Catholics go to confession, get three Hail Marys and all is forgiven.
People like Jimmy Swaggart, Kent Hovind, and Jim Bakker don't admit or change until the Press (or the Feds) show their sinning ways.
Then they ask for forgiveness
and walk away with millions.
Does this sound like encouraging people to recognize their imperfections and work on them rather than denying that they exist?
Swaggart Blames "Demon Spirits" For His Woes
Swaggart Blames “Demon Spirits” For His Woes
October 20, 1991
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, recently found associating with a prostitute, told his followers Sunday that ″demon spirits″ were responsible for his woes.
″In my mind I knew it was demon spirits ... without warning, without any stimulation. Psychology says something has to trigger it ... but when demon spirits function, they don’t have to have any stimulation or triggering devices.
Here we clearly see a con man, liar, and adulterer using religion as an excuse for his problems: "The Debble Made Me Do It"
Atheists don't have such easy copouts.