the primary season to deflect lifestyle criticism?
You well know the bible doesn’t call for forgiveness as a way to escape accountability - but there seems to be nothing that Newt supporters won’t compromise or criticize to prop up their flagging candidate - principle, religion, political institutions, the majority of people who don’t want him as their candidate, etc.
Speaking for myself, my Politics don’t shape my Faith, My Faith shapes my politics.