As I travel in and out of concerts, I often have the opportunity to deal with many of the "behind-the-scenes" people. In this particular case, I'm talking about building managers. And in recent months, they're becoming more vocal about something that puts Christian events in a negative light.

Long story short, some Christian people are not acting in a Christian manner.

Here's an example: Just this past week, the manager of a 8,000-seat venue told me that while he appreciated promoters using his facility to hold Gospel concerts, he was very upset with the manner in which his staff was treated by the people who visited his arena.

No, he wasn't talking about the artists. He was talking about the actions of several fans.

He went on to explain that his ushers were verbally assaulted on everything from parking issues, ticket prices, seating arrangements, concession prices, building temperatures. And it wasn't so much that people were complaining. It was the demanding, holier-than-thou attitudes that were exhibited. He even mentioned that one usher literally went home in tears because she had been yelled at and publicily humiliated because she was doing her job: a man was sitting in a wrong reserved seat and he was raising a loud stink because he had to move.

Both the ticket and seat were plainly marked.

Imagine the nerve of the person who informed that usher that someone was sitting in their seat! Someone buys a $20 ticket and expects to sit in the seat assigned on the ticket? How dare they!

I hear these stories too often. Frankly, hearing it just once is too many. I realize that there are two sides to every story, but on several occasions, I've personally witnessed so-called Christian people giving the Christian nation a black eye because of the way they dealt with other people.

And then those same people would sit in the auditorium, raise their hands, shout "Praise the Lord."

Hypocritical. That's the only word that fits.

Not long ago, I was at a secular event and because this issue was already on my mind, I watched very closely how the concert attendees dealt with ushers and other building staff. And after that experience, I've determined that some people have a lot to learn.

Issues were handled politely. No voices were raised in anger or threat. People treated each other with respect. And just so you'll know, the demographics of this event were not that different from the typical Southern Gospel concert.

I've written all of this to get to this point: Do you think God is pleased when He sees how some Christian people chose to act rudely, obnoxiously and "high and mighty?" The obvious answer is "No."

So, then, why are some people so willingly offering their photo to be placed next to the word "Hypocritical" in the dictionary?

The best thing for all of us to do is to go look in the mirror.

Then act accordingly.