<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[sins - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>sins - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:59:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/sins/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA['Atonement App,' Live Goats Coming To S.F. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[How are you preparing for the Jewish high holidays? Is it by taking a photo with a live goat and uploading your sins to an app?]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2013/08/15/atonement_app_live_goats_coming_to/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242f8b44ad066cdcf89db5</guid><category><![CDATA[Arts & Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[amends]]></category><category><![CDATA[apps]]></category><category><![CDATA[sins]]></category><category><![CDATA[stone]]></category><category><![CDATA[Technology in San Francisco & Silicon Valley]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rose Garrett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:20:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2013/08/goat-thumb-640xauto-804302.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2013/08/goat-thumb-640xauto-804302.jpg" alt="'Atonement App,' Live Goats Coming To S.F. "><p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">  </span></p>

<p>How are you preparing for the Jewish high holidays? Is it by taking a photo with a live goat and uploading your sins to an app? It is, isn't it. We just <em>knew</em> it. </p>

<p>Yes, we've all dreamt of finding "opportunities for socializing around the idea of public atonement," and now they've arrived in the form of the San Francisco-based Jewish nonprofit G-dcast's <a href="http://www.g-dcast.com/goat/">eScapegoat</a>, nicknamed the <a href="http://www.g-dcast.com/goat/">"Atonement app"</a>. To wit:</p>

<blockquote>"Tech-savvy people looking for an on-the-go way to clean their slates of sin and to learn about Judaism now have a web app to help them ... The Atonement App allows users to anonymously share their sins with the help of a goat via a fun, animated website and to see those of their friends. Users will also have opportunities to encourage friends to share their sins, and those in the San Francisco Bay Area can attend in-person events where they can pet live goats," etc. </blockquote>

<p>The whole idea is apparently inspired by a ritual in which a goat was symbolically burdened with the sins of the Israelites before being sent off into the wilderness. To echo that theme, they'll have live goats on hand at a smattering of events around the city, most notably an August 19th event at SOMA StrEAT Food Park, where there will be food discounts and live goats "available for sin-sharing and photos," a September 4th celebration at Baker Beach and a September 8th event at Dolores Park that promises "a larger than life goat."</p>

<p>As <a href="http://www.g-dcast.com/goat/">the website</a> notes: it's "Like in Bible Times, only nerdier!"</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Going On Here, Crazy Clashing Person?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This guy above, it seems, shows up at the beginning of each semester at SFSU "to get yelled at by freshmen/student activists." We think he's the bee's knees.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/09/03/whats_going_on_here_crazy_person/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242a2b44ad066cdcf5d3ab</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[god]]></category><category><![CDATA[jesus]]></category><category><![CDATA[sfsu]]></category><category><![CDATA[sins]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:40:46 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2008/12/entry180216_thumb-thumb-640xauto-30334.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2008/12/entry180216_thumb-thumb-640xauto-30334.jpg" alt="What's Going On Here, Crazy Clashing Person?"><p>This guy above, it seems, shows up at the beginning of each semester at SFSU "to get yelled at by freshmen/student activists." We think he's the bee's knees. </p>

<p>What's more, we can identify with all of the sins listed above. Can you?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vatican Revises Thou-Shall-Not List]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lust, greed, and murder, it seems, are a thing of the past, according to the Vatican. Drug use and life-saving genetic experimentation are what's hot, at least according to the updated thou-shall-not ...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/03/11/the_vatican_rev/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24288b44ad066cdcf4fc43</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[associated press]]></category><category><![CDATA[catholic]]></category><category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Green]]></category><category><![CDATA[Holy See]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pope Benedict]]></category><category><![CDATA[pope benedict XVI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pope John Paul II]]></category><category><![CDATA[sins]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></category><category><![CDATA[the environment]]></category><category><![CDATA[vatican]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:55:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry151418_thumb-thumb-640xauto-197273.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>On the environment, both Pope Benedict XVI and the late Pope John Paul II frequently expressed concern about the fate of the Earth. During Benedict's papacy, Vatican engineers have developed plans for some Holy See buildings to use solar energy, including photovoltaic cells on the roof of the auditorium for pilgrims' audiences with the pontiff.</blockquote>

<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry151418_thumb-thumb-640xauto-197273.jpg" alt="The Vatican Revises Thou-Shall-Not List"><p>While the Vatican's latest turn toward keeping the earth green is a breath of fresh air, literally, they've also heavily denounced any coverage by the media of the numerous scandals or <a href="http://sfist.com/2007/10/16/umbrage_alert_c.php">sin within the church</a>, which "discredits the church." God forbid. Read more about the Catholic churches latests sins <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VATICAN_SINS?SITE=OKPON&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">here</a>. </p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>