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The Merriam Webster dictionary says: sin 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈsin a: an offense against religious or moral law b: an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible it's a sin to waste food c: an often serious shortcoming : FAULT Going by that definition, you would not need a Bible to...

You've been hurt, and it has scarred you. It is impairing your ability to think clearly. Find a good counselor. Best of luck to you.

In that particular case, the parents were negligent, and their negligence resulted in many deaths. In such case, throw the book at them. I remember in M Scott Peck's book "People of the Lie" how he illustrated evil with the story of parents who gave their son the gun his brother had committed...

Just earlier this week, I was watching a People's Court episode where the defendant lost, and on their way out exclaimed "Only God can judge me!" It was funny, because in fact she had just been judged by Judge Marilyn Milian. IOW the answer to your question is yes, people use this as an excuse...

Yes its very much a real thing. Men assume that women don't know stuff and that it is their job to teach us. They do not talk to other men this way. And yet it is amazing how they suddenly become very stupid when you ask them to do the laundry or get the kids ready for bed or plan...

The incident you are describing is abusive. The pastor is using his authority over a female parishioner to have an illicit and toxic sexual relationship. The Southern Baptist convention is working overtime trying to deal with the scandal of all the sexual abuse cases that are coming forward...

If someone is hurting someone else, the appropriate response is to stop them. You cannot do that if you keep it a secret.

Ending world hunger would require significant financial resources. According to estimates from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an annual investment of around $267 billion is needed to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030.

It appears to be the religious sanction of husbands beating their wives. Not only is it abusive at face value, but it infantilizes women, meaning it treats adult women as if we are children. You don't get a much clearer vision of misogyny than this.

Leviticus 19:16 Do not stand idly by while your brother blood is shed. Basically, if you do not defend (either yourself or another innocent), you are morally complicit in their sin. In my book, Pacifism is an evil doctrine, because it disables good so that it cannot fight evil.

Not just that, but if you are a black woman, you can feel free to plagiarize.

You are correct. The rare person who thinks it is of the devil is simply ignorant. They used to think schizophrenics were demon possessed too.

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Two of the leading Democratic contenders for nomination to the Presidency, Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg, are Jewish. What is interesting, is that their Jewishness doesn't seem to be an issue for non-Jews. Indeed the only talk I've ever heard is some grumbling from fellow Jews that Sanders...

No, it was a Roman cross. Jews don't do crosses.