[the truth]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

But what if the cheats and liars are the advocates of the religion, surely that would make you question the moral authority of said religion?
Is it not better to abandon that and follow your own path according to specific teachings.

no. the exact opposite is the case. Christs teachings were fantastic and timeless. the fact some corrupt people will pervert his words his irrelevant to the beauty of his teachings. there will always be evil there will always be cheats and liars perverting messages , playing devils advocate and bearing false witness and twisting peoples words for their own ends. you don't quit your own beliefs simply because of evil, in fact it strengthens your beliefs to stand firm in the face of the lies and adversity. do we quit democracy just because of some corrupt liars, no.