100 Years Ago (But It Could Have Been Today)

Posted on January 22, 2025 by mitchteemley

In 1925, Westminster Cathedral’s newly-established canon preached a message on contemporary sins. Reflecting on the traditional “7 deadlies” and upon his work among the poor, Canon Donaldson suggested these 7 Social Sins were the challenge of his time. They might have been forgotten if Mahatma Gandhi hadn’t heard them and had them published. 100 years later, they resonate as though they’d just been preached.

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28 Responses to 100 Years Ago (But It Could Have Been Today)

  1. Rob Stroud says:
    January 22, 2025 at 1:33 pm

    And to all of these insidious principles, I can even now hear countless voices shouting: “Sign me up!”

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  2. Erika says:
    January 22, 2025 at 1:34 pm

    OMG, we don’t change!

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  3. janetsm says:
    January 22, 2025 at 3:02 pm

    Humans seem incapable of learning from history. Thank you for posting this.

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  4. williamrablan says:
    January 22, 2025 at 3:17 pm

    Funny that no matter how much things change, they stay the same. Thanks.

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  5. Anonymous says:
    January 22, 2025 at 3:24 pm

    AMEN, brother.

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  6. Liz Gauffreau says:
    January 22, 2025 at 3:44 pm

    You’re right! These could have been written today.

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  7. Anonymous says:
    January 22, 2025 at 4:36 pm

    Hey Mitch… your website began sending me emails of your posts in past two days without any apparent action on my part. Also when I comment it seems to recognize me as anonymous unless I sign up and give email. Any ideas what is happening? I get regular subsciption heads-ups thru the reader like always. Would rather not further clutter my email. Thanks – Rob from Skirmishes With Reality

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    • mitchteemley says:
      January 22, 2025 at 5:03 pm

      Hey Rob. Wish I had an answer for you, but who can know the mind of WordPress. They do seem to be pushing people toward email subscriptions. When I bumped my account up to Business level (wish I hadn’t), they eliminated the old Follow option (the one that doesn’t include emails about every post). I’m seeing a growing number commenters labelled as Anonymous (which seems to mean they’re not notified when I reply to them). WordPress says the Anonymous handle is because they’re not logged-in, but blogger friends tell me it’s happening even when they are.

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  8. peggywritesblog says:
    January 22, 2025 at 5:26 pm

    Great post, Mitch, and very appropriate in this “modern” time!

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  9. Ana Daksina says:
    January 22, 2025 at 6:20 pm

    Gandhi had the fortunate habit of bringing the best of his researches forward with his movement. He was also responsible for the perpetuation of Henry David Thoreau’s theories on nonviolent protest.

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  10. Kate Duff says:
    January 22, 2025 at 6:39 pm

    It should teach us something that ancient wisdom is so applicable to modern humans. As a species we do not seem capable of change at that deep level.

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  11. Any Element says:
    January 22, 2025 at 7:20 pm

    This was really a century ago.

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  12. Edward Ortiz says:
    January 22, 2025 at 8:04 pm

    These are powerful, Mitch, and, sadly, we continue to commit the same sins.

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  13. Eternity says:
    January 22, 2025 at 9:25 pm

    Thanks for your like of my post, “Christ And Pre-Kingdom Jews – Pt 7;” you are very kind.

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  14. Hod says:
    January 23, 2025 at 5:12 am

    Pertinent

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  15. pastorpete51 says:
    January 23, 2025 at 5:43 am

    Ecclesiastes 1:9 NLT
    History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.

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  16. Myheartscry says:
    January 23, 2025 at 10:04 am

    Shockingly, the same. Wow.

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  17. Bulus says:
    January 23, 2025 at 11:53 am

    Very good moment and nice aps

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  18. Anne says:
    January 23, 2025 at 8:26 pm

    Right on!
    Blessings…

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  19. Jennie says:
    January 25, 2025 at 12:12 pm

    Hear, hear! Nothing has changed in my eyes.

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  20. Michael E. Lynch says:
    January 26, 2025 at 11:06 pm

    Technology may change, but human nature does not. We are still falling for the same temptations, only with newer packaging.

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  21. David Redpath says:
    February 11, 2025 at 8:13 pm

    8. Intelligence that’s artificial 🤔🕶️

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