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Originally Posted by MossadConspiracy
A large proportion are extremely hypocritical. I cant estimate a percentage but its very significant. Its unusual for their conduct to match the self righteously pious image they project. When it does, they are the best people in the world.
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It's not that they're hypocritical necessarily, but that religious ideals are very lofty & difficult for normal people to live up to. And most outwardly religious people are just regular people with higher-than-regular ideals.
Anyone who can live up to even a majority of the ideal is obviously going to be a truly amazing person, better than any of us. That doesn't mean that people who fail in one way or another are necessarily "evil," of course (though some obviously are).
This is why we're counseled to avoid situations where even the possibility of sin arises.
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Originally Posted by LEGALEAGLE
I think there's a danger in every situation where there's undue influence.
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Agreed.. but really, where do you draw the line? You would think that you could at least trust your male child with his male religious teacher.