>>I’m NOT talking about a Jimmy Swaggert kind of public sobbing confession but simply an admission he misspoke and does indeed seek God’s forgiveness in his life. That’s all.
But everyone in the Cruz camp seems to want some public admission of sin that, no matter how you do it, comes off as less than genuine. This is true for the big Swaggart cry fest to the Jimmy Carter “I have lusted in my heart”. The bottom line is that it is not something for us to hear. I hate false piety more than a genuine atheist because at least the genuine atheist (as opposed to the God-hating anti-theist) is honest.
If the Cruz “camp” is actually doing that then that’s wrong headed, too. I just think Trump should clarify his past statement about never asking God for forgiveness. That comes off - at least to me - as sinful pride and I’ve had my fill of amoral leaders.