Word: repented
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...actively religious but the securityof the idea of God held an appeal for her. If Godexisted at the very least she would repent and beforgiven; and the most she would be absolutelyabsolved from blame. The time she ahd spent inchurch ahd been restful and contemplative,however. She had enjoyed the way the light hadseemed to crash vigorously into the stained glasswindows only to be diffused into blues and yellowswhich filtered easily into the church. The lightsat in the people's hair as they lined up in thepews. It was the ritual that had driven her fromthe church, the Mass...
...part of their training outline, ECHO counselors receive psychological profiles of bulimics that outline the importance of cultural factors, such as the notions that "beating the system is good" and "major transgressions require major atonement." For these women, bulimia is a way to repent for what they believe to be their sins, for them to accept roles as penitents for success and the ways in which the think they fall short of society's expectations...
...have been gunned down to settle private accounts and labeled collaborators posthumously. Nonetheless, many Palestinians are appalled by the brutality, prompting an appeal in the latest leaflet from the uprising "not to eliminate collaborators without a decision by the leadership, and not before he is given a chance to repent...
...journalism, history and politics. The diversity, even the confusion, has been welcomed after decades of conformity. "We need time to get over our feeling of shock and process all this new information," says Okudzhava. "The masterpieces will come later. Now we must editorialize, speak out, make our confession and repent." And perhaps weep, like the audiences at Journey into the Whirlwind...
...days later, one of Khomeini's colleagues, President Ali Khamenei, declares that the death sentence might be rescinded if only Rushdie would repent. Rushdie duly issues a formal apology, saying he meant no insult to true believers. Will Khomeini forgive him? Will the death sentence be lifted...