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32 Harmful Acts Of Lasting Consequence: * SEDUCTION -- Seductive and provocative behavior outside of appropriate relationships. Sexual innuendos, jokes, seductive looks, gestures, postures. flirtation, flattery, or seclusion seeking with unavailable people with intent to romantically or sexually arouse them. (Sexy clothing, makeup and looking attractive is not Seduction without the specific intent to entice another into inappropriate behavior.) * SCREAMING -- Screaming and general verbal abuse, extremely hurtful or ugly language, cursing others, loud and angry yelling, loud arguing and hateful and derogatory face to face speech. Constant verbal digs that undermine the confidence of another and make them subservient fall under this corrupt activity. * DEMEANING -- Severe sexual exploitation, especially of women. Discrimination against women. Portrayals of people as only sex objects devoid of a soul. Bought or sold Sex: Prostitution. Nude Dance clubs and bars. Hard-core Pornography. (The naked human form is not seen as pornography when not engaging in sexual acts or seductive postures.) * VANITY -- Glorification of the physical body over the soul. Body worship and over identification with the flesh of oneself or another. Seeing people as only sex objects. Comments about someone being a body part or a good sexual conquest. Narcissism. (Care of the body and reasonable amounts of time making it healthy or look attractive are not Vanity. In Manichaean teachings the flesh is a creation of Darkness formed in the image of beings of light but not composed of light.) * THEFT -- Taking what was not given from a person, family or from the Order, or purposely failing to return something when promised with the intent to keep it permanently. Also hiding, destroying or giving away what is not properly under ones control. Becoming attached to, and claiming ownership or extended control over, what was only on loan or conditionally given. Taking or hiding something as compensation for a debt. * VIOLENCE -- Cruelty, violence, and physical harm or abuse to either people or animals. Includes glorification and support of blood sports. Slapping, kicking, spitting, object throwing with intent to harm. * GLUTTONY -- Constant overeating or drinking leading to alcoholism or obesity. Getting extremely drunk. SLOTH -- Unproductive and prolonged laziness. Continual leeching off of others and being a drain on others for no reason. Allowing others to always do ones share of labor. Failure to repay personal debts to individuals because of laziness. Borrowing to compensate for ones lack of responsibility. If you want to have th rest of the list, contact me.