Advanced Photoshop Pictures Contest - 22 image entries Contest Directions:
This month the Vatican has updated the list of seven deadly sins. According to the Pope the update was needed because "times have changed and so have the sins and sinners".
The original seven deadly sins were declared in the 6th Century by Pope Gregory:
Pride,
Envy,
Gluttony,
Lust,
Anger,
Greed,
Sloth.
The new seven deadly sins, declared in March 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI, officially replace the old list and are:
1 - "Bioethical" violations such as birth control,
2 - "Morally dubious" experiments such as stem cell research,
3 - Drug abuse,
4 - Polluting the environment,
5 - Contributing to widening divide between rich and poor,
6 - Excessive wealth,
7 - Creating poverty.
Photoshop any of the old or new seven deadly sins as demotivational posters. Try to make them mimic the classic motivational posters format (see examples) - black background, image in the middle, followed by the title word(s), and demotivational message below. The image in the middle has to be photoshopped, so you can not just take unaltered photo and add text to it. NOTE: as an exception to our rules, in this contest you are allowed to recycle any of your previous entries of FN and use it for the central image in your demotivational poster. Remember that your entry in this contest HAS to include the title word(s) and a de-motivational text message, like in the examples above.
[ browse best gallery pictures ] Tags: sevendeadlysins Jackpot: 1st place: $5, 2nd place: $3 , 3rd place: $2 Started: 3/20/2008 6:00:00 AM, Ended: 3/22/2008 6:00:00 AM
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The sins, which lead to downfall of the soul, are called “Seven Deadly sins” in Christianity:
* Pride ;
* Envy;
* Gluttony;
* Lust;
* Wrath;
* Greed;
* Sloth;
According to the opinion of Catholic Church, deliverance from these sins brings only repentance, confession and implementation of penance.
Bible does not cite precise list of sins but warns against their perpetration in the Ten Commandments. The list is traced back to eight thoughts of Evagrius Ponticus, however, sorrow is replaced by envy and vanity is combined with pride. For the first time, sins are listed in same order by Pope Gregory the Great (VII century). The concept of seven deadly sins received widespread propagation after the works of Thomas Aquinas (XIII century).
Contrary to popular belief, concept “Seven deadly sins” is not part of Christian dogma but serves one of the many possible ways of describing the sinfulness of a person.
Interview of Bishop Gianfranco Girotti:
In March, 2008, Bishop of Catholic church Gianfranco Girotti, in interview to the official newspaper of Vatican “L'Osservatore Romano” has added seven more modern deadly sins “seven social sins” to the traditional sins:
* "Bioethics" infringement (for example, birth rate control);
* Morally debatable experiments (for example, linked with stem cells or genetic engineering);
* Environmental pollution;
* Enhancing the growing difference between poor and rich;
* Obscene wealth;
* Drug trafficking;
* Infliction of poverty
In their interpretation, mass media has stated about the changes in the beliefs of Catholic Church, which was not to be in reality.
Position of Catholic and Orthodox Churches in enlisting the sins is not different.
Depiction of sins in arts
In visual arts, the following used seven deadly sins to form the plot: Giotto di Bondone, Bosch, Bruegel, and Callot, in theatre— Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in satirical ballet with song “Seven deadly sins” (1933, Wystan Hugh Auden).
The City of New Orleans, headed by Mayor Ray Nagin, is suing the Army Corps of Engineers for $77 billion, claiming poor design and negligence by the corps led to the failure of flood walls during 2005 Hurricane Katrina. However, only $1 billion of the suit money is for infrastructure damages, while the rest is for such things as the city's tarnished image and tourist industry losses.
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This month the Vatican has 
