Giuliani: Don't Cast Stones At Me

Republican Front-Runner Compares Controversies Over Personal Life To Biblical Tale

(AP)  Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani compared the scrutiny of his personal life marked by three marriages to the biblical story of how Jesus dealt with an adulterous woman.

In an interview posted online Friday, Giuliani was questioned about his family and told the Christian Broadcasting Network, “I think there are some people that are very judgmental.”

Giuliani has a daughter who indicated support for Democrat Barack Obama and a son who said he didn't speak to his father for some time. Giuliani's messy divorce from their mother, Donna Hanover, was waged publicly while Giuliani was mayor of New York.

“I'm guided very, very often about, `Don't judge others, lest you be judged,”' Giuliani told CBN interviewer David Brody. “I'm guided a lot by the story of the woman that was going to be stoned, and Jesus put the stones down and said, 'He that hasn't sinned, cast the first stone,' and everybody disappeared.

“It seems like nowadays in America, we have people that think they could've passed that test,” he said. “And I don't think anybody could've passed that test but Jesus.”

In the New Testament story, related in the Gospel of John, Jesus does not actually hold stones. The Pharisees bring Jesus a woman charged with adultery, reminding him the punishment for adultery is stoning. They are testing Jesus in an effort to charge him with breaking the law.

The Gospel reads: “But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, 'Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.'

“... And in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders.”

Giuliani has insisted his family relationships are private. In 1968, he married his cousin, Regina Peruggi. They divorced 14 years later, and Giuliani obtained an annulment from the Catholic Church on the grounds that as second cousins, they should have received a dispensation to marry.

Giuliani married Hanover in 1984 and they divorced in 2002. He has been married to Judith Nathan since 2003.

Likewise, he says his faith is private, although he evokes his Catholic upbringing on the campaign trail.

He told CBN he believes in God and prays to Jesus for guidance and help.

“I have very, very strong views on religion that come about from having wanted to be a priest when I was younger, having studied theology for four years in college,” he said. “It's an area I know really, really well academically.

“... And my personal view of it is I need God's help for everything, and I probably feel that the most when I'm in crisis and under pressure, like Sept. 11, when I was dealing with prostate cancer, or (when) I'm trying to explain death to people, which unfortunately I've had to do so often.

“So it's a very, very important part of my life,” he said. “But I think in a democracy and in a government like ours, my religion is my way of looking at God, and other people have other ways of doing it, and some people don't believe in God. I think that's unfortunate. I think their life would be a lot fuller if they did, but they have that right.”

Giuliani also addressed a cell phone call he took from his wife, Judith, last week during his speech to the National Rifle Association, an important appearance because Giuliani clashed with the group when he argued for tougher gun control as mayor of New York.

“And quite honestly, since Sept. 11, most of the time when we get on a plane, we talk to each other and just reaffirm the fact that we love each other,” he said.

“Sometimes if I'm in the middle of a very, very sensitive meeting, I don't take the call right then; I wait. But I thought it would be kind of nice if I took it at that point, and I'd done that before in engagements, and I didn't realize it would create any kind of controversy,” he said.

[prinzowhales]

Mafiosi garbage! He has the same Neo-Con godfather as the Chimp--Norman Podhoretz. This is one of those mass murderers who send other people to do their dirty work...Another Israel-firster like Douglas Feith, Senator Lieberman and Representative IDF''er Rahm Emmanuel of Illinois...Israel-first with American blood and treasure paying for it all.

http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=7278

[prinzowhales]

Wretched Mafiosi scumbag! Paste on that ''Joker-product'' smile and go back to your crooked business deals, filling the pot holes of New York with 9-11 victims remains and lying about WTC-7...Next thing you know, this wretched embarrassment to New York and America will be marrying his cousin and dressing up like a woman...whoops, he''s already done that!

[dutchfarmer]

I laughed and laughed at red164''s comments. Classic! Rudy or Judy or Gudy Riuliani admits his hypocrisy because that warning against judging was directed to a hypocrite (Matt. 7:5). Jesus Christ commanded to judge righteously (John 7:24) and Paul said that spiritual people judge all things (1 Cor. 2:15). Vote Ron Paul for President.

[tbweb]

Rudy Giuliani should not have to apologize for his love of women, its part of his Italian culture, Italians have always been ahead of the game and more advanced in their knowledge of love and s.e.x. than other cultures. Its not a knock or put down, its true, Italians are very advanced in this area and always were. One only need to research love and s.e.x. during the Roman Empire for proof!

[red164]

Rudy says:
%u201CI''m guided a lot by the story of the woman that was going to be stoned, and Jesus put the stones down and said, ''He that hasn''t sinned, cast the first stone,'' and everybody disappeared.


(Rolling my eyes)


Be careful the Lord might drop a boulder on your head one day and scatter you like WTC dust!

[taotxzen]

At a well-attended rally in front of his new ground zero headquarters Monday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani officially announced his plan to run for president of 9/11. %u2018My fellow citizens of 9/11, today I will make you a promise,%u2019 said Giuliani during his 18-minute announcement speech in front of a charred and torn American flag. %u2018As president of 9/11, I will usher in a bold new 9/11 for all.%u2019 If elected, Giuliani would inherit the duties of current 9/11 President George W. Bush, including making grim facial expressions, seeing the world%u2019s conflicts in terms of good and evil, and carrying a bullhorn at all state functions.%u201D

-from The Onion

[watcher269-2009]

Hypocrite!

[starleo146]

Giuliani if he was in the middle east he would be stoned in the middle of Time Square would be okay

[sftodd]

I, too, am guided by "Don''t judge lest you be judged." It gives me great comfort when I''m doing sh*t I know is wrong.

[cfin5]

I can''t believe it. RG really believes that someone running for public office and the Presidency at that, should not be held to a higher standard than the average American citizen. Wait''a''sec,.......let me see where I''m at,.....Yep! I''m still on the Turnip wagon. Must be that all these slick statements from most of the ''08 candidates hired the whole pile of "Fibology" graduates from our modern college campuses. Anybody can explain away a voting, marital, lawsuit record with the right spinmeister on the payroll. I prefer someone that doesn''t need to explain away these kind of things.......Ron Paul, the unsocialist in ''08!