By this logic, it only takes one bad apple to spoil the name of a group, but that bad apple isn’t necessarily representative of or indicative of the whole group.

sure, we could argue about who’s bad apples are more rotten, but what’s the point? humans are fallen and imperfect, so it’s no surprise that groups of humans are also imperfect.

I guess the next question to ask, is the group defined by the actions of it’s bad apples, or by the principles it claims to stand for?

also depends on the religion.