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To think we can simply sashay into Heaven as we are without some serious heart surgery is to have a shallow view of both God’s holiness and our sinfulness and selfishness.

Lost Cause mythology relies on perversions of holiness to spread its hateful propaganda.

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But she still knew all the words, albeit this time to a traditional hymn about the holiness of the Lord.

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The Archdiocese of New York recently released an update on reforms to its abuse response protocols, with Dolan arguing that “conversion is possible, healing is possible, holiness is possible even after great sin.”

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“There’s this idea of this false sense of holiness and that this guy doesn’t belong here,” says McBride.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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