I learned from my Adventist upbringing that the biggest sins were sexual.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
And I think my sexuality was heavily repressed by the church, by the, you know, the design of the mortal sins.
I grew up in a culture in which it was a sin for a woman to speak out.
I was told I had an overabundance of original sin.
The only sexual act that is sinful is the one that uses or abuses.
Therefore, sins of sex are punished in this life to a greater degree than some other sins.
Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.
Let me explain something when I'm talking about sin, and I'm talking about all sin. One of the biggest ones that has been talked about that has really become a debate in America is homosexuality.
I know what sin is.
Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don't think God categorizes sins.
I spent my entire Irish Catholic youth in a constant state of guilt over imaginary sins. I learned that nothing is a sin as long as you don't take pleasure from it.