Does that excuse the sin? Do the 10 commandments say adultery is a sin only under pristine marriage conditions.
Seems to me there is something there about “better or worse”
I don’t think Laura was saying that it excused the sin. She was saying that there were contributory factors.
Let’s say that a spouse turns a blind eye to playboy/playgirl being in the house.
Let’s say that this liberal household regularly proclaimed that gay and bi-sexual is just fine for those “made that way.”
Does it contribute? Yes.
Does that remove Spitzer’s culpability? No way.