sinful

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The Southern Baptist Convention passed resolutions through the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s that declared gambling sinful and urged the government to reject its normalization.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

But when I left I tried to explain to him how I was feeling and my belief that my emotions weren't sinful.

From Salon • May 1, 2024

“If you want God to forgive you for all your sins — and we are sinful … then you have to forgive others. That’s love one another and love thy enemy.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Grant appeared to be making a literary reference to the allegorical Vanity Fair of sinful frivolity, but this seemed to be lost on model-turned-TV personality Graham.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2023

Four treasure chests he’d been ignoring because somewhere in the back of his mind he thought taking things without permission was sinful.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer