How can supporting Roy Moore be consistent with Christianity?

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If what I have read about statute of limitations in Alabama is correct, the law there would need to change in order to make that a reality.

The Statue of Limitations itself needs to change and be done away with. I really don't see what purpose it serves other than a literal 'get out of jail free' card for people fortunate enough to evade justice for that amount of time.
 
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"Christianity" does not have a particular expertise on recognizing evil.

Certainly it does. It is after all, the truth.

The only real perverts seem to be in Alabama hiding behind cheap religious platitudes and stunts.

This is precisely what I'm talking about. All matter of sexual deviancy, normalized, but Roy Moore, who was looking for a woman to be his wife and God willing, have chuldren with, he's a pervert.

Please explain to me the difference between "objectification of women" and "lusting after women".

"Objectifying women" is not in my vocabulary, but if the feminist Puritans who use is simply mean "lust", I wonder why they don't simply say "lust". In the case on Matthew 5:27-28, he is commenting on Seventh Commandment. He is talking about looking on a woman in a manner which which would be appropriate if she was your wife, but outside of marriage is adultery. That is what extramarital affairs start with.

To vote for Roy Moore, you need only do one thing: Don't believe any of his victims.

...or be mature enough not to care about his personal life.

It's one thing to find a woman physically attractive. It's another to assume that her body should be available for usage by right.

The attitudes of a certain genital-grabbing politician comes to mind here. Just thinking you can walk into a women's dressing room because you are paying the bills is a perfect example of the objectification of women.

If he owns the property, and owns the event, then actually he can. It's part of the job. Not saying it's right, I'm not really a fan of beauty pageants either, but it's what those ladies signed up for. Given that this guy ran strip clubs in his casinos, there's no reason why this should come as a shocker.

The Statue of Limitations itself needs to change and be done away with. I really don't see what purpose it serves other than a literal 'get out of jail free' card for people fortunate enough to evade justice for that amount of time.

Is that not sufficient purpose for you? To protect the accused's right to due process?
 
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"Objectifying women" is not in my vocabulary, but if the feminist Puritans who use is simply mean "lust", I wonder why they don't simply say "lust".

"Lust" is a loaded term, full of religious imagery that isn't always helpful in civil discourse.

If he owns the property, and owns the event, then actually he can. It's part of the job. Not saying it's right, I'm not really a fan of beauty pageants either, but it's what those ladies signed up for.

Nonsense. No reasonable person believes entry in a beauty pageant is consent to being seen in various stages of undress.
 
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If he owns the property, and owns the event, then actually he can. It's part of the job. Not saying it's right, I'm not really a fan of beauty pageants either, but it's what those ladies signed up for.

That's inappropriate content. Not beauty pageants.

Given that this guy ran strip clubs in his casinos, there's no reason why this should come as a shocker.

That's a strong Christian for you.
 
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The Statue of Limitations itself needs to change and be done away with. I really don't see what purpose it serves other than a literal 'get out of jail free' card for people fortunate enough to evade justice for that amount of time.
The likelihood of a fair trial decreases as time passes, since people's memories get foggier, evidence disappears or degrades, potential witnesses are harder to find, etc. Typically, only the most heinous of crimes like murder don't have a statute of limitations.

Think about it. If you get accused of robbing a store 20 years ago, what evidence is going to be against you? A store owner who says "Yeah he kinda looks like the guy"? Fingerprints will be long gone, weapons will be long gone, witnesses will be nearly impossible to find and their statements will probably be spotty. And if you haven't committed any other crimes in the meantime, is it really worth throwing you in jail 20 years later? What kind of justice is that?

Statute of limitations - Wikipedia
 
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If he owns the property, and owns the event, then actually he can. It's part of the job. Not saying it's right, I'm not really a fan of beauty pageants either, but it's what those ladies signed up for.

Does your boss have the right to barge into the restroom and kick open the stall you're in because he feels like it?
 
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Even if all the accusations were true (and most definitely they are not) one often supports not the individual, but the positions they uphold. Roy Moore was clearly the superior candidate due to his positions for many people. Saying "supporting Roy Moore isn't consistent with Christianity" is a really close-minded way to look at the situation.
 
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Even if all the accusations were true (and most definitely they are not) one often supports not the individual, but the positions they uphold. Roy Moore was clearly the superior candidate due to his positions for many people. Saying "supporting Roy Moore isn't consistent with Christianity" is a really close-minded way to look at the situation.

Opinion.
 
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If he owns the property, and owns the event, then actually he can. It's part of the job. Not saying it's right, I'm not really a fan of beauty pageants either, but it's what those ladies signed up for. Given that this guy ran strip clubs in his casinos, there's no reason why this should come as a shocker.
So, It's okay to visit a relative at their house. And they could grab your genital. And body parts. Since it's their property.
 
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Even if all the accusations were true (and most definitely they are not) one often supports not the individual, but the positions they uphold. Roy Moore was clearly the superior candidate due to his positions for many people. Saying "supporting Roy Moore isn't consistent with Christianity" is a really close-minded way to look at the situation.

Women and minorities shouldn't have been given the vote... homosexuality should be a criminal offense... Muslims have to right to public office...

"Superior," indeed...
 
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So, It's okay to visit a relative at their house. And they could grab your genital. And body parts. Since it's their property.

Right, they own the house and everything in it... including you.
 
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But in Roy Moore's case (and in Donald Trump's), his past WAS supposed to matter, even though the charges were never proven.

No, that's not entirely accurate. There were plenty of Republicans, Mitch McConnell for example, who were against Moore's candidacy. Sexual abuse of children is not a partisan issue. Any decent human being should stand against it.

And, in addition, I wouldn't think that every misdeed in anyone's past should count equally.

Yet you drew a false equivalency between Bill Clinton's indiscretions and Roy Moore's sexual molestation of minors? These are two different issues. Let's keep them separate.
 
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Sexual abuse of children is not a partisan issue. Any decent human being should stand against it.

Which would make it a partisan issue, it would seem.
 
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We have a criminal justice system to deal with that.

And a president who pardons criminals who share his ideology.

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