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He never condones sin but He is always ready to forgive those who come humbly to Him, acknowledging their sin and seeking forgiveness.

But critics say such a move condones sex before marriage and will reinforce the trend towards cohabitation.

Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents felt it condones stealing.

Any employer who commits or condones either gender discrimination or sexual harassment is subject to a civil lawsuit.

You also describe the PKK as fighting for "an independent Kurdish state" , a sentiment that all but condones the killing of Turks.

State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey told VOA it is not true that the department condones corruption in Iraq.

Some parents feel that making birth control available to teenagers somehow condones sexual activity.

A morality that condones such bloodshed is totally unacceptable to me.

This recognition in no way condones the preferences of particular individuals.

There is no God who condones taking the life of an innocent human being. This much we know.

There is no religion that condones the targeting of innocent men and women.

Thus, a society that condones capital punishment will always have a problem with murder both are products of the same level of perception.

The subtext is that Washington condones a revival of reckless behaviour.

He condones eco-activism but only if done with the right motives: