Many of you have heard of the recent news that Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina admitted to an extra-martial affair. What I found interesting in his apologies to his family was his recognition that there are moral absolutes. Here is part of his apology.Sanford said this was his first and only extramarital affair during a 19-year marriage.
He invoked Scripture and his faith several times during the 18-minute news conference.
“Believe it or not, I’ve been a person of faith all my life. There are moral absolutes,” intended “to protect you from yourself.”
He called his actions, “selfish,” and said they carry consequences.
“As we work through this, there are going to be some hard decisions,” Sanford said. “I would simply ... ask for forgiveness.”
Here is the rest of the article if you would like to read it.
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