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Christians and non Christians, and even non religious folks, tend to have very strong family values, in fact, i think a sense of protecting and caring for your family is a core value of almost all humans, but also, selfish desire is a trait common to all of us. It leads us down dark alleys of our souls and we all pretty much struggle to put the interests of those who need us with the desires of self gratification, be it sex, drugs, dishonesty or whatever. Faith can be a great tool to help keep one focused on what is important. But it can also be a fig leaf to hide behind when we fall to our baser nature. And it certainly does not make one any less human. Christians, and others of faith will fail to do what is right from time to time. One grows in this life, not by beingg perfect, but by how one deals with ones failings. That is not to say one continues to make wrong choices and then runs to church and prays for forogiveness and then turns around and falls back intot he same selfish behavior before the church door closes behind us:) Whether throuh the race of god or simply through a path of enlihtenment and self improvement, becoming a better person is not as simple as the "romans road to faith." Our faith should be a staff to lean on whe we are tempted to think only of ourselves, but a staff is of no use unless one takes it firmly in the hand and walks with it....