Nothing new under the sun
Jun 28th, 2007 | By Ian Poulton | Category: MinistryThere is a strain of thinking that says that sin is something modern and that people in the past were much more righteous. I was intrigued to read the following entry in the journal of the Revd John Skinner of Camerton, Somerset. It is dated 1807 and has much of the hypocrisy of the time, women being regarded as sinful and deserving any treatment they might receive. The woman is described as a “strumpet”, whereas the man who appears to leave the family home to live with someone else escapes …