The Seven Deadly Sins: Part 1
The Seven Deadly Sins is a 5 part series by Leo Davidson in which he analyses the concept of the Seven Deadly Sins, adding his blasphemous and probably heretical commentary along the way.
It is my belief that much of Western culture is blighted by the pernicious teachings of the early Christian church, whose legacy is easily perceived in modern society, in particular with regard to the seven so-called “deadly” or “mortal” sins. Each of these I feel should be viewed as either harmless or positively moral. They are as follows:
1. Luxuria. Let us pretend that this does in fact, as is claimed, mean “Lust”. The most blindingly obvious point to make about this integral human characteristic is that without it the human race would not have survived this far. Second, it is typical of religion to suppress this most basic urge as a form of control. We see it now with censorship and the demonisation of sex. This links in with the guilt that many adolescents attach to the act of masturbation: that it is felt that teenagers need to be “protected” from sexual imagery is utterly laughable. The idea that the desire for sexual release can end you up in hell is, thankfully, an untrue proposition.
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