Whatever happened to sin?

Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, referred to an interesting survey in one of his recent Washington Updates. He wrote:

"A new study from Ellison Research shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans (87%) believe in the notion of 'sin' as 'something that is almost always considered wrong, particularly from a religious or moral perspective.' The survey, which included over 1,000 adults, also compared 30 of the most objectionable behaviors and whether respondents qualified them as 'sinful.' Adultery tops the list--81 percent of Americans consider it a 'sinful' activity. There was also a majority of individuals who believe racism (74%), drug use (65%), abortion (56%), and homosexual sex (52%) are also sins. Interestingly enough, more people believe that it's sinful to gossip (47%) or swear (46%) than engage in premarital sex (45%). The major disparities in the survey were mostly political--not religious--in nature. Among liberals, only 77 percent believe in the concept of sin, compared to 94 percent of conservatives. It's encouraging to know that in this day of moral relativism that a majority of Americans still recognize and believe that there is such a thing as sin, even if there are devils in the details."

I don't base my core beliefs on opinions and polls because they can be wrong. I base them on God's written Word because it's never wrong. Even if the majority of Americans believe certain activities are not "sinful," God's opinion is the only one that matters.

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