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=Seven Deadly Sins =

  The seven deadly sins represent the faults of humanity, and what emotions are sinful to feel and especially act upon. In religion, they are described as “The seven deadly sins — known for most of their early history as the seven capital vices — constituted an important schema of sins that was used by Christians for self-examination, confession, preaching, and spiritual formation for nearly a millennium” (DeYoung 1). The aim of the seven deadly sins is to shape humanity and encourage people to not do wrong to others. They do not appear as a list in the Bible, but they are implied in many verses generally as what God forbids in mankind and what can potentially send someone to Hell. There are two categories that the cardinal sins are separated into: the venial sins, and the mortal sins. Each is categorized by its degree of atrocity, the mortal sins being more condemned than the venial sins. The mortal sins are much more violating to god’s law and are only when the sinner is willing and acknowledges that they are doing wrong. Not only will they be denied by God, but “If a mortal sin is committed, if the sinner is unforgiven, they will likely be damned to Hell. Mortal sin is called mortal because it is the "spiritual" death of the soul (separation from God)” (Donovan). However, there is a “remedial” model of the sins, which states that humility cures pride, kindness cures envy, abstinence cures gluttony, chastity cures lust, patience cures wrath, liberality cures greed, and diligence cures sloth. Though it is looked down upon in many religions, there is a general consensus that it is humanity’s natural inclination to sin, and because of this, God is willing to forgive sinners that have not committed unpardonable crimes.
 * Aim - Hayli Green **


 * Works Cited: **

DeYoung, Rebecca K. “Sin 5: Seven Deadly Sins.” //Calvin College //. Calvin College, 09 Aug. 2007. Web. 26 Aug. 2015.

Donovan, Collin B. “Mortal versus Venial Sin.” //ewtn.com.// EWTN Global Catholic Network, n.d. Web. 26 Aug. 2015.

Well, JC. //"St. Nicolas Seven Deadly Sins"//. 1925. Picture. Oxford. London, England. Web, 8 Sep. 2015.

Wheeler, Kip. “The Seven Deadly Sins.” //Carson-Newman University//. Carson-Newman University, Aug 2003. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.


 * Audience - Abigail Austin **



The Seven Deadly Sins were created to help people realize the seriousness of seemingly minor sins that people tend to do frequently, however they have recently been updated to better suit the current needs of society. The original sins are timeless, however they were mostly suited to the society of the Middle Ages, and include: gluttony, lust, greed, wrath, pride, envy, and sloth. Pope Gregory I was the first one to adopt the idea of the Seven Deadly Sins and started having the Catholic Church teach these ideas. In 2008, “After 1,500 years the Vatican has brought the seven deadly sins up to date by adding seven new ones for the age of globalization” (Fox News). After teaching the traditional seven sins for so long, the Vatican decided to update them to help bring to light the new sins and challenges of the 21st century. The list includes of deadly sins now includes, “polluting, genetic engineering, being obscenely rich, drug dealing, abortion, pedophilia and causing social injustice” (Fox News). The new sins are all controversial topics and challenges that are facing today’s society. The reason for the additional deadly sins is because the Catholic church’s main audience for teaching these sins has changed and now faces new temptations. Pope Benedict XVI explained that the new deadly sins were added because of the, “‘decreasing sense of sin’ in today’s ‘secularized world’ and the falling numbers of Roman Catholics going to confession” (Fox News). Pope Benedict XVI saw the need to update the Seven Deadly Sins because people were not focused on fixing sins. These new deadly sins are a reflection of the new audience that they are suited for.


 * Works Cited: **

Bosch, Hieronymus. "//The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things"//. 1485. Painting. Museo Nacional Del Prado, Madrid Spain. //Museo Nacional del Prado//. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">“Vatican Adds Seven Deadly New Sins Including Damaging Environment and Drug Dealing” //Fox News//. Fox News Network, 11 Mar. 2008. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Historical - Andrew Whiteford **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The Seven Deadly Sins, written by Evagrius in 590 AD, then summarized by Pope Gregory I, affects Medieval England’s history by affecting how people at the time worshiped God. In churches during Medieval there are paintings on the walls of churches of a depiction of the Seven Deadly Sins showing men being punished for their sins in a fireball or Hell. Churches around england had similar depictions of this or of a tree showing on each branch a man sinning of gluttony, lust, greed, wrath, pride, envy, and sloth. The church had adopted these images because “‘It is good to represent the fruits of humility and pride as a kind of visual image so that anyone studying to improve himself can clearly see what things will result from them. Therefore we show the novices and untutored men two little trees, differing in fruits and in size, each displaying the characteristics of the virtues and the vices, so that people may understand the products of each and choose which of the trees they would establish in themselves’” (JP Migne). The churches of the medieval time had these paintings to change the way the people of the renaissance worshiped God. This changing the way people worshiped God for history to come. The Seven Deadly Sins changed the history of how churches and people praised God.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Works Cited: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">T, Marshal. “The Seven Deadly Sins”. 2005. Photo. Cranborne, Dorset (‡Salisbury [Sarum]) : The Seven Deadly Sins, c.1400. Web 27 Aug. 2015.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">“The Seven Deadly Sins: //“A Medieval Morality”// //paintedchurch.org.// Anne Marshall, 23 Dec. 2010. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Cultural - Gabrielle Russell **

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A vast array of decisions, actions, and behaviors are sculpted from opinions and spectrums that are flirted within the topic of religion. One of the most renowned aspects of a Christian religious element is the reference to the Seven Deadly Sins. These ‘majors sins’ are implied in teachings within the Catholic church and are the rudimentary actions that will result in eternal perdition. These sins, gluttony, envy, sloth, anger, pride, greed, and lust, are still referenced today to help aid people in promoting productivity and positivity in their personal lifestyles. One of the arguments about these seven common sins are that they “were “source sins” because their objects are goods closely affiliated with happiness, which [is] then pursued in an excessive or idolatrous way” (DeYoung 1). Many people commit these sins due to the pursuit of happiness, freedom, or due to the unlimited wants and needs of a person. Although happiness is a key aspect of everyday life, these sins are a broad category to help format what is acceptable to society and what should be avoided to conform to a life of virtue. It targets and helps people gauge their behaviors on whether or not they fall within a set of predetermined rectitude and whether or not they will abide by their views on morality. These ‘sins’ are much less categorized by sins, but rather are seen as guidelines to having an exceptional lifestyle. Avoiding these sins will help a person live within a life that is defined by the behaviors, actions, and decisions of morality.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Works Cited: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">DeYoung, Rebecca K. “Sin 5: Seven Deadly Sins.” //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Calvin College //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">. Calvin College, 09 Aug. 2007. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Wilson, Jeffery. //“Seven Deadly Sins”//. Online Image. Franciscan Friars, 28 Jan 2015. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.