There are bad apples in every group of society, some times really bad. I would hope that others would be able to distinguish the difference and only criticize the individual for his/her actions versus clumping them into the group.
This not only applies to religion (since this is the example), but also to us as herpers. Though there is a bonehead somewhere who lets his 16' retic sleep in his kid's bed at night, the rest of us sure would hate to be associated with him or judged by his actions.
For me religion is no different. A bad member of a faith or bad "preacher" doesn't necessarily mean the group is bad, it just means the individual is bad. You can always find an idiot in any group if you look long enough.
The Judge Judy video if anything was a great lesson on "verbal" contracts don't mean a thing and never assume anything.
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