However, suppose Hitler visited Dachau and somehow
he mas captured by the inmates and was literally torn
asunder. Human forgiveness can't reach the level of
Divine forgiveness.
Yes, the men of God, certainly and well deserved are
and should be held to a higher moral standard.
Personally, I think politicians should be held to the
highest standards with the toughest punishment for
transgressions while in office. {Clinton, it's just sex}
As for Tiger, it was ability to use his unparalled
skills to amass a billion dollars. This wealth
allowed him to degrade himself. Compare his behavior
to Warner the quarterback for Arizona. Read Warner's
biography.
Woods's has a massive character flaw. His wife should
take herself and the kids back to, is it Sweden?,
her country. Those children shouldn't have to grow
up with a father who has behaved so horribly scurrilously.
No, there is no schadenfreude involved with Tiger,
just utter contemp. But money trumps all. Golf
"needs" him.
His article is well worth reading. Particularly amusing is the commentary from Charles Barkley:
The danger is that we have come to admire celebrities more than real heroes. Charles Barkley famously made this point in 1993 when he declared, "a million guys can dunk a basketball in jail; should they be role models?" Later that year, Barkley filmed a self-written Nike commercial in which he argued that athletes should not be considered role models: "I am not a role model," Barkley said. "I am not paid to be a role model. I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball, doesn't mean I should raise your kids."