Naturally, nearly all of us fall into the sinner category, and therein lies an industry.

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"There is an affection for a guy who admits he's a sinner and asks for forgiveness, especially down here, " Avlon said.

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Christian doctrine holds that you love the sinner and condemn the sin.

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Leighton Andrews was straining as he tried not to gloat this morning, offering the Welsh Labour government's welcome to the "repentant sinner" Michael Gove back into the GCSE fold.

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Mrs Robinson, a member of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Church in Belfast, defended her remarks claiming she aired them in the wrong environment before saying "love the sinner, not the sin".

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And here lies the problem with Armstrong, and the heart of the reason why his story will never really fade away: He is the ultimate paradox, the sinner and the saint.

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Nobody can match the passion of a repentant sinner.

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To the extent that "global imbalances" played a role, the original sinner was the Fed, which flooded the world with dollars that stirred global (and especially U.S.) demand for credit and goods.

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But Rogers is also a confessed sinner.

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The savior is a sinner after all.

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Portugal is no sinner.

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