The owner of a popular Tucson, Ariz., restaurant received a letter last week from a former waitress who was so full of remorse over money stolen 20 years ago that she was paying it back -- with interest added. Included in the envelope was $1,000 in cash.
On Thursday (May 10), however, Patterson released a three-paragraph statement apologizing that his comments “lacked clarity” and “wounded” some women.
Forgiveness is one of the central tenets of the Christian faith. Most of us grew up on Sunday school lessons which encouraged us to forgive others and seek God’s forgiveness in turn.
Office Depot has apologized to a Chicago woman who claims the company refused to print a flier for her last month due to its religious content. But last week’s apology did not rule out the potential for future discrimination.
Planned Parenthood has apologized for the “tone” of an executive who was caught on camera appearing to explain how abortionists are able to conserve specific organs from aborted babies to sell to research companies.
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized in court Wednesday for “the suffering that I’ve caused” in the April 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded hundreds.
The recent church discipline case gone wrong at The Village Church has taken the Christian world by storm. While church leaders apologized, the situation that led to the apology is much more common than many realize.
Update: Matt Chandler and The Village Church issue an apology to Karen Root over mishandling of church discipline situation.
Josh Duggar, the eldest of 19 Duggar siblings, resigned from his position on the Christian Family Research Council this week after molestation allegations from 12 years ago surfaced.
