They believe physical birth gives bodies to these spirits, along with that, the opportunity to choose right from wrong, making our present life a period of probation in which we are tested. ... Catholics believe that babies have original sin and must be cleaned. Mormons do not believe in original sin. Instead, we can only commit sins if we are aware that it is a sin. ... A teenager stealing clothing from a department store is a sin. ...

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The soul is implanted into a person at conception so if they are not properly conceived i.e. in a test-tube the soul may not be present. ... A Christian may believe that transplant surgery means that the doctors are 'playing God', this is a sin. ... Muslims believe that all life is sacred and to damage a person's body whether they are alive or not is a sin, this is also why they do not use post mortems. ... Humans have no right to interfere with God's will and, in deliberately changing people's genes; we are doing so for humans to do so is to "play God", which is a s...

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These times were tests of faith and how strong their belief was willing to be taken, while keeping their utmost loyalty. ... Although a child has no sense of sin and is full of hypothetical innocence, they are baptized to rid them of the sin that the Lord already knows they will commit. Through Baptism, a person is cleansed of original sin and receive sanctifying grace, the life of God within our souls. ... This is also the physical symbol of Christ's sacrifice of his body and blood for all the sins of the world, and all that is asked of in return is to let one's grace grow and a liv...

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The Roman Catholic Church believes that a marriage should be lifelong, life-giving, exclusive and a Sacrament. A marriage is a lifelong commitment between both husband and wife. The marriage is symbolized as lifelong by the giving of the rings. The rings are circles, which have no breaks and are ne...

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