@faretheewell "I think the importance of remembrance is so past mistakes are not repeated. We learn from other's mistakes."
In theory. But I am saying remembrance is more complicated than we give it credit. And selective remembrance is really about propaganda and agenda, not humble learning from mistakes.
Learning is not frivolous. We have to work hard at learning - learning is not easy. There is a process too. In academia, for example, we study - and then we get tested by an independent assessor to check the learning. I see God as the teacher and independent assessor. So, God is the Judge of whether or not we learn from mistakes and what grade we get, not us.
What happens when a wrongdoing is glorified as good because there was profit from it?
In that case the wrongdoing will get repeated. There will be no learning from mistakes, because they're not viewed as wrong by the wrongdoer if there was a benefit to their wrongful actions.
Example: if it were not for the ghost of Hamlet's father then no one would be the wiser about the injustice that happened to the dead King. Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, must know murdering his brother and taking his wife is wrong - but Claudius doesn't view it as a mistake because he got what he wanted through murder (and coveting his brother's wife) - and he got away with it and without any evidence there's nothing anyone else can do about it other than worship him as King.
Mistakes can only come to light when there is a voice of resistance to offer the other side of the story. Claudius is not thinking the ghost of Hamlet's father is even possible. But the play shows us that the ghost is the only way the truth can be learned. God, as playwright and stage director, permits the ghost to enter the stage because the ghost is the source of truth - and a ghost of his father (rather than a messenger) is also more emotive and powerful way to capture Hamlet's attention and imagination too.
"...but know, thou noble youth,
The serpent that did sting thy Fathers life,
Now wears his crown."
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
If I were adapting Hamlet for a play in the modern British Royal Family, then I can imagine the ghost of Princess Diana saying something similar to Prince Harry:
"...but know, thou noble youth,
The serpent that did sting thy Mothers life,
Now wears her crown."
(The sting is more subtle and has a different, but equally powerful and valid meaning, in this case).
Camilla must have known that it was wrong to interfere with Diana's marriage - she never gave the royal marriage a chance because she wanted Charles for herself. Adultery was Camilla's means to the crown - and "Now wears [Diana's] crown". Why would Camilla have reason to believe Adultery was wrong or a mistake if it result in her coronation?
"However, for our own peace of mind, at the very least, we should forgive - as Christ did."
To forgive or not to forgive, that is the question.
I have become more cynical about what we know about Christ because scripture has its limitations. Christ set a foundation, but we are supposed to do some work ourselves too. What we know about Christ is not first hand - the gospels were recorded second-hand in scripture a long time after Christ passed, which is why there are discrepancies in some of the details between the gospels. Scriptures are great guides, but only to a point because there is more in the world around us too and we should not be ignorant.
In the example above, should Hamlet simply forgive Claudius and his mother and move on as if it was acceptable what happened to his father? He would have peace of mind that way, but he can't forgive without a process in which forgiveness is earned.
Forgiveness must be measured because it is a valuable and finite resource.
And there's a fine line between revenge and justice, which is why Hamlet struggles to know what to do.
So my answer, as a Christian, to the warnings or indeed anything that worries you is to seek God and rest (your mind primarily) in Him. Where is God's presence found? In praise, in prayer, in His word, in His sacraments and let's not forget where love is.
I have found God's presence asking me to investigate further. To learn. Think about it. Consider the evidence. Weigh things up. And not be ignorant. I feel that God wants to know what I think and feel, as if I am on jury service to God as the Judge. Judges need the support of their jury too. The people, as jury, are allowed to give a verdict too. But the people, as jury, must also be informed and act with impartiality, honesty and fairness. In the end, God decides as Judge, but that doesn't mean God is not interested in what people, as jury, have to say.
I think it is appalling that the people have allowed Camilla's spin doctors to get away with charming them into accepting her as Queen. Spin doctors are not hired to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.