If by blood atonement is meant the atoning sacrifice of Christ, the answer is Yes. They are atoning for their own sins and the sins of the world. Centuries, ages, can never diminish the efficacy of this atoning sacrifice. The atoning death of Christ is at the heart of His work as High Priest. Other methods of atoning wrongdoings included hanging themselves, or throwing themselves down precipices. Some Minneapolis sportswriters have described the "Miracle" as atoning for Bountygate. He later claimed that his assisting Mulder was his way of atoning for his actions. The atoning aspect of "karbanot" is carefully circumscribed. He declared his opposition to atoning the Muslim rulers and exiting them.