Ill ask this question for a Christian?

Question

Why is it that if an atheist does something wrong it's ok.............but when one bad apple in our bunch does it, it's highlighted beyond belief?

Asked by primoa1970..

So what did we do that so bad compared to the Christians record?

Answer 1

I agree with you.  When Jim Bakker make a mistake the whole country kept talking about it continually.  The news wouldn't shut up about it and people were going nuts about it.

But God forgave him and brought him out of prison and gave him a new wife and ministry.  

Answer 2

To the poster that says "Don't bring up Stalin et al because they didn't do it in the name of atheism" you are correct, but it shows that one doesn't need religion to be able to do horrible things. One could then make the argument that the people who did horrible things in the name of religion could and would have done the same for another cause.  

Answer 3

You're telling mighty big fibs, my dear child.  Murder and other capital crimes are not okay, no matter who commits them.  Nor is theft, robbery, arson, rape...

The reason I point out a Christian who screws up is because Christians are so d**n self-righteous and constantly preach about how high and holy they are.  Such scumsuckers more than deserve to be put in their places!

Answer 4

Whether you don't believe in a god or you are worshiping a false god, you are still living and dying in your sins.  Christ came to save us from the death of sin.

Without Christ, man continually becomes more evil.

"He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sinned from the beginning.  For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil."  1 John 3:8

and verse 9:  "Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."

Jesus said, "You must be born again."

All Christians know that they will be despised.  Dear one, the only thing you have done is rejected the Lord and God will not allow it.  If you continually reject His invitation, God will eventually turn you over to the devil and a reprobate mind.

A bad Pope from the Roman Catholic Church caused the death of many, but like Hitler, this Pope was just a mere man who served the devil.  You will find many Christians serving the church more than the God of the church.  It would be beneficial for these Christians to return to their first love, because the church is nothing but a building.  God doesn't protect buildings.  If He did, the Temple in Jerusalem would not have been destroyed many times.  The Kingdom of God is in the Christian.  The Temple of God is in the Christian.  

"And this is His commandment.  That we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment."  1 John 3:23

I know Christ abides in me because of the Spirit which He has given me.  I am forgiven because Jesus Christ is come in the flesh.  Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.

Christ is returning soon and the time of the Gentiles is short.  Do not reject so great a Salvation.  Your good deeds will not get you to heaven.  You cannot reject Jesus Christ and make heaven.  None of us are good enough to reject Christ and make heaven.  God will not allow it.  God sets the rules and He promises that if we abide by them, that we will have life and have life more abundantly.

Life on this earth is a tiny matter.  Life eternal is what Christ offers to you.  Ask Jesus to come into your heart today and abide in you.  May the Lord be merciful unto you.

Answer 5

Atheists are not "worse" than Christians. The reason Christians take a big hit when a prominent one turns out to be a bad guy is because *we* proclaim our goodness and right to judge. Hypocrisy stands out like a big sore thumb.

We should be proclaiming God's word, nothing more.

Answer 6

We don't do anything wrong *in the name of atheism*.  Christians do plenty wrong *in the name of God/Christianity/the Bible*.

Don't even bother with the trite old Stalin/Mao/Pol Pot.  They weren't doing anything in the name of atheism, but in the name of political ideologies and/or power.  

Answer 7

Because this 'worldly system' rejects anything to do with Jesus!

Answer 8

Actually, I believe the reverse. Every time a lunatic Christian does what they do, it's all over the news. Look at the Crusades, persecution of homosexuals, women, etc. Many people look at this nonsense and assume that all Christians are like this. They ignore the millions of dollars and hours Christians give annually to help those less fortunate than themselves. They don't think of Mother Theresa or Martin Luther, they think of the KKK and nuts bombing abortion clinics. There is purity and evil in everything. Nothing run by humans will ever be perfect, because humans are not perfect.

Atheists have done nothing positive or negative as a group of people. Ironically, they just exist. I will not condemn you for your beliefs. I only become upset when atheists try to undermine mine.  

Answer 9

Don't forget about all those holy wars that atheists caused. And all those children that the atheists molested in the catholic church. And all those people who were taken advantage of by atheist televangelists. And who could forget all the people killed by pro-life atheist zealots when we bombed those abortion clinics. Atheists are terrible people with no morals.

Answer 10

There are good and bad ppl in all denominations, faiths, paths and walks of life. You can't separate one sect from another, there is not one group of any kind that is completely pure in good or bad.

So stop trying to do so.

Answer 11

People "expect" atheists to be evil, and "expect" Christians to be perfect.  Neither expectation has any basis in reality.  Both are stereotypes and without merit.  Treat people as individuals.  It is not my 'job' to judge anyone, as I am FAR from perfect myself.

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Answer 12

Christian sin is worse because we know the truth and should do what we learn.

Answer 13

This is no different from any group of people. It only takes one 'bad apple' to get the whole bunch a bad name. It has nothing to do with being a Christian, an atheist or anything else.

Answer 14

each christian is a representative for their belief. If you want to recruit you have to constantly advertise in a positive way.

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." (Gandhi quote) indicates there is more than one bad apple...

Most atheists don't actively recruit for atheism. No need for constant advertisement.