We live in a culture that has become almost immune to the idea of sin. It is described in terms that are vague and lacking in a sense of shame and guilt. An article posted today in the New York Times illustrates this fact. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/us/in-response-to-student-misconduct-dartmouth-to-ban-hard-liquor-at-parties.html?_r=0. One must look no further than the title to see the efforts of our society to make sin sound safe and tolerable: “Dartmouth Cites Student Misconduct in It's Ban on Hard Liquor.” According to the article, “extreme intoxication” and “binge drinking,” have lead to “sexual assults, fraternity hazing, and hospitalizations.” The article refers to the “serial misconduct” that is having a negative effect on the college and harming its reputation. “Serial misconduct?” Really? That is the name we are giving to behavior that is destroying individual's lives and ruining the reputation of an institute of higher learning? We must cease trying to pretend that all is well. Sin is real, and it is deadly. It is time to face the beast and call it what it is.