What If?

I heard a part of Senator Craig's interview with Matt Lauer last night. I am choosing to believe him. If he is telling the truth, what has been done to him demands his forgiveness, even though typical of our society. His friends (worst of all), including Presidential candidates, Senate colleagues , the media, the "late night TV hosts", and others have defamed him shamelessly. If he is telling the truth, and even if he isn't, it is a tragedy.

It is not unlike a lot of situations, however. One speaks degradingly of another's actions without full knowledge. One accepts hearsay and innuendo, without learning the facts. The truth is, we should say nothing negative about another that is not absolutely true, and then only if it is necesary to protect others. Many lives have been ruined by false accusations and lies. Christians must never be part of that vicious circle of sin. A word spoken can never be retrieved.