The pedophiles, John Mark Carr, Rep. Foley, and the Amish killer were all Christians. What's the deal?

Answer 1

Because when any belief system puts an unnatural taboo on a natural act (sexuality) it will cause the person to boil inside until they can't keep it in, and act out in a sick or uncontrolled manner.
"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."

Answer 2

you're blaming the training while this is the persons. I do comply with a element approximately what you assert, yet even atheism produces evil by using this theory. in spite of you suspect, self-discipline is needed (even in atheism) to stick to a ethical code. John Mark Karr, Ted Bundy, Jerry Falwell, Mark Foley are the exception and not the guideline. yet by using a similar token, people who dedicate evil intentionally even between atheists are the exception and not the guideline. study approximately all christianity, and for that rely Islam, Judaism, and the different faith accessible which you will. study approximately atheism additionally (and how they think issues paintings), that way you're able to be sure to have discovered the main remarkable selection by using using good judgment and all of the info. And by using doing this additionally, you may better understand others who don't think as you do.

Answer 3

In a place where there are more Christians than other religion, is a possible place for Christian to be crazy.
Just as you could imagine why there are Muslims who are killing fellow Muslims in Iraq. (For every 2 US citizens there , there arealways about more than 10 Muslims alongside).
Reverse the situation, let all Muslims live here in US and Christians in Iraq. Then you will be asking the similar question. Don't tell me there is not going to be criminal of the same nature among Muslims and no Christian terrorist in Iraq.

Answer 4

Nothing unusual. The vast, vast majority of all evil acts (crime, perversion, etc.) in the U.S. are committed by christians. Take a tour of any correctional facility or asylum and count the number of Atheists you find. Shouldn't take more than one finger.

It's not surprising though. Ever heard of a christian cult that didn't actively recruit pedophiles, thieves, drunks, prisoners and all other manner of admitted "sinners?"

Answer 5

Remember Judas? He was one of the twelve apostles and this person betrayed and sold Christ.
Also Christ said, "Not all who preach in my name shall be saved." This especially refers to people who do wicked and evil things to further their personal gains by using
His Holy Name to invoke His divine power.
And just because, one declares him/herself a Christian does not automatically qualify him to be rewarded a place in Heaven. We have to earn what we deserve. They know what they are doing or what they've done. Tell me, what part of the Bible, that our Lord taught or condoned promiscuousness or to practice sexual madness? In fact, our Lord Jesus Christ, was a celibate or someone who never practiced any carnal indulgence, that is why He could perform miracles. He preached against adultery, fornication and all the sins of the flesh, such as sodomy, for your information.
Read the Sermon on the Mount, after the Eight Beatitudes. I hope this will clear your doubts.

Answer 6

Calling oneself a Christian and being one are two different things. By definition of what a Christian is, these people are not. Hmmmm....so how many non-Christians are in jail for horrific crimes? Do you really want to go there....? For this question to be valid, we would have to compare the rate of Christians versus non-Christians and compare the crime percentages. And even then, how could we determine the true Christians? Your approach is hardly scientific.

Answer 7

My definition of Christian is a follower of Christ. Jesus Christ, who is God, became the one and only sacrifice for the salvation of mankind. - Jesus is God and there is one, not many paths that lead to God - Jn.3; Jn.14:5-6; Acts 2:21; Acts 4:12; Rom.10:10; Cols.1:20-22; Cols.2:13-15 After we die we go to our eternal reward of heaven or hell. - Salvation is not thru reincarnation or in living a pretty good life. - Whether we put our faith in Jesus while we lived on earth determines our eternal destiny. - No second chance after we die. No purgatory. When we die our destiny is sealed for ever. - Matt.3:12; Matt.25:41; Heb.9:27; Rev.20; Rev.21:27

According to Matthew 7, there will be those who stand before God and call themselves Christian but God will say "depart from me I never knew you". They were not building their lives on a Christian foundation or worldview. They were only Christian in name.

I can not pick and choose which parts of the Bible I will obey if I want to be a follower of Jesus!

A new generation of Christians are buying into the lie that you can be a Christian and pick and choose your values based on your own preferences instead of the absolutes of scripture.

Biblical absolutes, logic and reason are out of style and tolerance, choice and preferences are in.

This shift of worldviews has a great impact on our lives and church.

At one time the word "intolerance" was used for things such as racism but today it is being used against anyone who questions another person's values or belief system.

In the new worldview everything is relative. There is no right and wrong beliefs. There is no objective set of absolutes other then what the individual of community chooses.

The new measure of morality is "If it doesn't hurt anyone it is ok"

Of course this is all based on a lie. All sin hurts not only the individual but those around them and the very fabric of a society.

Anyone who claims to have absolutes is viewed as the new radical fundamentalists of society.

The scriptures, not the preferences of man are the basis for truth and so we have both authority and responsibility to speak and share our faith.

Ezek 3:18 When I say to a wicked man, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.

The universal truth for all cultures and peoples is written in the Bible:

John 14:5-6 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

What have you decided about Jesus?

Have you embraced not only Jesus but his teachings? Are you living a biblical worldview?

Are you walking in obedience to the absolutes of His word as the authority in your life for the decisions you make?

If not, according to the Bible, you really don't love Jesus. Jesus said in John 14:15: "If you love me you will obey what I command". In other words if you love Jesus you will live by a Biblical worldview.

Answer 8

Because it's legal for non-christians, that's the deal!

Answer 9

you shouldn't relate the actions of a person with his/her religious affliation. What they did was wrong and has nothing to do with their religion

Answer 10

to answer "wisman"... that is true if there is only ONE case.


but when a pattern like this develops, the question is valid.