Quote Originally Posted by magic32 View Post
Sadly, a personal standard is anything but!
As exhibited from toddlerhood (first choices) to twilight years, people will often skirt righteousness.
As we all know, just because you claim to have a Biblical standard of morality (or even if you actually do), that doesn't mean that you're any better than anyone else.

Take for example:

All those wretched Christians who burnt heretics at the stake between 1300 AD and 1850 AD in the Inquisition.

All those wretched Christians who complied with the Biblical rule, "Thou shalt not permit a witch to live."

TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who spent years on nationwide TV bewailing "sexual immorality" but was discovered in a cheap Louisiana motel patronizing cheap whores.

Rev. Terry Hornbuckle of Arlington, TX, who on Aug. 22, 2006, was found guilty of drugging and raping three women. Two of the three women were members of his church.

An "ex-gay" Christian counselor was recently found guilty of sexually assaulting another man -- http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=315164

A pastor was accused of raping a woman in order to cast out her demons -- http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=314581

The San Diego Catholic Diocese agreed to pay $198 million to settle 144 child abuse claims -- http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=314074

Religious polygamists kick out teen-age boys so that there will be plenty girls to go around to the Christian old men -- http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=314123

A Christian and anti-gay US Senator (Larry Craig) was arrested for soliciting gay sex in a public rest room -- http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=312948

Republican US Senator David Vitter caught doing business with prostitutes -- http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=307916

Baptist preacher calls for DEATH to anyone who criticizes his tax-exempt status -- http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=311965

Senseless deaths in stupid exorcism -- http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=309945

Republican National leader caught performing oral sex on youth -- http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=310882

Republican National leader admits raping a girl -- http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=310891