If Mazrui was to read this obituary, he would probably say that Martin has committed two of the three sins of the media in the age of globalization, namely, the sin of commission and the
sin of omission. A factual error was committed in Martin's piece, the sin of commission, even if it originated elsewhere.
If the movie has any flaw worth noting, it's a
sin of omission: Although he presents several engaging miniportraits of tap masters in locales ranging from Taipei to Tokyo, Hell's Kitchen to Harrisburg, Penn., Hargrove offers only teasing snippets of rehearsals and performances.
They can also adjust how they learn from a teacher in the future, depending on whether the teacher has previously committed a
sin of omission or not.'
For that glaring
sin of omission, we should be careful about throwing stones at politicians.
Just because the Bible does not name women and women's contributions does not mean that we should continue this
sin of omission and sexism.
Given their exceptional share in the priesthood of Jesus Christ, Catholic bishops who refuse to mobilize the forces of life and goodness against the forces of death are guilty of a staggering
sin of omission.
"This was more a
sin of omission rather than commission...Her stepmother had the idea she could claim the allowance," Crossfield said.
"This is a
sin of omission rather than commission," he said.
The Tories, in their death throes in the mid 1990s, did the same, and he greater the
sin of omission, the louder the bluster.