Posted on 04/26/2020 7:38:07 AM PDT by L.A.Justice
Drew Carey has mastered the art of forgiveness.
The funnyman, 61, chatted it up with the hosting cast of “The Talk” on Wednesday, in an interview that aired on Friday, and admitted that as much as he has forgiven Gareth Pursehouse, the man who is charged with murdering his ex-fiancée Amie Harwick, the toll her murder has had on him has been difficult to understand.
“After Amie’s murder, I took a week off. Really, I couldn’t function,” Carey said, adding that upon his return to the show for “Kids Week,” he had an opportunity to speak with high school students about the tragedy.
“I talked to them about how I forgave the guy who murdered Amie,” he said. “I did it as soon as I could, right away because he was mentally ill, the guy was abused when he was a kid and, you know, you have to be able to forgive people like that.”
“You know, I wish he never did it, or I wish he never met her,” Carey added. “When you forgive people, that doesn’t mean you have to hang out with them and be their friend.”
The “Price Is Right” host said speaking with those students was more about spreading the message of forgiveness.
“It’s important for high school kids to hear and people in general to hear. It would be so easy to carry around … every day think about revenge, which is not coming,” Carey added. “There’s nothing that’ll make up for what he did … I really try to practice instant forgiveness and unconditional love, the closest you can get to that, the better you are and I fall short all the time.”
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I would support death penalty for somebody who committed such a crime...Hanging is a correct way to deal with some killer like that..
But, I guess Drew Carey does not feel that away... I have been watching his game show regularly because of the shutdown...His game show is fun to watch...
Maybe Drew is following Christ and forgiving. That doesn’t mean forgetting and embracing the guy. But it does release your heart from hatred.
Note to self: Do not derive rules of justice from the opinions of game show hosts/comedians, no matter how much you may like them.
It isn't mental illness, it's murder one. The SOB should hang.
I don’t forgive predators. We need to cull predators from society. They cannot be left to harm us, regardless of their reason.
Forgiving and punishment are not mutually exclusive. You can forgive a person simply because he is an image bearer of God, and support punishment because it is prescribed for a fallen world.
Forgiveness and justice are two different things.
Nah. Forgiving is another form of cowardice.
Hey, if Drew Carey wants to forgive the murderer as part of his personal way of dealing with it, that’s fine with me. Grieving is a personal thing, and if that’s how he rolls, who are we to argue?
Just as long as the “real” justice system sees that the guy spends the rest of his life as a guest of the California Penal System. Then again, the trial is in LA, so he could end up with a 6 month sentence as a pot farmer, assuming he’s even convicted.
I have had Christian friends who believed “Forgiveness” lacking repentance and contrition are meaningless. My Theology isn’t that advanced. Not my pay grade.
Many, many moons ago someone very close betrayed me...and to this day I simply cannot forgive even though I know, as a Christian, I should.
Easier said than done...
Correct.
Unfortunately all this abusive childhood, boohoo forgiveness crap results in toleration of murder and hideous crimes, lighter sentences, and more victims. Most criminals are mentally ill, and got that way somehow. Individuals likely benefit from letting go rather than burning themselves up with anger that can never be resolved. It’s “society’s” job to identify evil and destroy it.
+1
Sound like they are talking about God’s forgiveness of sin.
Translated to man it’s like saying, “I’ll forgive you if you say you’re sorry” which is conditional.
In Cary’s case the perp is mentally ill (if true) and doesn’t have the capacity to understand right from wrong. Cary’s forgiveness is his way of dealing with it and dismissing the pain and anger.
Very sorry about your situation. I have felt the same. As Christ said....if God forgives us of sins against him...we need to forgive those who sin against us. It is a great relief and as you remarked...very difficult. I do not believe we suddenly or even ever attain the same level of trust in that person..but it settles our bitterness and we can move on.
Yeah, that Jesus. What a coward, right?
Used to like Drew Carey until he came to our city for a “show “....filthy mouth...changed our total picture of him. Don’t understand why comedians think they have to lower themselves to that.
Not saying I support the “other side of the argument” but claiming “Peace” through an act of personal forgiveness is sort of selfish. You are claiming to BE God in a way. That YOUR grace is like His Grace. Which is why I pretty much stay out of the debate.
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