Kathryn, you write, “In our daily lives and in our culture, we’re not all that much better than John Edwards. . . . In our families, in our churches, among friends, in our real everyday worlds, are we looking out for every potential John Edwards? Look to prevent the next John Edwards, a powerful guy in a tough situation who turns to sex as his comfort, even if it means betraying his family. Otherwise, we’re as bad as we say he is.”

I don’t agree, even though I appreciate your charitable instinct. Most married people manage to stay faithful. (I’m not sure what you mean by “a tough situation,” other than that Edwards may have faced more temptations.) And in even the healthiest culture, some men, especially powerful men, are going to stray.