sin (noun) – an offense against religious or moral law b: an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible
Generally speaking, sin is a relative term. Is it a sin to waste food? To some it is, to others it is not. If it is a sin, is it a mortal sin, a deadly sin, a venial sin, a major sin?
Religious speaking, sin is often times explicitly listed for the faithful to follow.
The Eight Sins of Evagrius Ponticus- Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th century monk who compiled the following list that would become a precursor to “The Seven Deadly Sins.
- Gluttony
- Fornication
- Avarice
- Dejection
- Anger
- Weariness
- Vainglory
- Pride
The Seven Deadly Sins- In the late 6th century, Pope Gregory the Great reduced the list to seven items, combining vainglory into pride, weariness into sadness, and adding envy.
- Lust
- Gluttony
- Greed
- Sloth
- Wrath
- Envy
- Pride
Seven modern mortal sins- In April of 2008, Vatican Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti announced a more modern update to the 7 deadly sins.
- polluting
- genetic engineering
- being obscenely rich
- drug dealing
- abortion
- pedophilia
- causing social injustice
Seven noxious things of Islam -According to Sahih Bukhari, a book of oral tradition of the life of the Prophet Muhammad, there are seven noxious sins that a Muslim must not commit. There is also a list of “70 major sins” compiled by scholars since the death of Muhammad.
- associating anything with Allah
- magic (Equivalent to Witchcraft and Sorcery in English)
- killing one whom Allah has declared inviolate without a just case
- consuming the property of an orphan
- devouring usury
- turning back when the army advances
- and slandering chaste women who are believers but indiscreet
Gandhi’s seven deadly sins- Mahatma Gandhi listed seven things that will destroy us. Notice the social and political slant of his list.
- Wealth without work
- Pleasure without conscience
- Knowledge without character
- Commerce without morality
- Science without humanity
- Religion without sacrifice
- Politics Without Principle
Buddhist Pañcasila- Sin is not recognized in Buddhism, instead there is a philosophy that good deeds produce good results and bad deed produce bad results.
- I undertake the rule to refrain from destroying living creatures.
- I undertake the rule to refrain from taking that which is not given.
- I undertake the rule to refrain from sexual misconduct.
- I undertake the rule to refrain from incorrect speech.
- I undertake the rule to refrain from intoxicants which lead to carelessness.
Nine Satanic Sins- Not to be outdone, Church of Satan founder Anton Szandor LaVey compiled this list in 1987 for his followers to refrain from.
- Stupidity
- Pretentiousness
- Solipsism
- Self-deceit
- Herd conformity
- Lack of perspective
- Forgetfulness of past orthodoxies
- Counterproductive pride
- Lack of aesthetics
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