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Adrian Gaty's avatar

Yep! Imagine having “gluttony” month or “sloth” month! Yes, I know, those and greed and all the sins are very much present in our daily lives, but to go all out and actually formally celebrate one of those for a month? Madness!

CS Lewis was no Catholic either, yet he convincingly argued that pride is the greatest sin, see here:

https://www.homewoodcommunitychurch.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Great-Sin.pdf

“ Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.”

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Dr Tara Slatton's avatar

I have a tendency to agree with Lewis, I know in my own life when I really look at where my sin comes from it is invariably pride of one form or another.

Looking at America’s obesity crisis I suspect we are celebrating gluttony month every month.

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Dr Linda's avatar

Every day of every month

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Charlotte Z's avatar

You are so right!! It is astonishing that people want to reveal and celebrate their sins publicly and be proud about their destructive behaviors. It's a sign of impending collapse and disaster of civilization.

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Gaye's avatar

That they are enabled—no, ENCOURAGED—by educational institutions at every level is abominable.

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