I mean, he was a younger man when he did this. How much longer are we going to blame him for something that happened hours ago?

This is supposed to be a happy occasion!

This is between him and his God. And he prayed. So I’m just going to let them sort it out.

Oh yeah, sure, he fucking PRAYED about it

Uhhh, true redemption means making amends. He knows that. He also knows he's talking to a bunch of reporters who know shit all about religion so he can get away with this kind of cant.

This is one of the more ugly aspects of Christianity. Why your private chat with your god should mean anything to the rest of us regarding your ethical obligations is beyond me.

His colleagues in Missouri sure don't believe in redemption.

Christians whine about secular ethics like the whole purpose of Christian morality isn't to offload your moral responsibility instead of developing a conscious

"We believe in redemption around here." Then... what has he done to HELP the Haitian immigrants? What have either of them done?

Redemption would include taking affirmative steps to right your wrong. Not just deleting a tweet and asking everyone else to move on

Seriously. Like, how is he supposed to remember something that he said, much less take responsibility for it, literally *hours* after he said it? He's a new and different person after those accumulated hours!