• milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
      12·
      1 year ago

      without being a dick to others

      Well there you go, you've just defined sin(lessness)

      Not everyone has the same definition though - but if you're coming from a Christian-influenced culture, that's not far off the core meaning of sin in Christianity, just with an added "easier said than done"

      • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
        8·
        1 year ago

        Sin - a deed that sky fairy says is bad and you must jump through this sky fairy’s follwers’ hoops to divest yourself of it to remain in their and sky fairy’s favor. If you don’t, you don’t get to go to sky fairy’s happy place when you die.

        Being a dick - no sky fairy involved. You’re just being a dick and need to make amends if you don’t want to be perceived as a dick, or just carry on being one. No divine retribution, no hoops to jump through for Elysium.

        • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
          11·
          1 year ago

          So, it's like if you smoke cigarettes next to a pregnant lady, and the sign on the wall says no smoking. If someone asks you to stop, are they currying favour with the wall-fairy? Or are you being a dick by passing smoke to the lady (even if you don't realise it's damaging her health).

          Besides, if we're talking Christian belief, said sky fairy is the same who made you and the world you live in, not too mention a bunch of other credentials, so he has a bit more clout than your average pigeon.

          And as to the followers' hoops: "the views expressed herein do not always represent the views of the management" (although they ought to, if followers are following well!)

      • thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        1 year ago

        I'm not from a religious background but I always thought sex before marriage is a sin, no? I'm not sure how in modern times sex before marriage between two consenting adults is being a dick.

    • Kittenstix@beehaw.org
      01·
      1 year ago

      Neither of those are sin, Christians just don't understand what sin is, the word itself means "to miss the mark" how is being gay missing the mark? It's not, it only used to be because being gay basically sentenced your entire family to starvation, last I checked your kin aren't starving to death because you have a partner are they? Also Jesus would prefer you be an athiest than a false Christian. Everyone is saved anyway so even 'belief' isn't necessary to be resurrected in the kingdom on earth.

    • CeruleanRuin@lemmings.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      The proper response to that is "At least I'll be in good company."

      Joke's on her anyway. I'd say she's going to be disappointed when she dies, but she won't be anything.

    • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
      0·
      1 year ago

      Why do you assume all religious people think the way she does? Isn't that painting with a broad brush just like she did?

  • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    During covid, I had one teensy moment of not being careful with myself, and I think I spread the virus. Down the line, I'm told someone died from it. I consider myself a woman of faith, and to this day, the idea I caused a death still terrifies me.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    Definitely the time I puked all over a homeless guy on the Red Line and then just… got off the train. I was very drunk, but that's no excuse.