In an earlier post, I said:

>Religion, faith, morals, corruptability, etc... are all
>INDIVIDUALISTIC traits.  No group is incorruptable.
>Any man, woman or child can be, I suppose.

Greg Stigers responded privately:

>The religions I am familiar with all have some form of
>group behavior.

Yes, all religions have "prescribed" group behaviors.
Whether or not the members of any religion adhere to
them is individualistic.  (Case in point: I'm supposed
to be in synagogue today).

How many christians actually go a month without telling
a lie (read: false witness)?  How many use the excuse
of a busy schedule to avoid time with their families
(read: do not honor their faither and mother)?  (Having
lost my father only a couple years ago, this one
seems especially sad).  Et cetera, you get the idea.

I was unclear.  I should have said "participation in
religion" or "adhering to the teachings of a religion"
is an individualistic characteristic.  By the same
token, it could be argued that all religions (read:
the members of any religion viewed as a group) have
faith.  Whether or not any single member of any
religion does at any given time, is not a surety.
The word "faith" could be replaced with "morals" in
the preceeding sentences.

My point, however, had been that groups are only
corruptable through their individual members.  I was
pointing out that while most Amish (sp?) are devout
and abstain from most of what modern life can offer,
many have still been corrupted.


Rs~
Russ Smith, Systems Consultant
Problem Solved, Credit Union Consulting
Vacaville, CA  95687
r s m i t h @ c u - h e l p . c o m

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