The French have a saying appropriate to this podcast that translates, "It is FORBIDDEN to FORBID." They are apparently not big fans of rules. Neither was our anti-hero Herod.
When confronted with something that should have been forbidden; something he should not have been doing, he does what anyone would with unlimited power: He cut the guy's head off. Literally. Then served it on a platter to a teenager.
We might hazard a question then: Can what is forbidden be forgiven? Tell me if you think we make it to this answer.
