The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, are a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings. According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. These sins are considered obstacles to a fulfilling spiritual life and a healthy relationship with God. They can be overcome with the seven heavenly virtues of humility, charity, chastity, gratitude, temperance, patience, and diligence.

Scroll through this slide show titled Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Heavenly Virtues from Brian Sullivan to understand was it happening today in America and globally.

What we Americans are facing is an age old conflict between good and evil. Between free men and women and tyrants. Between those who want to take everything to gain, maintain and keep in power and those who want to live their lives peacefully and freely.

Examples of the Seven Deadly Sins

The following deadly sins have in many parts of America, in the three branches of the government and in all federal agencies the policies of this land.

1. Pride, Gay Pride Month, LGBTQIE+ agenda, sexualization of underaged children, gender transitioning (e.g. castration and female mutilation) and the introduction to pornography in public schools.
2. Greed, politicians, corporations, drug companies, non-profits, entertainment industries and others becoming wealthy by pushing specific political agendas
3. Wrath, attacking anyone or any political opponent who does not comply by creating hateful words to censor them such as homophobic, Islamophobic, right-wing, domestic terrorists (e.g. parents), Jews, Christians and many many more.
4. Envy, coveting what others have and doing anything to take away wealth from the workers and giving it to the state for redistribution to its allies.
5. Lust, rape, child trafficking, sex slavery, cheating, sexual abuse, incest, etc.
6. Gluttony, celebrating obesity, unhealthy eating habits, starving others so some have more to eat, drink and imbibe. Waste, fraud and self abuse.
7. and Sloth, public welfare, benefits for non-citizens (e.g. illegal aliens) over legal citizen, living off of government largesse as a employee of government, politician or elected official, spending more than one earns, looting.

Examples of the Seven Heavenly Virtues

Sadly in America, and globally, the following heavenly virtues are in short supply.

1. Humility, doing the right things for yourself, your family, community and America.
2. Charity, kindness, trust without prejudice nor resentment. Taking care of one’s family, friends and neighbors.
3. Chastity, being true to those who you love as a husband, wife, mother, father, son, or daughter.
4. Gratitude, Thankful for those gifts we have received, not from government but from one another.
5. Temperance, voluntary self-restraint, moderation and self-restraint in behavior and expression. Being a gentle man and woman.
6. Patience, the ability to endure difficult circumstances. Patience may involve perseverance in the face of delay; tolerance of provocation without responding with disrespect or anger; forbearance when under strain.
7. and Diligence  a drive to steadfastly move forward with one’s means, carefulness and persistent effort or work. A belief that work is good in itself.

There are but two political parties now. Patriots and traitors.

Traitors embrace and promote the seven deadly sins.

Patriots are those who are blessed with heavenly virtues.

The 2024 presidential election is a battle between good and evil. Between right and wrong.

Between empowering government vs empowering we the people.

It’s as simple as that.

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