Topics:<\/b> Accountability; Apology; Conflict; Cursing; Forgiveness; Hypocrisy; Insensitivity; Reconciliation; Remorse; Sincerity; Speech; Tongue; Words<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Psalm 32:5; Matthew 6:14\u201315; Ephesians 4:32; James 3:1\u201312; 5:12<\/p>\n
Insincere apologies may be worse than none. Take note:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has come to the editor\u2019s attention that the Herald-Leader<\/i> neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission\u201d (July 4, 2004). [The Herald-Leader<\/i> of Lexington, Kentucky, apologizing for the forty-year-old policies of the paper to relegate the coverage of sit-ins, marches, and the like to brief mentions in a column called \u201cColored Notes.\u201d]<\/p>\n
\u201cThe comment was not meant to be a regional slur. To the extent that it was misinterpreted to be one, I apologize\u201d (October 17, 2003). [Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Taylor, apologizing for referring to potential jurors in the Eastern Kentucky Mountains as \u201cilliterate cave-dwellers.\u201d]<\/p>\n
\u201cI really, from the very bottom of my heart, want to apologize for statements I made about Christianity. I did it mainly out of frustration. At one time or another, I\u2019ve offended almost every group. I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll be apologizing again\u201d (June 13, 1990). [CNN founder Ted Turner, apologizing for repeatedly calling Christianity \u201ca religion for losers.\u201d]<\/p>\n
\u2014Paul Slansky and Arleen Sorkin, My Bad<\/i> (Bloomsbury USA, 2006); \u201cUnconvincing Apologies,\u201d The Week<\/i> (June 9, 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Accountability; Apology; Conflict; Cursing; Forgiveness; Hypocrisy; Insensitivity; Reconciliation; Remorse; Sincerity; Speech; Tongue; Words References: Psalm 32:5; Matthew 6:14\u201315; Ephesians 4:32; James 3:1\u201312; 5:12 Insincere apologies may be worse than none. Take note: \u201cIt has come to the editor\u2019s attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission\u201d (July … Continue reading “HOLD
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