The seven deadly sins have new partners in crime. Lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride still attract a lot of attention. But as the Internet and other media invade American life, our vices have increasingly gone virtual, according to a new study. Nearly half of Americans say they are tempted to idle the hours away on media, including the Internet, video games and television, according to The Barna Group, a California-based Christian research organization. And more than one in four American men admit to struggling with Internet pornography [...]
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Petraeus’ fall recalls another David
It’s tempting to view the sex scandal surrounding retired Army Gen. David Petraeus through a religious lens. After all, most faiths forbid adultery, and even before his fall from grace, some Pentagon colleagues compared Gen. Petraeus to the biblical King David—another proud and powerful warrior. The comparison seemed even more apt after the former four-star general’s resignation from the CIA on Nov. 9. “More than one officer cited the biblical adultery of King David and Bathsheba,” wrote the New York Times. The Bible says that David acted righteously and kept [...]
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