Both of these people took an oath to tell the truth, but one of them did not. Let me put it another, stronger way, either Kavanaugh or Ford is a deliberate, blatant, bare faced, serial liar. Both will go into society with their name besmirched, but only one with real cause. One will have to live this lie for the rest of their life forever wondering if something else will surface to add to the story, the other will have a clear and clean conscience.
The USA takes a certain pride in its Christian roots, hence the use of the oath in any court or process like this one. We are led to believe that all seriously minded and sincere Americans, independent of political party, will respect and honour the oath. Perjury is no small matter. It comes down to the integrity of their word, and someone’s word is in the gutter now, and for the rest of their life. When they each took that oath, they recognised that the Great Judge also heard it and will pronounce accordingly when they leave this earth and enter eternity.
What makes it worth the lies? An academic career? A place on the Supreme Court? Both have so much to lose, but only one retains their dignity with integrity. The process was called a ‘circus’ by one of the Senators. What a charge to lay at the feet of the greatest democracy this world knows. That reputation has now been trashed, and I for one am sad that it was found wanting at a time like this. It is no wonder the following verses came clearly to mind:
But you did not honour the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways. Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription. This is the inscription that was written: mene, mene, tekel, parsin. Here is what these words mean:
Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.
Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to [others]’ Daniel 5:24-28 NIV
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