There is an important distinction between sins of commission (the evil action) and sins of omission (the evil failure to act). Note how reference to both is included in this familiar liturgical confession: We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have […]
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The Oft-Overlooked Sins of Omission
It sucks to be Lance
By now Mongolian nomadic tribes and Sumatran hunter-gatherers know that Lance Armstrong cheated. Despite the fact, he inexplicably continued to have some very vocal supporters long after the crowds had become disillusioned and moved on. Among them was the columnist Buzz Bissinger. That all changed yesterday morning in “The Daily Beast” when Bissinger published a fierce, […]
