Re: is it too much to ask?

You know what...you really can generalize and get away with it on this topic. I love generalizations because they offer up odds. I want to play the odds with the people I meet on a daily basis. I want to know who's likely to screw me and who tends to be honest. I have mentioned how religious folks act in business for the past 20 years. I've asked this opinion of everybody, real estate agents, mortgage brokers, car salesmen, restaurant workers, business owners...and I get the same exact comments across the board. "When a guy tells me he's religious I run for cover." one guy put it. It's well known. Religious people don't really practice what they preach for some odd reason, at least not in the percentages one would predict. When I hear "I prayed last night to do this or not." I hold up a red flag and look for the exit. Athiests usually do what they say. They tend to follow through. You gotta act the part or it just doesn't hold water, my friend. You can and should believe in The Lord but should you also screw as many people along the way? No, of course not. Repentence. Live the life. It all comes down to my original premise...Christians gotta do a better job. The people need to see a difference in you from the next guy over there who doesn't attend church. When I shake hands on a deal with a religous guy it doesn't have the same weight as the athiest hand shake. More times than not. That's a damn shame, isn't it? Even my Lutheran Pastor agrees. How many more people do you want me to ask before you believe it's true??????