{"id":4097,"date":"2019-04-14T00:19:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T00:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.interestingauthors.com\/blog\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2019-04-13T18:19:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T00:19:55","slug":"the-ultimate-sin-of-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/the-ultimate-sin-of-man\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Sin of Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p align=\"justify\">This may seem like an odd topic for my blog. While I get        political from time to time I make it a point to never get religious or        preachy when it comes to matters of faith. I am certain there will be many        who claim I am the least qualified to speak on this topic given my status        as a severely fallen Catholic, but it is those of us who can view this        subject from a distance that can see its truth.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Were you to ask a religious zealot, extremist or one one        who considers themselves very devout \u201cWhat is the ultimate sin of man?\u201d        you will no doubt get one of the mortal sins listed by the canon of their        faith. The response you would not here is the actual ultimate sin of man.        That sin is forcing one\u2019s religion upon another.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Oh, many will be quick to point at terrorist groups        beheading those who refuse to convert to whatever the group\u2019s doctrine is,        but in truth, acts seemingly as small as a grain of sand on a beach commit        this sin in just as vile a manner. Manipulating or otherwise encouraging        public officials to pass a law which makes a tenant of one\u2019s belief a law        of the land is just as severe as the beheading. It removes the one        precious gift a living human has, free will.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A government has only two duties. To protect its citizens        and help protect their property. This is the mandate behind creating        police and fire departments. It is also the basis for creating a military.        Enforcing a religion or part thereof is not within the domain of a        government. Basing a government on a single doctrine is a truly heinous        form of this sin.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">If there ever were a time where a span of land large        enough to be called a country was without some form of human occupant it        was many eons ago, before recorded history. In truth it probably never        existed on this planet. There were always some number of indigenous        peoples which had to be subjugated or slaughtered to achieve the goal of        religion by edict.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">We as a species need to confront this issue as it impacts        all of us. Even people without a faith of their own are victimized by such        a sin.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Removal of free will is the most mortal of sins and        therefore the ultimate sin of man. While I do not claim to know the        doctrine of every religion on the planet those of which I\u2019m aware all have        some form of \u201cyou must choose to let him\/her into your heart\/life\u201d.        Removal of that choice voids the rest of the doctrine. In order to be true        to your faith you must give others the freedom to choose while leading        your life as best as you can. 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