→Pretext used: revised "hold themselves blameless of any sin" to "hold themselves blameless of any sin in the matter"
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==Pretext used==
==Pretext used==
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Advocates of burning at the stake hold themselves blameless of any sin saying, "''It's their own fault; they have only themselves to blame''." This is their attitude, based on their belief in their interpretation of the Bible as a divine pretext.
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Advocates of burning at the stake hold themselves blameless of any sin in the matter saying, "''It's their own fault; they have only themselves to blame''." This is their attitude, based on their belief in their interpretation of the Bible as a divine pretext.