Word: persistant
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There are in Catholic theology "the sins against the Holy Spirit." These include such offenses as despairing of salvation and obstinacy in sinning. As long as they persist, they are in some sense unforgivable. The doctrine raises interesting questions of unforgivability. If it had been 6 million Catholics who were exterminated in the Nazi death camps, would the Pope have forgiven Adolf Eichmann? Or would he have had Eichmann hunted down, taken to Rome for trial and executed, as the Jews brought Eichmann to Jerusalem for judgment and hanging...
...dominant wing of the party led by former Chancellor Willy Brandt and the SPD can indulge in irresponsibility while in opposition, but economic recovery may not come soon to West Germany, thus opening the way for a return to power, if Helmut Kohl's center right coalition cannot persist. While the socialists of Italy and France repeat the lessons of deterrence, the social Democrats of northern and Protestant Europe will be entranced with nuclear free schemes, "dissolving the blocs," and moving away from that "primitive anticommunist" of the bellicose Americans...
...does the press persist in making the race for the Democratic nomination two-way [Oct. 24]? Walter Mondale and John Glenn are not the only men vying for the honor. Nor are they the only candidates with a chance of gaining it. The Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Iowa proved that Alan Cranston is a force to be reckoned with...
...Communicating grievances becomes such a simple task once ideology and anger are removed, it's a wonder more feminists didn't discover this fact following their Great Catharsis during the '70s. Only dialogue, not ideology, can ultimately help men and women transcend their differences; yet "Second Stage" feminists nowadays persist in viewing the sexes in terms of movements and jargon. Never mind them. Suggestions...
...linger. More important, the Administration's case for the invasion rests increasingly on the assertion that the Cubans had been attempting to transform Grenada into a sort of island fortress. Eyewitness reports from correspondents might have made that claim quickly convincing. Their absence may cause the question to persist: What was the Administration trying to hide...