The Eight Sins of Evagrius Ponticus- Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th century monk who compiled the following list that would become a precursor to “The Seven Deadly Sins.
■Gluttony
■Fornication
■Avarice
■Dejection
■Anger
■Weariness
■Vainglory
■Pride
The Seven Deadly Sins- In the late 6th century, Pope Gregory the Great reduced the list to seven items, combining vainglory into pride, weariness into sadness, and adding envy.
■Lust
■Gluttony
■Greed
■Sloth
■Wrath
■Envy
■Pride
Seven modern mortal sins- In April of 2008, Vatican Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti announced a more modern update to the 7 deadly sins.
■polluting
■genetic engineering
■being obscenely rich
■drug dealing
■abortion
■pedophilia
■causing social injustice
Seven noxious things of Islam -According to Sahih Bukhari, a book of oral tradition of the life of the Prophet Muhammad, there are seven noxious sins that a Muslim must not commit. There is also a list of “70 major sins” compiled by scholars since the death of Muhammad.
■associating anything with Allah
■magic (Equivalent to Witchcraft and Sorcery in English)
■killing one whom Allah has declared inviolate without a just case
■consuming the property of an orphan
■devouring usury
■turning back when the army advances
■and slandering chaste women who are believers but indiscreet
Gandhi’s seven deadly sins- Mahatma Gandhi listed seven things that will destroy us. Notice the social and political slant of his list.
■Wealth without work
■Pleasure without conscience
■Knowledge without character
■Commerce without morality
■Science without humanity
■Religion without sacrifice
■Politics Without Principle
Buddhist Pañcasila- Sin is not recognized in Buddhism, instead there is a philosophy that good deeds produce good results and bad deed produce bad results.
■I undertake the rule to refrain from destroying living creatures.
■I undertake the rule to refrain from taking that which is not given.
■I undertake the rule to refrain from sexual misconduct.
■I undertake the rule to refrain from incorrect speech.
■I undertake the rule to refrain from intoxicants which lead to carelessness.
Nine Satanic Sins- Not to be outdone, Church of Satan founder Anton Szandor LaVey compiled this list in 1987 for his followers to refrain from.
■Stupidity
■Pretentiousness
■Solipsism
■Self-deceit
■Herd conformity
■Lack of perspective
■Forgetfulness of past orthodoxies
■Counterproductive pride
■Lack of aesthetics
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