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| Begging for Forgiveness, With an Audience of Millions |
January 24, 2013 |
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Americans can’t seem to resist the ritual of TV confessions. There’s something deeply satisfying about watching politicians, preachers, and celebrities admit they’re sinners. And it doesn’t hurt if the wrong-doers produce a few tears, too. In the wake of Lance Armstrong’s doping confession to Oprah Winfrey, we explore how our demand for public confession is rooted in America’s religious heritage.
Susan Wise Bauer, author of The Art of the Public Grovel: Sexual Sin and Public Confession in America
Mark Pinksy, religion journalist and author
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