There he goes, tail between his legs, Jerry Falwell jr. He posted a photo on the internet of himself and a young pregnant lady, both with large bellies and top button on jeans undone to cope with the bulges. He clearly offended so many conservative Christians that he had to go.
He has fallen from Grace. Except he hasn’t. Because when you get things wrong that is when you fall INTO grace.
I am sick and tired of the whole leadership perfection guff, whether it is church, politics or business. We are all human, we all have those warts. Thankfully I have a faith where I am accepted warts and all, and I don’t think it is right to then sit and point out other peoples warts.
In fact, I think a “failure” like Jerry is just what the conservative christian group need. They need to understand that every one of us is far from perfect. They need to see imperfect leaders (church and state) and recognise them for what they are – fallible humans. The god like image of the president needs to be broken.
We need more Jerry Falwell jrs. Give me 10, no 100 or a 1000.
I will not condemn Jerry – because I believe in grace. In the words of the U2 song “Grace finds beauty in everything”