Do you think it's right that some people use Christianity as a get out of trouble card?

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At work recently we had a theft problem. One of my employees ended up stealing thousands of dollars from the company. When it was announced that there was a theif among us and all of them were suspects, one of my employees immediately ran to me and assured me that it wasn't her because she was a "Good Christian" and would never do anything like that.  It turned out that she was, in fact, the thief.  I acutally had a paper trail back to her to prove it.

So I was telling a friend about the incident and he said one of his employees (he owns a small store) did the same thing (proclaimed being Christian as if it would absolve her of all sins) when he discovered a theft problem. In his case, it turned out all three of his employees were skimming from the cash register, including the one who went to him proclaiming to be Christian. Since when did being Christian become a defense?

Have you ever known people who use being Christian as a defense? Do you think it's right?

turbopenny · Accepted Answer

Yes, I've seen this happen before.  I'm a Christian and it makes me mad.  I'ts one of the reasons I will never EVER patronize a facility that overtly advertises as Christian. I don't think the people you mentioned actually believe what they're saying, they just think it's the "right' thing to say.

Sun: supporting gay rights · Answer

I've seen it.  It was the "Not me I'm a good Christian" manager that was recently fired (caught on camera stealing) from where I work as well.

The part that gets to me is that they seem to think people hold a higher opinion of them than we do.  As if saying "I am a good Christian" would automatically mean that they couldn't possibly be suspect.  Everyone knows Christians live by the "good book".  Or not.

After seeing some of the actions of other "good Christians" they are all too likely to be the first ones I'd suspect.

genaddt · Answer

Personally I've never known one and no I don't think it's right in the least.  Everyone should be treated equally in an investigation no matter what gender, race, age or religion you are.  To try to use it as an excuse as to why they would never do such a thing would make me suspicious if they were the only ones doing it.

Man O&#39; God · Answer

Using anything outside yourself as a shield against responsibility is not right.  (Religious beliefs, race, age, physical disability, gender, etc.)

Your examples only go to show that Christians are (as I have long suspected) only human.


**Update...would someone let PC Load Letter know how righteousness actually works?  No one, not even Mother Teresa or the Pope, is righteous in and of themselves.  God alone can bestow that upon those who believe in Him.

meganzopf · Answer

I have known a lot of so called Christians that have used that for a way to bail out of a crime they did against someone. And no, it's not right. 
Megan

Alowishus B · Answer

What's funny about the situation is that the thieves seem to actually believe that their identifying themselves as Christians would somehow affect their superiors' suspicions.  It's a little sad, as well.

pamiekins · Answer

I've known people who use that as a defense when they're guilty. Usually that doesn't make them a good Christian.

Biggest Douche in the Universe · Answer

They've been using that self-righteous stereotype of themselves to literally get away with murder for a couple of thousand years. Stealing from the till and crying 'But I love JESUS!' is just the legacy of it all.

PS I like your Ouroboros avatar.

Anonymous · Answer

I use it against the world all the time

milomax · Answer

I don't personally know anyone who's done this, but no, it's absolutely not right.

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Do you think it's right that some people use Christianity as a get out of trouble card?

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