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Backsliding is a term used within Christianity to describe a process by which an individual who has converted to Christianity reverts to pre-conversion habits and practices. Within churches which teach Arminianism, backsliding is a state in which any free willed being can adopt, which is a doctrine rejected by Calvinists. Historically, backsliding was considered a trait of the biblical Israel which would turn from the abrahamic god to follow idols. In the New Testament church, the story of the Prodigal Son has become a representation of a backslider.

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Sep 05, 2008; backslide • verb  many things can cause dieters to backslide synonyms : relapse, lapse, regress, weaken, lose one's...
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Makers must resist urge to backslide as gas price dips.
Sep 08, 2008; Makers must resist urge to backslide as gas price dips Summer is just about over. The kids are back in school, adults are back on...
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Stocks backslide a bit after 3-day run
Oct 23, 2002; Stocks backslide a bit after 3-day run Companies report lower earnings than expected By DANIELLE SESSA Bloomberg News Wednesday,...
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Call to bridge gender pay gap ; Government told not to 'backslide' on issue
Oct 30, 2008; THE Government was today warned not to 'backslide' on taking measures to close the gender pay gap after new research showed...
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Clinton's best hope: An Obama collapse Backslide would rattle superdelegates ELECTIONS 2008
Mar 25, 2008; Adam Nagourney The New York Times Media Group International Herald Tribune 03-25-2008 Clinton's best hope: An Obama collapse...
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