Bishop Jakes recently said 'it is easier to castigate somebody you admire rather than admit that you relate to them [not just at their best, but at their worst.]' Often, when we see public figures, particularly faith leaders, fail, we pick up our stones and begin throwing them at them, rather than examining ourselves and realizing that the same seeds that birthed their failures live within us. Perhaps we would be better off learning from their failures, rather than calling them failures and dismissing them entirely. Perhaps when we realize that we are all human, we will be more able to judge ourselves, which is a righteous goal, rather than judging others, which is only bad for us.
