The Entries

Despair - This is a sin that has damned many a poor soul. No sin cannot be forgiven if one repents. Despair is the sin that prevents this chance at redemption and damns so many people to lives of misery and pain. (contributed by Kevin Robinson)

Deception - Sure, there are lies. I am talking about something different. A thing so evil, so insidious, so subtle, and yet prevalent in every sector of our society it is often overlooked. I am talking about the Dark and Depraved art of Public Relations. (contributed by Stephan Baer)

Watching TV - Really by this I mean spending much time at all on modern mass media. It's unbelievably stupid, from TV to radio to modern journalism. The modern mass media are weak, insipid, puerile. They suck up to big business. Why else would TV be advertising presciption drugs that are more dangerous than the illegal kind?. (contributed by DW)

Keeping busy - Once it was thought that idleness was the devil's handmaiden. Now we have gone to the opposite extreme and feel that we must be busy all the time. Keeping busy is really a ruse to keep unpleasant thoughts at bay, or perhaps thought in general. Because thought risks dissatisfaction, including the thought: is this what I really want to be doing with my life? Since the answer to this question is usually no, we redouble our efforts to keep busy (contributed by DW)

Whininess - "Help, I'm being taken advantage of, and my self-esteem is being trod upon by all those other sinners performing all those other sins that I am somehow not empowered to do myself. I can't help it - I'm just a victim! WHINE!!!" (contributed by Roger Steckel)

Exploitation - Using and abusing others to leapfrog yourself and your ambitions over the backs of your peers -- and they are just that, although exploitation diminishes us all. It is smallmindedness and selfishness at its most vulgar. The more conscious the exploitation, the deeper you go in Hell. (nominated by Steve K.)

Sociopathy - I take exception to an earlier entry nominating "Guilt". Hell is a society soley occupied with those who are completely devoid of conscience. I believe in justifiable guilt. (contributed by a person with an extremely long anti-OJ nickname)

Shamelessness - ala our President and Monica Lewinsky, neither of whom seem to have any sense of shame (contributed by B. Colapietro)

Speed and Falsehood - (no brief explanation, contributed by Turtle Island Foods, Inc.)

Web pages that when printed fill up an entire sheet and then one line of a new sheet - Loggers must love that one! Why does it seem like almost all web pages do this!?!? (contributed by Pastor Eric Krahmer)

Pusillanimity (cowardice) - It invalidates the will, prevents positive societal engagement and saps the time and energy of others that feel a need to comfort and console the pusillanimous individual. I believe cowardice, disguised as chic antipathy, underlies the widespread societal estrangement exhibited today in America. (contributed by Boris)

Overpopulation - Sometimes I have a vision of Jesus as the Christ returning to the planet. He sees humankind standing shoulder to shoulder across the land yelling Hosanna! He inquires to the Archangel on his left, "Where are my animals, my fields of grain, my forests?" "Gone," replies the archangel, "They were fruitful and multiplied!" "Don’t these people know when enough is enough?" asks the Christ. "It was the only commandment they ever paid any attention to." (contributed by John S. Morgan)

Tolerance - for it accepts and ignores the deadly sins in the world refusing to shut it out allowing it to grow out of control (contributed by Mel)

Addiction - Anyone can become addicted to anything (contributed by Mel)

Self-centeredness - when individuals begin to think that they feel and operate the same way and thus cannot figure why one would act in a way seemingly "wrong" and odd, they begin to think of ways to prevent such behavior, and thus attempt to mold the world in their image, they wish to be god (contributed by David Ludvig)

Limiting the capacity and possibilities of the human mind - (no brief explanation, contributed by David Ludvig)

Seeking always familiarity - (no brief explanation, contributed by David Ludvig)

Humanity - Only humans have the ability to hate just because they can. Todays society proves that humanity itself has created a sin of itself. Its the only thing ever made that has the intentions of breaking any and every rule there is for its own personal, selfish gain. (contributed by Sacrifixx)

Effort - Let's face it, we all hate doing stuff, especially things which take energy. Therefore, it's wrong. Yep, wasting energy is definately worthly of damnation. You've got no idea how long it took me to dredge up the motivation to type this. (contributed by Patrick Gallagher)

Pigotry - The choosing of friends and lovers based on secret analyses of their stock portfolios, penis and/or breast size, and their vulnerability to psychological manipulation. The white-trash version of pigotry features cross-referencing of checking accounts, number and quality of intact permanent teeth, and addiction to simple flattery. (contributed by Redietz)

Presidential sucking - (no brief explanation - contributed by myk)

Harrassment - We talk about lust and power, but we don't talk about the hurt that physical lust and lust for power over others causes. Harrassment is one of the worst things I can think of, because it not only hurts the person harrassing, but it also hurts those around them. (contributed by Erin Olsen)