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...insisted that she had simply given the pastor a daughterly peck on the cheek. But the church elders measured the offense against Jesus' words that "one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Unless Van der Wiel publicly confessed his sin, they warned, "we will chase you out of town." To keep his job, Van der Wiel agreed to accept the punishment...
Volpe's unexpected triumph proves that, at the top of the ticket anyway, the Commonwealth's electorate can distinguish Barry Goldwater from native Republicans--a million voters split their tickets for Johnson and Volpe. Brooke's victory also demonstrates that, at least in theory, the voters are against sin and corruption (though they re-elected the two indicted Councilors and the felon running for the General Court...
Speaking to a Dunster House Forum, Durr said that the South's Bible Belt heritage means that "Being saved is half the fun of sinning." Because of the South's obsession with sin and repentance, it interprets any criticism as confession of having sinned. Thus, Durr said, a Southerner who speaks out on the race problem is considered to be accusing the South of sinning. Ostracism faces anyone so bold...
...presidency of the Republican Party." As for his own speeches, Humphrey chortled: "I never know whether the audience likes them, but I sure do." He even had fun with his hecklers, smiling down on groups of sign-waving Goldwaterites and saying: "They carry their badge of political sin as if they come to repent...
...time of the Curleys, the Hurleys, and the Fitzgeralds. He is appealing strongly to party ties and to class distinctions. He appears to have wallpapered over the Peabody split and the Machine will have to play a large part in his victory if he wins. He does exhibit a sin are concern for the poor man, and is dependent on a broad base for his support. He is doing a lot more talking on the objectionable features of his opponent's proposals than providing evidence of the soundness of his own. He was raised by immigrant parents and worked...