Cal Thomas

Cal Thomas

Syndicated political columnist

Syndicated political columnist and “On Faith” panelist Cal Thomas has a twice-weekly column that appears in over 500 newspapers around the world. A graduate of American University, Thomas is a veteran of broadcast and print journalism. He has worked for NBC, CNBC, PBS television, and the Fox News Channel where he currently appears on the weekly media critique show, “Fox News Watch.” Thomas has authored ten books, including Blinded by Might: Can the Religious Right Save America?, A Freedom Dream, Public Persons and Private Lives, Book Burning, Liberals for Lunch, Occupied Territory, The Death of Ethics in America, Uncommon Sense and Things That Matter Most. His latest was The Wit and Wisdom of Cal Thomas. In 1995, Thomas was honored with a Cable Ace Award nomination for Best Interview Program. Other awards include a George Foster Peabody team reporting award, and awards from both the Associated Press and United Press International. Common Ground, which Thomas writes for USA Today, offers insightful discussion of contentious social issues with his friend and political counterpart, Bob Beckel. The two are working together on a book to be published in 2007. Close.

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Only One Truly Deadly Sin

There is no "gradation" of sin in Scripture. The notion of "seven deadly sins" is not a product of biblical theology, but something added by elements of the early church and promoted by the Roman Catholic church which divided sin into the categories "venial" and "mortal." Paul writes "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" and "there is no one righteous, no not one." The only "deadly" sin is the rejection of Jesus the Christ as Savior and His payment for our sin.

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