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Originally Posted by T@T
Strange a country with that many "so-called" god loving people can be so murderous in nature toward each other.
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A couple comments...
Christians are ordinary people and can make the same mistakes or poor decisions that anyone else can make. They are not immune to greed, jealously, hate, desperation or mental illness. The vibe I get from your post that you think Christians should be held to a higher standard because of their beliefs. Like it's worse for a God-fearing Christian to murder someone than an Atheist. Is that true? Sure, the basis for their respective ethical codes may be different, but the distinction between what is right and wrong is similar.
The part I bolded in your post leads me to believe you're experience with Christians is that they project a sense of moral superiority because of their religion, and if that's the case then I understand your view point. But I really don't think religious belief has a much impact on whether someone decides to commit murder (present day United States - historically is a different story). Also, I wonder how many convicted murderers in the US are "Christians" (do they go to church more than a couple times a year, do they actually believe what they are hearing from the preacher or reading in the bible, etc?).
Interesting topic.