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Top 7 New Sins Against God’s Green Earth
Kerry Trueman March 11, 2008 | 11:38 am EST
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Has the Pope been hanging out with our favorite faux holy roller, the Reverend Billy? “˜Cause the Vatican’s brand new “To Don’t“ list seems to take some pages straight from our pompadoured preacher’s playbook. According to the Daily Green, the 7 new sins include:

1. Genetic Modification
2. Experimenting on Humans
3. Polluting the Environment
4. Causing Social Injustice
5. Causing Poverty
6. Becoming Obscenely Wealthy
7. Taking Drugs

How palatable will these newly minted no-no’s be to a society that glorifies self-gratification? The Vatican’s handing these edicts down at a time when “becoming obscenely wealthy” is practically a religion in itself, and substance abuse may have surpassed baseball as the national pastime. Pollution and poverty? Just the cost of doing business, according to fans of unfettered capitalism.

In short, the Catholic Church is calling for more compassion, less chutzpah; stop playing God, start playing nice. Social responsibility as a moral imperative. Think we’ve got a God-given right to monkey with nature? The Vatican doesn’t think so.

Keep in mind that this new list of sins is in addition to–not a replacement for–the Original Deadly 7, which the Daily Green helpfully lists for those of us (say, Governor Spitzer) who need to review them:

1. Pride
2. Wrath
3. Lust
4. Gluttony
5. Envy
6. Sloth
7. Greed

Oddly enough, salvation may come from our economy going to hell in a hand basket; as our consumer-driven, fossil fueled culture runs out of gas, more and more folks are finding themselves forced to rethink old assumptions and adopt new habits. The high cost of consumer goods and fuel could make low-impact living the new American dream.

One thing’s for sure: if we don’t get serious about tackling global warming, we won’t have to worry about getting sent to an eternal inferno; we’ll be roasting right here at home. Think that’s just overheated rhetoric? The Vatican says you can go to hell.

Learn more about the green Christian movement at the Evangelical Ecologist.

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  1. Wow, Bush has violated at least 6 out of 7 of the new ones and at least 4 out of 7 from the first set. He should start reading Dante to get ready for his afterlife.

    JamesNo Gravatar March 11, 2008 | 5:28 pm EST

  2. Ha,

    I think you could get Bush on all 14 deadly sins and you could surely add a few more to the list starting with genocide!

    GeorginaNo Gravatar March 11, 2008 | 5:32 pm EST

  3. My math equation representing how ‘evil’ can exist.

    X + L > X

    Where L = leveridge, such as size, colour, sex, power, money, bigger guns…

    I don’t believe in evil, just big, bad bullies!

    I hope the Catholic Church is looking closely at evolution for answers to man’s bad behaviour.

    Becoming Compassionate

    Inspired by Born Cannibal
    by James Miles
    Read it if you dare!

    Evolutionary ideas are hard to take, even though evidence is hard to fake.
    Many say, “No! For Heaven’s sake! It can’t be true!” Will we soon awake?
    Survival of the fittest was natures way, to ensure our immune system saved the day.
    It took billions of years or so they say! Darwin’s ideas! Some are surely ok.
    He had many visions that were oh so new. Theories that made others sputter and stew.
    The good news is if it’s true, we are getting better, both me and you.
    Man’s bad nature can be explained. Relatives to chimpanzees entertained.
    An Adam and Eve story was ingrained. A clear version of origin can be refrained.
    From one cell, to two, to four then to more. We started to multiply, score upon score.
    What god to follow? Who to adore? Or should I say, What? Are some bad to the core!
    Many are looking for a religious savior. Should we not examine man’s behavior?
    Species come in many a flavour. Why race at all? Why not just savor?
    Start with the truth because lies are bad. Add our best science. Not so sad!
    A more comprehensive story. Don’t get mad. Once we see it, we will all be glad!
    Culture determines what we see and do. So do our genes. Please think it through.
    Becoming compassionate will follow, too, if the evolution of man is rendered true.

    Love Lora Bruncke

    lora brunckeNo Gravatar March 11, 2008 | 7:30 pm EST

  4. Where is DO NOT ABUSE CHILDREN?
    It was left out the first time, too.

    lora brunckeNo Gravatar March 12, 2008 | 4:17 pm EST

  5. I am reading Genesis 1:26 “And God said, Let us make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air…”
    Why is this OUR, not MY?
    King James?

    lora brunckeNo Gravatar March 14, 2008 | 1:18 am EST

  6. Being green has become the new “socially correct” form of behaviour for many, resulting in dishonesty as Western consumers exaggerate their eco-friendliness to keep up with their neighbours. A new poll for Norwich Union found that nine out of ten people tell “little green lies” about how much they recycle and how little they consume. More than half think that unethical living is as socially taboo as drink driving.

    The Waveney Greenpeace confessional concept is based on the Earthly Sins booth which has appeared at the Glastonbury festival and in the lobby of theatre performancs by the comic Rob Newman. A secular construct, Earthly Sins asks penitents to sign a pledge that they will switch to renewable energy or ethical banking.

    Read this carefully and you will quickly see that we have returned to the Dark Ages. We are selling indulgences again so that you can sin against God (Nature) and be forgiven. Planting trees now allows you to sin against Nature and you will be forgiven. Nature worship is now the religion that is being practiced by millions, even within the Catholic Church. In the United States we claim that we separate religion from government but Nature worship is now being taught in government sponsored schools. Selling indulgences takes us back to the middle ages; nature worship takes us back to the religion of the cave man. This is a serious problem.
    ________________________
    mhai
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    Suffering from an addiction. This website has a lot of great resources and treatment centers.
    http://www.treatmentcenters.org

    mhaiNo Gravatar May 31, 2008 | 11:25 pm EST

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