I agree with Stupac and I’m a Redskin fan. He did his time, let’s move on.
Doesn’t matter if others forgive him; what does matter is if he’s found forgiveness for himself, and judging by his performance he just may have. Perhaps Tiger should give him a call...
Why the excerpt from your blog? Copyright issues with FR again?
Agreed w stupac ... and I’m even an Eagles fan.
1) Nice article.
2) I already HAVE forgiven him.
3) He appears to have turned his life arouond, and I truly hope he has.
4) I 100% agree with your assessment RE: HUMANS vs. dogs. Michael Vick served a MUCH longer prison sentence for being cruel to dogs than he apparently would have served if he had, say, raped two women; or driven drunk and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk; or participated in a murder.
5) I SURE wish the Miami Dolphins had picked him up when they had the chance...
Not sure that it’s relevant whether or not I forgive him, since he hasn’t sinned against me. Were I to hold a grudge against a man I’d never met for something he did that didn’t involve me, that’s my problem, not his. As it is, he did the crime and did the time, paid his debt to the law etc. etc. So assuming he is no longer doing that sort of thing, I see no reason he should walk around with a scarlet A hanging from his neck.
If there were video of him torturing a dog or dogs to death, I wonder if people would be as willing to forgive him. F*!& that piece of garbage.
Good article. Thank you for your thoughtful perspective. I would have a lot easier time forgiving the bastard if I knew that he had done anything whatsoever to make amends. Has he donated one thin dime to animal rescue? If not, I have this horrible feeling that he still feels the same way about helpless creatures the way he did when he savagely tortured them to death.
I hate the fargin Redskins. Vick is on my Christmas card list.
"There is therefore NOW NO CONDEMNATION to those who are IN CHRIST" (Romans 8:1 Emphasis added)
God in Christ has forgiven Mr. Vick; he has proclaimed his faith in Christ, and his life testifies that he is a new man in Christ. Therefore, those who know Christ as savior have a responsibilit to view him as a brother in Christ and to treat him as such.
If God can forgive the Apostle Paul, who viewed himself as the foremost of sinners, then God can forgive anyone, Mr. Vick included.
Did he apologize to all the women he gave herpes to?
We still have people here in Atlanta that long for Mike Vick. The whole debacle became a racial thing for a number of people because Vick was black and ownership was white. Arthur Blank gave the guy everything ($130 million contract, the highest profile personality in the ATL). And he screwed the pooch by not taking his profession seriously and hanging out with a large group of guys from his hood that were no good leeches.
However, the majority of Atlantans are now pleased that we have rebounded from that mess with a more professional, responsible group of players and coaches representing our city.
As long as he continues to play the part of the redeemed man, I will cut him the slack that goes with it.
Do I really, really trust this conversion? No. He’s got a long way to go to regain any trust.
But to deny him the benefit of the doubt at the moment is tantamount to saying that redemption, as a general concept, is impossible. And I’m not cynical enough to believe that.
So for as long as he keeps his nose clean and says and does the right things, I will accept it at face value.
He’s a piece of garbage. Those dogs were worth ten of him.