"I well remember the challenge we evangelicals faced in 1980 when our candidate, Ronald Reagan, was the first presidential candidate who had gone through a divorce. We wisely made allowance for God's forgiveness and America was the beneficiary of this historic champion."
Rev. Jerry Falwell in a recent newsletter discussing the reason why evangelicals should support Newt Gingrich's expected bid to run for president in 2008, despite the recent revelation that Gingrich had cheated on his second wife with a congressional aide. Interestingly, Gingrich conducted the affair while he pursued the impeachment of then President Bill Clinton for lying under oath about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Still, it's nice to know that Falwell can vouch for God forgiving a violation of one of the 10 Commandments.