I think we knew all the long that Rep. Anthony Weiner sent “that” (eww) picture through Twitter. His ambiguously worded answers to direct questions regarding his involvement in sending lewd messages and pictures made us all suspicious. His behavior was bizarre, but we have seen Weiner lash out before. And, yes, the Weiner jokes have supplied talk show hosts with endless material for comedy.
This has been embarrassing for Weiner, his wife, and their families. It’s also embarrassing for us! Gosh! A congressman can’t control his urges and flirts with woman online with pictures of his body? Both Democratic and Republican parties have had naughty politicians, so we cannot say it’s about liberals or conservatives. It’s really about confronting our flaws.
Through this whole scandal we have learned some things about ourselves and our society:
I’ve made the case many times on this blog that several Baptist/evangelical/congregational 
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… was the question a little six-year-old asked, but no one seemed to have an answer. Her father, Alex Renton (an atheist), was shocked that his daughter’s Scottish school would make the class answer the question. The girl, Lulu, looked to her father for an answer to the question. He replied that they didn’t believe in God, but her father still wanted a religious answer for his daughter.
Like you, I was captivated by the story of brave American special forces storming into the compound of a known terrorist who was responsible for coordinating the American attacks on September 11, 2001. There was rejoicing in the streets. Cheering in this country and others.
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