Andrea Yates? What Do You Think?

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Originally posted by korkscru
Now I heard Olivia Foxx say that she could not/would not forgive this woman (because the husband has said that he forgives his wife) for what she did. The twist to that issue is that if her husband and their families DON'T forgive her, then they will not be forgiven by God for their transgressions. HATING this woman won't change anything and it won't bring those beautiful children back. And that does not mean that her husband and their families should beg that she not be punished, but they are SUPPOSED to forgive her. Now THAT'S something to ponder, right?

What do you-guys think?

Yes, but, what is forgiveness?

Forgiveness is like osmosis, it's a process. I can't see my hubby murder my kids when I am at work and then I come home on some ol' "I gotta forgive you so that I can get into Heaven".
It's deeper than that---if he truly loved his children. It's not a sin to take a long time to forgive. It's what makes us human, believing anything else is hubris in one of it's best examples.

The fact that the next day he was on tv forgiving was very confusing. Hurt, pain, anger are all human emotions, so unless he plans on standing up and revealing himself as the second coming of Christ, he needs to admit that it really isn't, and should not be, THAT easy to forgive.

On another note, I can't agree with the Death Penalty, no matter what... but dang, this woman and her psychosis and devils and demons are working my last...