William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ]On 9 Sep 2006, at 9:02AM, Matt Grimaldi wrote:
]> Corrupt people abuse power and ]> authority no matter where they ]> get it. You can find corrupt ]> individuals in any type of ]> organization: police, ]> corporations, sports, prisons, ]> even Mac users. Why are you ]> cherry picking the corruption ]> found in religious organizations? ]If people in religious organisations are no better than people in ]other organisations then where is all the virtue and goodness that ]religion advocates claim religion brings? Who's claiming that religious orders are composed of inherently more pious people than average? They make a lot of effort to keep their ranks focused on behaving with virtue and goodness, and, unfortunately for their reputation, those traits include forgiveness, which has been used as a loophole by the corrupt members among their ranks. If you want a proffession that requires its members to maintain higher-than-average standards, you can look toward CPAs and other financial attestation agents. In addition to merely imploring their members to behave honestly and ethically, they have specific and strict rules to follow, both from within the industry and from the Government. Even when they are following the rules, they still run the risk of losing their entire business if they skirt too close to the edge, as happened with Andersen. Also note, however, that even with all the rules and watchdogs, we still find people who try to take advantage of their position and trust. The biggest difference is that with these professions, it's much easier to get caught. ]> You're not proving your case, or ]> at least you're proving a different ]> case than the one you seem to be ]> trying to make. ]No, I'm fine. Then what, exactly, are you trying to prove? _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
