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In reply to the discussion: Would You Vote For Hillary? [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)The Family/The Fellowhip is a cult that is all about theocracy. Worse, it believes that those God calls to political leadership, like King David of the OT, are not subject to the laws of God OR man that apply to those not so called. Hence, Sanford could rationalize his adultery and his dereliction of duty as a Governor, as well as a husband and father, indeed, expressly citing King David.
For those not Biblicly versed, so to speak, King David had concubines and also lusted after Bathsheba, whom he peeping Tom-ed while she was bathing. However, she was married, and to a member of David's military. So, King David deliberately put her husband in harm's way--attempted murder, really. Yet, David was beloved of God, so beloved, in fact, that God chose David's line for Joseph, surrogate father of Jesus.