If this hypothetical KKK leader (assuming he never participated in a lynch mob) actually had dedicated himself to civil rights and realized the error of his ways and sought forgiveness, I’d love to invite him to my mixed wedding. The difference is that 1) he’s not a dangerous murderer, 2) he has gone beyond apology and wants to fight for the right cause, and 3) he isn’t seeking forgiveness and making amends with a cosmic deity that didn’t actually suffer because of him, he’s seeking to improve the lives of the people that he once tried to oppress. Like I said, I do believe in real redemption. I just don’t believe in the fake redemption of asking God for forgiveness.