Christianity and evil people ....?

Question

There is no doubt that there are a lot of "nice" Christians

However and we all know and have met these people - there are a lot of really bad ones - hypocrites out right evil and just plain mean people that are attracted to Christianity and claim to be one of them

OK

So - are they attracted to this religon because it seems like a good herd of nice people to plunder ? Wolves amongst the sheep as the "Christians" would say

Or is it because they feel something is really wrong with them and that god would change their very nature - and then didn't ?

Or is it that Christians merely make up a % of the population and therefore a 5 of the sociopaths the murders the child molester and so forth - Meaning - that all their claims are pretty much false and they as a group fall into a statistical norm

Or that some outside force really is attacking them and making them do bad things ?

As an aside all the really nasty perverts and so on that I have met have all claimed to be Christians - again I am not taking away from the "good" one but all of the extremes (before they got caught and repented in jail) have always said - "I am a Christian"

Whats up with that ? What has been your experiences and what do you think is the cause of that ?

Answer 1

You mostly answered your own question.  People do what is right and people do what is not right.  A certain percentage of any group will be what you call evil.  

Another problem is that many claim to be "Christian" by birthright or by association with a Christian group.  They may think they are Christians or they may just claim such when such a claim is convenient.

Of the hundreds of Christians I associate with, not one of them that I am aware of has been arrested for any major crime.  A few motor-vehicle violations, maybe a couple of recovering alcoholics that fell off the wagon, one or two who I think have a poor attitude and bad temper, but as a whole they are good people who are trying to live morally.  The real situation is that some claim to be Christians who do not fully trust and obey.  This gives a black-eye to those who are trying to be morally responsible.

Of the non-believers I know, I can say the same.  

Answer 2

I'm not sure... but I have noticed there are mean Christians and good ones.

But then again I do see Atheist that post more "aren't Christians this..."

More than Christians.

So that proves all people hate, and there is evil people.

Answer 3

the thing is sadly that anyone can claim to be something... and they may not be that thing... just like i can claim that i am an atheist but that doesn't make me one...

Answer 4

Christians actually do comprise a proportionally greater percentage of the prison population:

http://www.holysmoke.org/icr-pri.htm