The way sins are rated

[_The Nehor]

One reason, I'm sure, is that the Church has historically had pretty important connections with the gaming industry in Nevada.

You're sure of a lot of crazy things.

[_Tchild]

I was just thinking today that whenever people list the host of sins that apostates must of course fall in to we never see gambling listed.

I am actually hard pressed to think of much talk of gambling at all in recent years in classes or from pulpits and on the forums.

So, it seems that gambling is not such a big deal. Getting inked or drinking coffee must rank worse since we see those thrown around a lot.

Where does gambling rank? Is it even on the radar? Personally, it seems like a gambling addiction would be just as devestating as a porn addiciton. Do you guys hear much about gambling? Maybe those in Sin City?

The church would have to condemn the whole Capitalistic stock market gambling racket.

"Gaming" reflects a get something for nothing attitude, but so does most of American culture. I would think that watching "American Idol" is a more useless and wasteful use of time and energy...as is posting on Mormon discussion boards I suppose.

Coffee is still a huge taboo with a lot of Mormons and easily the silliest of "sins" afforded so much avoidance energy by believers.

[_ludwigm]

1. Being a Democrat (or a liberal or a socialist etc. They commit or aid in most of the sins below by definition)
2. Murder
3. Won't forgive.
4. Abortion
5. Pedophelia
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See Ophelia.
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6. Adultery
7. Fornication
8. Homosexual Self Identification (Acts are listed above in 5-7)
9. Feminism
10. Apostasy/Inactivity
12. Narcotics
13. Alcohol/Smoking
14. Environmentalism (including vegetarianism)
15. Stealing
16. Gambling
17. Coveting/Lust
18. Overeating/Coffee Tea
19. Language/Lord's name in vain
20. Tattoos and piercings

So if we assume that the worst not forgiving would be not forgiving the worst sin then one of the top sins is:

Not forgiving Democrats.

Oh, and everyone else's lists are equally inane.

http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kereszt%C3 ... pp%C3%A1rt

KDNP
Christian Democrat People's Party. (Keresztény=Christian)
Got it? Christian Democrats.

FYI There are countries outside of US. And people outside of Utah.

[_hatersinmyward]

Adults Perspective

1. Murder
2. Rape
3. Homosexuality
4. Adultery
5. Hard Drugs
6. Porn
7. Drinking/Smoking
8. Masturbation
9. R-rated movies
10. Sports on Sunday

Teen List.

1. Skipping Sunday School
2. Sex
3. Drugs
4. Porn
5. Masturbation
6. R-rated movies
7. Swearing
8. Teasing Brothers Sisters
9. Bad Grades
10. Lying

[_dogmatic]

Funny I don't see pride on any of the lists. Pride being the greatest sin for a Christian and an iniciacion for a Mormon.

[_dogmatic]

I don't get the drinking thing.. Were Christ and all the early church sinning when they drank? Would Christ be worthy caused he liked hitting the spirits now and again.

[_GR33N]

Funny I don't see pride on any of the lists. Pride being the greatest sin for a Christian and an iniciacion for a Mormon.

Pride should be #1 and it's the one many here are guilty of.

[_Hoops]

Pride should be #1 and it's the one many here are guilty of.

i couldn't agree more. My humility is way beyond anyone here.

[_Dad of a Mormon]

Pride should be #1 and it's the one many here are guilty of.

i couldn't agree more. My humility is way beyond anyone here.

That reminds me of Numbers 12:3, where it says that:

Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.

The funny thing about this verse is that there are plenty of Christians who think that Moses wrote the Pentateuch! Which would mean we have Moses himself bragging about how he is the most humble person on the planet!

[_Dantana]

It seems to me that for a Deity based reward and punishment system to work, behavior must be quantified, rated and tallied in the end. How could it be otherwise?

It also seems to me that the person or committee doing the judging, isn't actually judging, they are simply adding up the numbers and passing sentence. I mean, it's not like a trial court judge who hears the evidence and makes a *judgment call* based on a preponderance of the evidence.....who could be having a bad day.

In order for a perfect fairness for all, this judge must render with neither mercy nor austerity, but simple math. Anybody with a calculator could do it.

Faith, actions, in-actions, thoughts, intentions, death bed confessions can all be given weight if you like.....but all must be quantified and a number assigned.

The problem being though, There can be no Grey area. Kingdom entrance levels must be set, and a person could miss making the cut by a billionth of a decimal point. Dang I says....I knew I shouldn't a had that last coke.



Curt