Now there's a man of conviction. It's one thing for a layperson or president to have inappropriate sexual relations. This is a man whose preaches the high standards his religious texts demand. That requires an immense amount of conviction, and most people do not live to that standard. Even Ned Flanders lost it once in a while.
Most successful clergymen lead by example.
Without living by those beliefs, as Jim Bakker will attest, the very broad line between conviction and convict is crossed. For all of his efforts as a fighter for civil rights, Jesse Jackson has sinned against his followers. A day before the National Enquirer was to break the story, Jackson admitted that he had a 20-month old love child and would take time off to resolve matters at home. In 1968, Jackson picked up the Civil Rights banner for the assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr and pursued a dream. Thirty years later, he took a detour and pursued a wet dream.