Is it REALLY a sin to fart?

No one has photoshopped "farts" instead of "darts" yet on that pic. I'm disappointed in ILE.
Where is Ken c?

It's the "Two Skittle Alleys" you should be concentrating on! Or the "Regular Entertainment" as in "keeps you regular"

All are forgiven in the eyes of the lordb.

Thou Shall Not Fart?

Malawi row over whether new law bans farting

Two of Malawi's most senior judicial officials are arguing over whether a new bill includes a provision that outlaws breaking wind in public.

Justice Minister George Chaponda says the new bill would criminalise flatulence to promote "public decency".

"Just go to the toilet when you feel like farting," he told local radio.

However, he was directly contradicted by Solicitor General Anthony Kamanga, who says the reference to "fouling the air" means pollution.

"How any reasonable or sensible person can construe the provision to criminalising farting in public is beyond me," he said, adding that the prohibition contained in the new law has been in place since 1929.

The Local Courts Bill, to be introduced next week reads: "Any person who vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the public to the health of persons in general dwelling or carrying on business in the neighbourhood or passing along a public way shall be guilty of a misdemeanour."

Mr Chaponda, a trained lawyer, insists that this includes farting.

"Would you be happy to see people farting anyhow?" he asked on the popular "Straight Talk" programme on Malawi's Capital Radio.

He said that local chiefs would deal with any offenders.

When asked whether it could be enforced, he said it would be similar to laws banning urinating in public.

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The justice minister said local chiefs would deal with those caught breaking wind in public

and believe it or not that was a bbc article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12363852

To answer the original question, why is a fart so hideous/disgusting?

Because the smell you perceive is the result of small particles entering your olfactory system. Those particles come directly from the anus of the emitter.

There you go. That's why.

Because the smell you perceive is the result of small particles entering your olfactory system.

I believe the science term for those is actually 'farticles'.

JUST GO TO THE TOILET

I just hope that no-one in Malawi does a silent but violent one next do a group of people who have stopped in the street to chat then walks away quickly leaving them to get arrested.

very on topic...i was thrown out of CCD in 8th grade for farting loudly during confession. So i guess it is a sin.

Corinthians sez:

" 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

I am certain the odd fart is excusable and our dear Lord may even find it part of what is charming and dear about the human race, but if you have excessive flatulence from unhealthy eating, or fail to excuse yourself after the first fart, it may very well be a sin.

i almost always giggle to myself when i fart

my friend farted whilst i was eating my dinner last night, i pretty much railroaded him on it.

old flatmate used to fart really loudly all the time, it got really annoying really quickly.
his girlfriend was around once and they were eating next to each other on the couch and he farted really loudly while slightly angled at her and said nothing. I said "the poor girl's eating man, give it a rest", she looked uncomfortable, but not as uncomfortable as him. had to say something though, dirty sod!

This was a couple of weeks after i told him to shut the bathroom door while pissing as i could here him while eating in the other room!

some people ay!

ive been letting some real beanie ones go today. my office is like a fartbox, the heat is on full blast and i have the door closed. Pretty sure i might pass out from the smell of my own farts.

that's called "Getting high on your own supply"

lol @ godwin

Does anyone actually fart for a living? Is it like singing for your supper?

Jospeh Pujol, 'Le Petomane', did exactly that. He used to break wind, musically, on stage. Wowed audiences across France in the 19th Century.

There's a 60s or 70s film starring Leonard Rossiter of Rising Damp / Reggie Perrin fame playing him. May have it on vhs somewhere.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-12647702

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o5bADUxhUn8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c69KdpdBmhY

can we get a good ol friday settle-it-once-for-all discussion on this one