Too many are now afraid they'll be accused of being "judgmental, " the secular equivalent of a mortal sin.

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Talk that some were labeling the prime minister an apostate (apostasy, or renouncing the faith, is a mortal sin in Islam) spread quickly.

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Openly criticizing the Civil Rights movement is a mortal sin for politicians, even southern Republicans who obviously attempt to capitalize on lingering racial animus.

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But the Court held that it was up to Congress to decide whether to use tax dollars for abortions, lest some individuals be required to fund activities that they regarded as a mortal sin.

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He said that Dr Xiao held full-time positions in America as well as China, thus showing insufficient loyalty to his Chinese institution, and also that he included conference abstracts as well as proper, peer-reviewed papers in his publication list though neither of these is a mortal sin.

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