No Time to Judge

By: Steve Goodier - [self]
NO TIME TO JUDGE

Eugene Brice, in Books That Bring Life (Lubbock, Texas: Net Press, 1987), tells of a controversy that consumed the United States Senate many years ago. It was around whether or not to seat the newly elected senator from Utah, Reed Smoot.

Back in those days, the Mormon church (to which Smoot belonged) still allowed the practice of polygamy. And although Smoot had only one wife, some of the more sanctimonious members of the Senate argued that he should not be seated, given the beliefs of his church.

But the issue was settled when Senator Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania strode to the podium and looked directly at some of his colleagues who, though married, were known to "womanize." He stated emphatically, "As for me, I would prefer to have seated beside me in the Senate a polygamist who doesn't polyg than a monogamist who doesn't monog." End of matter.

I think Mother Teresa got it right when she said: "If you judge people, you have no time to love them." And if you love people, you have no desire to judge them.

Besides, there may come a time when we, too, will find ourselves more in need of love than judgment.

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