So I'm reading my new copy of Christian Ethics Today Journal and find the box that shares this little tidbit of information
Eighty-seven percent of Americans believe in the concept of sin. what counts as sinful behavior? Here's the percentage of Americans who view certain activities as sinful:
- 81% Adultry (sic)
- 74% Racism
- 65% Use of hard drugs
- 56% Abortion
- 52% Homosexual activity
- 52% Underreporting income30% Gambling
- 29% Telling a "little white lie" (from Ellison Research/RNS - March 14)
Of course, we've gone to ranking sin and ordering how sinful sinful behavior is, but I wonder what percentage of us would mark such things as gluttony, legalism and arrogance as sin. I also wonder if Christ would have an entirely different list.
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