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So if you watch football that is a sin?doing frivolous things when you should be serving mankind.
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So if you watch football that is a sin?doing frivolous things when you should be serving mankind.
Hold on, let me pause my porn and put down my cigar and whisky...
...nope.
According to my brother in law, I changed my gender over a cigar and a glass of whiskey...
We were sitting on his porch in South Carolina, and he lit a cigar and held up his glass of whiskey and told me "this is what real southern men do". I asked "Really? That's it?" He nodded. "Great!" I said. I grabbed a cigar and poured myself a glass of whiskey and asked him if I was a southern man now, too. He said "yes indeed!"
I never realized becoming a man would be that easy!
Any!Which laws of which religion?
But what if the laws of one religion contradict the laws of another religion? Which laws do you think we should follow?Any!
Pretty much.I don't believe in sin so no
Which ever ones you find virtuous, or whatever behaviors your conscience tells you are immoral.But what if the laws of one religion contradict the laws of another religion? Which laws do you think we should follow?
Which ever ones you find virtuous, or whatever behaviors your conscience tells you are immoral.But what if the laws of one religion contradict the laws of another religion? Which laws do you think we should follow?
What sin means literally, I understand, is "falling short of the mark". We all fall short.So if you watch football that is a sin?
Sorry, I am not buying the product you are selling.
I am sorry Duane, I am tired of all this negativity that comes from religion, the shaming and the blaming. I don't need this to be a good person.What sin means literally, I understand, is "falling short of the mark". We all fall short.
What sin means literally, I understand, is "falling short of the mark". We all fall short.
Here are some tings about sins fro the Writings:
Now consider how closely this interpretation conforms to reality: For when the spirit and the self of Adam became attached to the material world, they passed from the realm of freedom into the realm of bondage; this condition was perpetuated with each succeeding generation, and this attachment of spirit and self to the material world—which is sin—was inherited by His descendants. This attachment is the serpent which will forever be in the midst of, and at enmity with, the spirits of the descendants of Adam, for attachment to the world has become the cause of the bondage of the spirits. This bondage is that sin which has been transmitted from Adam to His descendants, for it has deprived men of recognizing their essential spirituality and attaining to exalted stations.
(Some Answered Questions)
www.bahai.org/r/571577580
In this material world, man is subject to the force of instinctual desires, of which sin is the inevitable consequence, for these desires are not bound by the laws of justice and righteousness. The body of man is a prisoner of nature and will act in accordance with whatsoever nature dictates. It follows that sins—such as wrathfulness, envy, contentiousness, greed, avarice, ignorance, rancour, corruption, pride, and cruelty—must exist in the material world. All these bestial attributes exist in the nature of man.
(Some Answered Questions)
www.bahai.org/r/904476525
All sin is prompted by the dictates of nature. These dictates of nature, which are among the hallmarks of corporeal existence, are not sins with respect to the animal but are sins with regard to man. The animal is the source of imperfections such as anger, lust, envy, greed, cruelty, and pride. All these blameworthy qualities are found in the nature of the animal, and do not constitute sins with regard to the animal, whereas they are sins with regard to man.
(Some Answered Questions)
www.bahai.org/r/087552069
Most human beings are sinners, but the beasts are innocent.
(Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá)
www.bahai.org/r/217279027
My interpretation of this is that the only human beings who are not sinners are Manifestations of God and 'Abdu'l-Baha.
"...Thou hast written regarding aims. How blessed are these aims, especially the prevention of backbiting! I hope that you may become confirmed therein, because the worst human quality and the most great sin is backbiting; more especially when it emanates from the tongues of the believers of God. If some means were devised so that the doors of backbiting could be shut eternally and each one of the believers of God unsealed his tongue in the praise of the other, then the teachings of His Holiness Baha'o'llah (Bahá'u'lláh) would be spread, the hearts illuminated, the spirits glorified and the human world would attain to everlasting felicity."
Various, "Lights of Guidance", 2.312.1
As to your question about football, watching that involves pride and ego about a team and winning, at least for me. I don't mean to shame myself or you. Knowing our shortcomings is an opportunity to improve ourselves, if we apply ourselves to it.I am sorry Duane, I am tired of all this negativity that comes from religion, the shaming and the blaming. I don't need this to be a good person.
I had a thread wanted to post today called What does religion do to people? but I got too busy posting to a new atheist on this forum.
But you are shaming yourself Duane and you don't deserve that.As to your question about football, watching that involves pride and ego about a team and winning, at least for me. I don't mean to shame myself or you. Knowing our shortcomings is an opportunity to improve ourselves, if we apply ourselves to it.