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IMMORALITY: Lying/Manipulating, Stealing, Killing, Intoxication

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RAP QUAKE:
Do you guys believe we can compare sins and put a certain weight on em, morally speaking? Like for example...you would claim that lying is worse than intoxication since u are just "deceiving" urself and ur reality with getting high whereas ur deceiving someone else with the reality, and committing crimes on others is usually viewed as worse as self-infliction, since it was ur choice whereas the otheres have no influence on teh decision. So what do u guys think the relative immorality with these acts is.. if u think the particular one is a crime at all, even. I know its pretty obvious what most ppl are gonna chose in order, but I just wanna get some stimulating discussion started knaamean. Peace  8)

bLaDe:
That's actually a nice question.  For instance, many people believe that murder is worse than lying.  But what if a lie you told causes a murder?  Etc.  I beleive in Karma, as many already know, so I do think that on some level my sins are put on the scale against my good deeds, and that certain sins are 'heavier' so to speak, than others.  For instance many religions believe idol worship or acknowledging other 'gods' is the biggest sin one can ever commit etc.  I can't really judge all of them myself, as I don't think I have the comprehension, I guess thats up to God.  I might post more on this later.

-b[X]

Trauma-san:
Christ said all sins are equal in the eyes of God.. I think it was around the time he was saving the adulterer. 

TraceOneInfinite:
Nice question.  I think a lot of those things you mentioned, people do to try to prove to themselves that they aren't scared.  There is no balance and direction in their life.  It is natural to not want to be scared, but they are taking that energy in the wrong direction.  When you fear God (Allah), and it is only God that you fear, then you have balance.

As for answering your question, in Islam we don't have any teachings that says that all sins are equal.  Infact, it is mentioned in particular, that ascribing partners to God, is the worst sin imaginable, and that it can be unforgivable. 

It seems logical to me that someone who commits rape is doing more harm than someone who lusts after a picture in a magazine.

Sikotic™:
Eventhough the Bible says all sins are equal and I follow its teachings, I find it hard to understand that concept of all sins being the same. It just seems illogical. Like what was said above, rape is much more harmful than lust.

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