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   11/03/08

   roentarre

   Just words in relative terms

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   11/03/08

   ChrisStatzer

   A modern christian will tell you that the bible is open to interpretation and there are no black and white terms like you are speaking of. But you have to put it into perspective. The modern christian community contests that we all all born with a moral compass and that god is the reason for civilization and moral responsibility.

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      12/14/08

      Sebastyne

      When did God pass this new law and why?
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   11/03/08

   morgantj

   Sin to me is simply a religious analogy to what would be defined by a secularist as one who has gone against some moral value. With that said, I think if you really want to identify a value structure of rebelling against moral values, you would have to look at how far reaching the consequences would be for breaking each moral value. The greater the consquence, perhaps the greater the difference in value from one that may have less of a consequence.

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   11/03/08

   lnclark1950

   Sin being looked at through the eyes of which is more evil is not a Christian idea. All sin separates the sinner from God. God desires obedience above sacrifice and all sin is a form of disobedience. His desire is to have a relationship with His creation not separation.

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   11/03/08

   drjay1966

   I obey all rules of the Bible, particularly this one:
   
   When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment. (Exodus 21:7-11 NLT)
   
   Selling a daughter without following these rules would certainly be sinful!

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      11/03/08

      lotusb

      thats totally rank.
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      11/03/08

      morgantj

      Thank goodness the moral compass is outside of religion.
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   11/03/08

   Anok

   I don't believe in "sin" at all, but as for morals and actions, everything is relative in my eyes.

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      11/03/08

      morgantj

      absolutely! All pun intended.
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      11/03/08

      Anok

      
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      12/14/08

      Sebastyne

      Agreed.
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   11/03/08

   voodooKobra

   Yes. They all equal zero because it's an outmoted idea.
   
   Also,
   sin(bdsm) = tan(hide)

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   12/14/08

   Thundercatt99

   From a Christian viewpoint ... Those who insist all sins are equal are surprised to read Jesus' words to Pontius Pilate: "The one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin" (John 19:11). Caiaphas, Annas, Jerusalem's religious leaders--they knew the Scripture's promises, and they ought to have welcomed Jesus as the one who fulfilled those promises. Pilate was plainly baffled by Jesus and astonished at how fiercely the crowd clamored for his death. For a time, at least, he tried to set Jesus free. Jesus "came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him" (John 1:11). That sin was worse than Pilate's.
   
   Where God grants generous blessings and uncommon opportunities, he also demands greater accountability, which means the possibility of greater sin. One who knew his master's will but didn't do it will suffer more than one who never knew (Luke 12:47,48).
   
   Some sins are also greater because they bring harsher consequences to others. Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, John said, and God's law convicts me even for thinking of killing my neighbor. But if my sin remains in my heart and doesn't lead to action, my neighbor's life is spared. I would hardly say, "Thinking of killing him is just as bad as doing it," nor should I say, "Since I've already murdered him in my heart, I might as well murder him on his driveway!"
   
   James was more precise: "Whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it" (James 2:10). He didn't say all sins are equal. He said God's law is an unbroken whole. To sin at any point makes one a lawbreaker.

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   12/14/08

   mikeny07

   Probably what matters is what is in one persons heart. No remorse; go straight to hell and never live again. Remorse? Get a second chance maybe.

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10. 

    12/14/08

    armywife65

    i no longer believe in sin, i believe we have laws to go by and we should abide by them, no matter who we are.
    www.skepticalbeliefs.com

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       12/14/08

       timethief

       I'm the same. I was brainwashed as a child to believe in the christian version of god and sin, etc. but when I came to my senses as an adult I no longer believed.
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    12/14/08

    boytrotters

    My question would be, "What is sin?"
    
    Is smoking a sin? Is drinking alcohol a sin? Is thinking another person's "sins" to be worse than yours a sin?
    
    Greater. Not greater. It doesn't matter. Trying to live openly and honestly is a much more productive thing to do with one's life. And it doesn't hurt to try to make amends when you've wronged someone either. That's where it's all at for me.

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       12/14/08

       timethief

       I do believe that's where it's all at for most of us, sans book.
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    12/14/08

    mskat

    I was taught as a child about sin, and I ended up living a very fearful childhood, always afraid I was sinning, but then I grew up and came to my senses and no longer believe in sin at all.
    
    I believe we should follow the laws, mans laws, not a god(s) laws.
    I no longer believe in god(s) either.
    Logic, reason, and abiding by the laws of my state and country are how I have lived for the last 20 or so years now.

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    12/14/08

    ekim941

    "an eye for an eye, a limb for a limb"
    Is an eye equal to a limb?
    Which would you rather lose?

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    12/14/08

    robinj

    I love it when invented words are given so much power wow I think I will invent a word make everyone believe in it then use it to control the lives and thoughts of millions ha ha ha ha ha ha

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    12/14/08

    SweetViolet

    The Catholic Church, the ancestor of all modern Christian religions, breaks sin into two categories: venial sin and mortal sin. A priest will be able to sort them out in confession, but basically a venial sin is a small sin like disobeying your mother when she told you not to take a cookie and a mortal sin is a big sin, like murder.
    
    So, the great-grandaddy of Christian churches does not classify as all sin being equal.
    
    What do I think? I don't think sin exists, only selfishness.

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       12/14/08

       timethief

       The paternalistic organization that you refer to has zero credibility with me.
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       12/14/08

       SweetViolet

       Uh oh...better hope MmeX didn't hear you...
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       12/14/08

       timethief

       Too late she already knows I could care less what the old men in the Vatican think and so does keveinimpossiblylongnamecatholicapologist
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    12/14/08

    court

    depends on how much fun it is? (looking up and waiting for lightening to strike)

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       12/14/08

       timethief

       I'm digging you lady ... lol
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    12/15/08

    irtiza104

    yes, i believe in SINs. and i dont think that every sin is equal. can killing an ant and killing an old helpless lady be equal????
    
    yes, i do believe in sins and the punishment in the afterworld. but that doesnt mean that i abide by all the rules written in the quran. though these things are WRONG (sins) still i will not be able to stand against premarital sex and swearing. i smoke occasionally, which i know is wrong. so...

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