by sumac | Jun 26, 2018 | Religious Apologies
The Washington Post wrote “McCarrick expressed an apology to the alleged victim Wednesday, though he says he is innocent.” The person they’re talking about is Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Who told some seminary students to call him “Uncle Ted”. Removed from the...
by sumac | Jan 19, 2018 | Religious Apologies
The Washington Post headline: “A pastor admitted a past sexual incident with a teen. His congregation gave him a standing ovation.” Others also focused on the applause. “Pastor admits to ‘sexual incident’ with teen 20 years ago, gets standing ovation” said...
by sumac | May 12, 2017 | Institutional Apologies
A family member heard a radio story from “The Takeaway,” with a phrase he knew would mean something to SorryWatch. In Alabama, Anthony Ray Hinton was freed from prison after 3 decades. He’d been convicted of two murders committed during restaurant...
by sumac | Mar 1, 2017 | Academic apologies
Rubidoux High School is located in Jurupa Valley, California. The school “mascot” is the jaguar. The town is about 70% Hispanic or Latino, and the student body is closer to 90%, according to the Washington Post. The town’s on part of the old Rancho Jurupa, a...
by sumac | Aug 20, 2016 | Other Apologies
Maybe headline writers are starting to catch on to the difference between apologies and hand-waving about “regrets.” With Donald Trump’s help. Just starting to. Trump’s recent remarks about unspecified regrets for unspecified remarks were not headlined an...