Question for those who hate.....?

Question

...christians and/or christianty.Do you hate the christian doctrine/ideals, the people who sincerely try and practice those ideals,the people who try and shove those ideals down your throat, the hypocrites who profess those ideals, or all of the above? Shalom to all respondants,even those who hate me for asking a question which has the word 'christian' in it... didn't mean to burn any ears with the 'c' word but I'm curious at where the animosity is aimed.

Answer 1

hate all but the first two , because the first two don't try to to be preachy about there religion to other people. i don't like it when they try to walk up to you and "witness" to me, it just makes me want to Punch there lights out for not respecting me and my non-belief.

Answer 2

I think that people who let their need to show how much they know is what is aggravating, and when such people speak, and usually they speak from pride, most people can tell and immediately reject what they say, no matter whether they speak the truth or not. I think as Christians, one should be extremely careful about proselytizing. The wise hold their tongues while fools babble. If someone wants to know, they will ask.
Doing so without any obedience or permission is an affront to God as well. By disregarding the sacredness of the text and pouring out onto people who don't want it is a grievous sin against the Holy Spirit. At one time, only Bishops were allowed to interpret the holy scriptures. Even priests were forbidden, but times have changed, and now it's to a point where everyone has an opinion, and how do you seperate the wheat from the chaff? It's really hard to take sometimes, but that's life, isn't it.

Let me give you an example: Someone asked a question about the phrase "Suffer the children to come unto me" and most people who answered the question got it wrong, so very wrong, that I was saddened. There is no more truth. People just cry out with their unknown wound and nobody knows what to do. It's really sad, actually

EDIT: being a Christian myself, however, I find it difficult to hate. I'm always finding some redeeming quality in the worst of people. And to speak the entire volume, I am no saint. However, I recognize the difference between sin and sinner. That being said, this unharnessed interpretation of the Holy Scriptures is the sore point for me.

EDIT: I have a deep respect for those who are ministers who pray deeply before they start interpreting, and very often, those answerers are the ones in which you can hear the voice of the shepherd. I think that if people prayed before they spewed out sacred passages, the answers would be more on target.

Answer 3

Spiritual atheist speaking. Hate is too strong a word for what I feel. I don't hate the religion, the people or Jesus or "god".

I do distrust christians, the people---at first. If they are NOT the over-zealous evangelizing type, I tend to relax around them and become friends with them. I just do not feel the need to have someone "teach" me about christianity. I am smart enough to do my own research. :-) I am also smart enough to ask questions to a trusted christian when I need elaboration on something. :-)

Yes, I have been hurt a couple of times during the lifetime by some over-zealous christians. However, from each hurt, a lesson must be learned. :-( Distrust was my lesson. That is just the way the world goes. Thankfully, forgiveness has already taken place long ago, and I am more mature today---I can see that not all christians are like the over-zealous ones I had the gross misfortune to meet. :-) Peaceful thoughts to you, too! :-)

Answer 4

The majority that I have come across are truly burned by the Christian faith through those who are hypocrites or judge or pervert the love of God. The current Christian situation is a sad state of affairs purely because people and churches have done horrible things in the name of Christianity. That is why there are so many that hate so much.

Answer 5

Animosity is aimed.... hmm lets see, Christians throughout their history have shown greater animosity towards non-believers than all other religions combined.

Christians have this "My way or the Highway" attitude toward spirituality that in itself lends to over exaggeration of fact and logic.

To "force" someone to believe a set of guidelines specific to your spiritual path is considered by most abhorrent and at the least futile. Christians prey on the biggest emotion for survival... FEAR. Even their own book preaches "Fear" of God, "Fear of the Devil" and "Fear of Sin and Damnation" all the while preaching "Love" outwardly. (Hebrew Death God)

Like a bad used car salesman.

Educated, higer-minded people tend to throw away organized religion because it does not make sense. Logic dictates that following a book of teachings based on no actual facts that things even existed other than the word and "emotions" of others as proof is just plain dumb.

Letting others who believe in this nonsense control your government, your economy, your life is even more illogical.

What other major religion in the world has a building on every corner and 12 channels on Cable? Enough already. Leave the rest of us alone and quit screaming persecution and intolerance. You are just "mirroring" your own faiths flaws.

Nameste

Answer 6

I hate some doctrines, ideas, stories. I hate the institution.

I hate the people who try to condemn/save my soul. I hate the people who try to convert me. I hate bigots. I hate people who are intolerant because their religion tells them to. I hate brainwashed people who can't think for themselves. I hate people who can't believe in things there actually is proof for. I hate the hypocrites who preach and do the opposite. I hate the people who try to shove their ideals down my throat. I hate people who preach. It seems only Christians do this.

That may seem like a long list, but people generally do more than one of these things.

Some, again, won't let me live my life like I want it: as a peaceful atheist and satanist. Subliminal message to these people: leave me alone!

Answer 7

I have no problem with the concept, but I DO have a problem with those who insist on trying to convert me and shoving it down my throat. I also have a problem with those who call themselves christian and then persecute me with hate mail because I am not. I have zero tolerance for anyone who refuses to respect my rights to my own personal beliefs.Shalom.

Answer 8

Why is "hate" one of the most commonly used words in the Christian vocabulary?

I'm an atheist and don't hate people or religion.

The bible is mythology and God does not exist, so what is there to hate?

It appears some people are taunting Christians, but it also appears that Christians are likewise taunting people, so why don't you ask your fellow Christians why they are so hateful if you consider that "hate"?

Answer 9

I dont hate anyone, but I do dislike being damned to hell for daring to believe something different. Christian ideals, like love your nieghbor as yourself and all that, are wonderful concpets and I wish more Chirstains practiced them.

Answer 10

For many people there is a very fine line between "love" and "hate"