They're the same comments posted here when it came out that Lena Dunham fondled her sister. Or do the Duggars get a pass because they're driving the conservative, Christian "family values" bandwagon?
“They’re the same comments posted here when it came out that Lena Dunham fondled her sister.”
First of all, not from me.
Second, her own words were “...anything a sexual predator might do to woo a small suburban girl I was trying.” And there appears to be no remorse or ever an attempt to undo the damage caused by her actions. As I have pointed out earlier, the left really has no problem with the acts that occurred. But in the Duggar case, some effort was made to address what happened and not justify it or treat it as okay.
While I do think child molesters should pay a severe price in a just legal system, there is not a one size fits all solution.
I think I have been consistent in pointing out the justice demanded in the Bible, and where and why mercy can be appropriate.
“do the Duggars get a pass”
No. I would be very happy to have heard that Lena Dunham had the same remorse that this guy had, and that those she harmed have been able to forgive and find healing. I think how the Duggars handled what happened is a model for how society should deal with the pervasive perversion that is present now.
If you think for one second that what happened in rare, I can tell you from first-hand experience it is now the rule rather than the exception. Do you plan to imprison half of the population?