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03/30/2008: ""Sin" redefined for political correctness"

A new survey by Ellison Research in Phoenix finds 87% of U.S. adults believe in the existence of sin, which is defined as "something that is almost always considered wrong, particularly from a religious or moral perspective."

Topping the list are adultery (81%) and racism (74%).

"We tend to view sin not as God views it, but how we view it," says Ellison president Ron Sellers.

[ Sin is whatever is politically and socially convenient to demonize, overlapping to some degree with things that are just Bad Ideas if you want to live a non-failing life, like Adultery, unwarranted murder, rampant sex, hard drugs, drinking poisoned Kool-Aid, etc. ]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-03-19-sin_N.htm