A New Brief Discourse On An Old Topic

There is no sin but ignorance. (Christopher Marlowe)

Sin is the failure of an imperfectly made being to keep a perfect law. (Matthew Pearl-"The Dante Club")

ASSUMPTION:
Sin does not exist
Until or unless
It is publicized.

PRESUMPTION:
Public scandal
Is what makes
A sinful act offensive.

QUESTION:
Is sin in silence
Still a sin?

DISCOURSE:
There was a time
When virtue was its own reward,
But, over the course
Of human interaction,
That concept seems to have
Acquired a variety
Of different interpretations,
As well as to have suffered
A noticeable decrease in value
As well as in popularity.
To sin is still,
And always will be,
A human prerogative,
But to keep it a secret,
Nowadays,
Is practically impossible.

CONCLUSION:
At all levels of society,
Too many have learned,
Too well,
The art of removing scruples,
The science of loosening the bonds
Of human conscience,
And have convinced themselves
That sin in silence
Is not a sin at all.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 11/5/2022 7:46:00 PM
All I can say is Yup! Last part sums it up perfectly, Jim.
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 11/6/2022 6:39:00 AM
Don't ask, don't tell. Thanks, G.
Date: 11/2/2022 12:09:00 PM
When sin is defined as transgression of God's law and rebellion against God, it certainly can occur in "silence", since there is no thing that is private to the Almighty. Perhaps another sin is our perverse desire to redefine words such that a thing no longer appears to be a thing? Interesting stuff, Jim!
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 11/2/2022 12:12:00 PM
Thanks, Jeff.
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