Comments on: Heresy? Whoops. https://sorrywatch.com/heresy-whoops/ Analyzing apologies in the news, media, history and literature. We condemn the bad and exalt the good. Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:13:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Susan/ohbejoyful https://sorrywatch.com/heresy-whoops/#comment-2184 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:43:06 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=978#comment-2184 Maybe it’s something along the lines of Wieden & Kennedy’s “Fail Harder”? https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohbejoyful/183876784/in/set-72157594191041847

]]> By: sumac https://sorrywatch.com/heresy-whoops/#comment-2128 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:38:09 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=978#comment-2128 I think the idea is that sinful humans cannot avoid sinning (only divine mercy can save us), so anything we do is liable to be a sin. So “sin boldly” means “act boldly.” I think.

]]> By: macoyote https://sorrywatch.com/heresy-whoops/#comment-2124 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:52:42 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=978#comment-2124 ‘sin boldly’ rather than ‘sneakily’, pretending you’re not sinning? Trying not to notice?

I love “please correct this confusion lovingly”.

]]> By: marjorie https://sorrywatch.com/heresy-whoops/#comment-2107 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:10:09 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=978#comment-2107 I’m not sure how I feel about the advice to “sin boldly.” In the real world, doesn’t that mean “be even MORE of a dick”? However, I really like “We should also be prepared to repent boldly, to apologize boldly, and we should be ready boldly to forgive.” Amen to that.

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