Abdullah Ocalan, the captured leader of the Kurdish rebels who was sentenced to death by a Turkish court in June, first renounced from his cell even his movement's demand for Kurdish autonomy within Turkey, never mind independence outside it.
Children were given written and verbal information about the survey in class and were free to renounce from participation without giving any reason.
Compare this to the fact that Trump seems to have glided easily past his own delay in renouncing support from Klan members, or reports that his father, Fred, was arrested in Queens following a Klan riot in 1927.
Think of Macon Leary in The Accidental Tourist, reluctant to step out of his front door; Ian Bedloe in Saint Maybe, who spends 20 years atoning for a teenage mistake, renouncing everything from sex to sugar; and poor old Ezra, who spends his life trying to get his family to finish one meal together.
The issue of donations was raised by a junior at Stoneman Douglas who stood just feet from the senator and asked him whether he would renounce money from the gun advocacy group in the future.
The beautiful young daughters of the founder of the sect renounce suitors from the outside world who would have taken them away from their father, their village, and their religion.
Mandela refused to renounce violence from his prison cell; but López Rivera did so, some 20 years ago.
While some organizations like Competitive Enterprise Institute have renounced funding from ExxonMobil, GMI has been unabashed in its acceptance of oil money.
We have a choice between candidates who, during their Super Tuesday speeches, advocated for criminal justice reform (Bernie Sanders) or condemned the toxic water situation in Flint (Hillary Clinton), and a candidate (Donald Trump) who won't immediately, unequivocally renounce support from a former KKK grand wizard.
His object was to keep Charles from renouncing his Anglican faith, a step that would prejudice reconciliation with his subjects.
