backsliders

His older sister and her boyfriend left, and were branded "backsliders" - but became, in his eyes, "my heroes".

The Guardian World News Hermione Hoby 2011

A stray volume of Darwin, a nagging wife, and a pretty Fitu-Ivan widow had driven him into the ranks of the backsliders.

THE FEATHERS OF THE SUN 2010

Hillary is right, but so many Democrats are non government backsliders that appointing them anything but rally rooters poses a problem.

Clinton again rips into vetting process 2009

As a reward, he had been sent to the paradise of Fitu-Iva, where all were or had been good converts, to gather in the backsliders.

THE FEATHERS OF THE SUN 2010

The member, who asked not to be named, blamed the allegations on “a bunch of disgruntled backsliders” and said the parents will continue to fight to regain custody of their children.

Judge: girls can be returned if parents loosen ties to Tony Alamo ministry 2008

The spiritual person will try to bring backsliders back into fellowship with the Lord.

Must Watch: Bill Maher's Religulous Trailer! « FirstShowing.net 2008

Instead a carefully choreographed charade has been conducted under the heading of ‘line-by-line scrutiny’ accompanied by some vigourous whipping of backsliders who have had all manner of threats made to them.

Archive 2008-03-02 2008

Instead a carefully choreographed charade has been conducted under the heading of ‘line-by-line scrutiny’ accompanied by some vigourous whipping of backsliders who have had all manner of threats made to them.

The Tories Must Get Off the Fence Too 2008

The government of Canada appears to resist doing the right thing, regardless of the fact that 75% of the people of Canada say they are embarrassed by their international reputation as backsliders.

James Hoggan: Canadian Climate Plan: All Public Relations; No Policy 2009

It seems the Clinton supporters are the failing democrats, the backsliders, there they are!

New Camp Hillary Claim: The Media Want Her To Lose 2009