From Fran Bennett re Fatima.The bishop of Fatima Fatima (făt`ĭmə, fä`tĭmə, fətē`mə), 616?–633?, daughter of Muhammad by his first wife, Khadija. Fatima was the wife of Ali, the mother of Hasan and Husayn, and reputedly the ancestress of the Fatimids. , in an address given on Dec. 10, 1975, said, "In light of the Fatima message, sin is not a phenomenon of the sociological so·ci·ol·o·gy n. 1. The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society. 2. order but is, in the true theological concept, an offence OFFENCE, crimes. The doing that which a penal law forbids to be done, or omitting to do what it commands; in this sense it is nearly synonymous with crime. (q.v.) In a more confined sense, it may be considered as having the same meaning with misdemeanor, (q.v. against God with necessary social consequences." Perhaps no other century has had a life so sinful. But there is something new added to the sins of this century. The man of today, more sinful than those who came before him, has lost the sense of sin. He sins, but laughs and even boasts of his sin; ... the man of today has arrived at this stage because he has placed a division between himself and God.... believing that when God is ignored, everything is possible. Lansdowne Lansdowne. 1 Uninc. town (1990 pop. 15,509), Baltimore co., NE Md., a suburb of Baltimore. 2 Borough (1990 pop. 11,712), Delaware co., SE Pa., a residential suburb of Philadelphia; inc. 1893. Paper products are manufactured. , ON |
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