Do we wait until after they have molested a child or bought meth from a gay prostitute or are we skeptical of them from the beginning?
2007-03-06 06:04:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The safest route is to never trust them at all.
2007-03-06 06:09:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In America we listen to them preach, if they go against the bible, we reject them. We have freedom of religion and can pick the church, TV program or radio station we want to listen to. If a preacher or priest if charged with a crime, it is the responsibility of the people to bring it to trial and allow justice to be done. Some have sinned, been convicted and paid their price to society. If a person does this and wants to come back to God and the service of the Lord, he or she should be able to. In the case of sexual abuse there should be some safe guards in place for an extended time, like 10 years maybe.
2007-03-06 14:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if our ears are more finely attuned, we would be able to detect insincerity from the very beginning of knowing them.....people are not skeptical enough ... and they let the
garments mislead them .... they must meet standards just like anyone else..... a vestment does not excuse them from that ...
I think the problem with this sort of situation which really belongs to the Catholic church is that they are not permitted to marry and that goes against the grain of some of them and their natural feelings become twisted and warped .... I wonder if there is such difficulty in the denominations which permit marriage of the clergy...
Peace & Love
2007-03-06 14:14:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ooh, ooh, I know! I know!
They're *never* trustworthy!
Anybody who would teach you outright lies as "truth," that wants you to believe things for which there is no evidence of any kind, and that tells you to ignore facts, reason, and logic in favor of myth and superstition...such a person is NEVER trustworthy.
We don't have to wait for them to reveal their hypocrital nature through being caught -- we can just assume they're not trustworthy right from the start! Easy!
2007-03-06 14:15:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Always skeptical. Based on their reasoning. I'd never let my child be alone with anyone - especially an older man - religion out the window.
2007-03-06 14:09:24 · answer #5 · answered by CHRISTINA 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd keep a close eye on them from the beginning, snake oil salesmen aren't the most trustworthy fellows.
2007-03-06 14:18:22 · answer #6 · answered by Murazor 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is usually the same way we judge anyone. Through personal interactions and the views the espouse. It is always possible to misjudge. They should not be on a pedestal we are all G-d's children.
2007-03-06 14:13:30 · answer #7 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I consider anyone who makes their living preaching made up stories to to the gullible to be untrustworthy from the off.
2007-03-06 14:09:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
See what fruit they produce. See if it matches the Word of God.
2007-03-06 14:08:30 · answer #9 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋