Which church does this refer to - any church in particular or the Christian church in general? The Church of England (Anglican) also preaches against these sins, but, alas, not all members of the congregation take the admonitions to avoid sin on board conscientiously, as many find to their cost - hence unhappiness at one's lot, depression, the bringing of children into the world in a state of bastardy, lack of achievement, failure to achieve spiritual equilibrium, etc., etc. But the C of E does not give up on its objective to get people to "turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ".

For the sake of this series on the radio program I am referring to the American Church. I had all but forgotten the list of these 7 sins, but when I came upon them I thought they were a good representation of the most common sins that plague our churches in America. I hope that we will dive deep and seek to deal with these on a personal level, and not just focus on the "speck of dust" in other people's eyes!

Here are two "quizzes" that might interest you: Are You Slothful? http://www.beliefnet.com/section/quiz/index.asp?sectionID=&surveyID=185 How are you doing with these 7 Deadly Sins? http://www.4degreez.com/misc/seven_deadly_sins.html