Is forgiveness the best medicine?

Is forgiveness the best medicine?
Is forgiveness the best medicine?

Is forgiveness the best medicine?

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A suburban family lost their young daughter after she was hit by a car. The family urged prosecutors to drop homicide charges, allowing the teenage perpetrator to avoid jail time. The father explains his reason for choosing forgiveness, and religious studies professor Scott Paeth discusses religious and philosophical roots of forgiveness. Could you do the same as these parents? When have you struggled with forgiveness? (Flickr/hang_in_there)