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Word: pardoner (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Probing of the Heart. One girl both committed her "sin" and asked pardon for it while at the microphone. Many of her fellow students, she said, were "silly to give testimony" because she couldn't believe they were sincere; then she asked forgiveness for doubting their sincerity. A spare young faculty member rose to confess: "I've led a double life. I've lived a life of defeat ... As you know, I was once a missionary in China . . . After the war started I came back. I told people it was because of the war. But it wasn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: 42 Hours of Repentance | 2/20/1950 | See Source »

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