>>> Belief in an afterlife is strictly optional and there's no notion of salvation or original sin.
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>>I find it particularly hard to understand how a sin can be original. It's all been done over and over :).
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>Have you heard the song "Original Sin"? The chorus goes:
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>I've been looking for an original sin.
>One with a twist and a bit of a spin.
>And since I've done all the old ones
>Till they've all been done in.
>Now I'm just looking-
>Then I'm gone with the wind-
>Endlessly searching for an original sin.
>
>Written by Jim Steinman (one of the great lyricists). I have a couple of recordings of it. One is Meat Loaf, the other is a group called Pandora's Box.
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>Tamar

And then there's "Missionary Man" by Eurythmics ---

Well I was born an original sinner
I was borne from original sin
And if I had a dollar bill
For all the things I've done
There'd be a mountain of money
Piled up to my chin...

My mother told me good
My mother told me strong
She said be true to yourself
And you can't go wrong
But there's just one thing
That you must understand
You can fool with your brother
But don't mess with a missionary man

Don't mess with a missionary man
Don't mess with a missionary man

Well the missionary man
He's got God on his side
He's got the saints and apostles
Backin' up from behind
Black eyed looks from those Bible books
He's a man with a mission
Got a serious mind
There was a woman in the jungle
And a monkey on a tree
The missionary man he was followin' me
He said stop what you're doing
Get down upon your knees
I've got a message for you that you better believe