Opened minded Christian wo would like to know why the religous bashing questions won't stop.?

Question

I am a Christian with an open mind. I have friends who are Hindu, Buddist, homosexual, and atheist. I understand that maybe my friends and I are still friends because the issue of belief has never come up. ( If it did I do not know if we still would be because of the verbal fighting and all) But I respect all beliefs and lifestyles. I may not aprove of them, but I will tolerant and treat with kindness all people. I'm not going to treat a homosexual as they were not a human being. I am not going to ask frequent questions that question my friends belief in the many gods of Hindu or any other "why" questions. I would like to now who out there-- Christian or not if they feel that everyone should be respected and not bashed because of what they believe.

Answer 1

I definitely believe that non-believers should not be bashed by religious people, but it's a money power control game by religion that causes so much horror, violence, murder and damage to society.

Religion is really just evil in disguise. Religion is responsible for the majority of wars, conflict and murder of innocent life since humanity began. There is considerable evidence to classify religion as evil, and talk of religion (Gods etc) should be banned. Because the records prove over and over again throughout humanity that religion is clearly responsible for crimes against humanity, taking part in any religious activity should also be outlawed and made a criminal offence.

The world would be a much happier and peaceful place if religion ceased to exist. Although there are some decent religious believers and preachers, they are unwittingly spreading evil around our world, and that they should simply keep their beliefs and thoughts to themselves in the best interests of humanity, or suffer the consequences for their actions.

People should consider that the world would be like Heaven if religion ceased to exist, but all the believers and preachers have turned the planet into Hell.

All religious preachers just pump their one theory (God exists) down our throats.

When the science community makes a discovery or modifies a theory they publish a paper for all to view, speculate on, and debate. Invariably such discoveries open up our simplistic minds and expand our horizons. Examples would be the works of Einstein and Hawking, to name a very small sample.

So why do preachers have to continually pump their one theory (God exists) down our throats. Why do they stand on street corners and hand out leaflets, yell at passers by, gather huge crowds and push unsuspecting victims over in the belief they will be cured of whatever mental or physical ailment invades them, if they just believe in the theory of God.

Why can’t the believers of religious theory just behave in a decent manner, in much the same way as the scientific community does. The answer to all of these questions is simple. They know their theory of God is wrong, and saturation mental and verbal bombardment is the only way they can convince people, and they do it directly or indirectly for money.

Answer 2

I am a Atheist with an open mind. I have friends who are Hindu, Buddhist, homosexual, and christian. I understand that maybe my friends and I are still friends because the issue of belief has never come up. ( If it did I do not know if we still would be because of the verbal fighting and all) But I respect all beliefs and lifestyles. I may not approve of them, but I will tolerant and treat with kindness all people. I'm not going to treat a homosexual as they were not a human being. I am not going to ask frequent questions that question my friends belief in the many gods of Hindu or any other "why" questions. I would like to now who out there-- Christian or not if they feel that everyone should be respected and not bashed because of what they believe.

Answer 3

I agree w/you 110% I am the same way. I am Christian and believe that being a true christian is being accepting of all ppl regardless of their background. I too have friends of all diff lifestyles but is it my place to judge NO that is God's. I figure we all have our sins and we will go in front of God w/them.
As for the bashing I think ppl do that because they assume they are right and are VERY close minded. I heard something a long time ago I believe it was from a Buddhist book but I thought 'man if most Christians belived this maybe ppl would not have such a negative view of us (christians) '
"to put down another's religion only does your own relgion wrong"

I think that is so true...how can one Christian talk of God's love and understanding and in the next breathe tell a homosexual they are evil and going to hell....they can't!

Answer 4

The key lies in "loving your neighbor". the MAJORITY of the world's religions COMMAND this, and anyone that does not claim to be a part of any organized religion is only encouraging the belief that athiests are all grossly immoral people. The last person to make a foolish statement is an argument is always the one that people remember to be the fool. Come'on guys. pull your heads out of your tailpipes for a minute.


Oh, and Miriam M? Whether or not someone shares the Gospel does not dictate whether or not they are Christian. While al Christians SHOULD share their faith at every opportunity given, none do it with perfection. If you've ever missed a single opportunity to share the gospel since you accepted Christ (and of course you have), you are just as guilty as everyone else. Ease up.

Answer 5

Ofcourse everyone is entiteled to their own opinon. And as humanbeings they are to be not only respected but loved as they are.
But that doesn't mean that you cannot be questioned as to your opinions on various subjects. If you can't question anyone you will never learn anything. And we can close our schools and universities because what we say doesn't mean anything anyway........that would be the end of civilization.

There's a big difference between persons and their opinions.
What's wrong is when you attack other people verbally as to their person, and btw that's only a sign of the attackers immaturity and lack of culture and reason.

Perhaps that's the problem with uneducated persons from the US who are raised on MTV, commercials and consumerism and have no idea about the western civilization and other cultures for that matter?

Would you have been better off with the Aztecs taking over than the Europeans?

Perhaps you should pity them instead, they don't know what the christian civilization has given them, they just take it for granted.

Answer 6

I presume that when you refer to religious bashing, you are talking about it happening here within this forum (answers). Well, I suppose that it's a complicated problem.

I am more stubborn than most people about my own beliefs. I am a Christian, and I, too, am very open minded. I like to treat people with respect, and I love it when there is reciprocity. It's hard to tell many times whether or not someone is actually being sincere over the internet. It's not like in vis-a-vie reality, where you can actually get clues from body language, voice inflections, tone, emphasis, and so forth. When dealing with questions or posts on the net, it can be difficult to ascertain what someone really means. Of course, that can be a challenge, even in having a normal face to face conversation with someone. The problem seems to be amplified when all you have to relay the clues is a dead computer screen.

Some of the beliefs that people claim to have here in 'answers' are just unacceptable. Perhaps those people are not really being candid about their beliefs, and they are just either joking around, or are deliberately trying to offend people and provoke a response. I think that sometimes, although seldom, a person is trying to be humorous, but their sense of humor is misunderstood. They don't have the intention of offending anyone really, they just want to tell a joke or make a comment for shock value.

This society is very competitive. People sometimes take themselves a little too seriously (and yes, that includes yours truly). People often want to be right, and want to win arguments about things. They place that priority too high up on the totem pole, and may get offended quickly when anyone attacks their cherished beliefs.

Even you yourself have your limitations. Maybe you aren't easily offended, as many people here are- but there must be some subject or conviction of yours that is so sacred that no one can speak evil about it. Well, religion is one of those things that people are just naturally hypersensitive about. In particular, when you consider the proliferation of political correctness, it's easier to understand why so many people get their feathers all in a bunch so easily over what some may consider trivial matters.

Good for you, in that you choose to treat people with kindness and love. I think that is wonderful. I do it sometimes, but only if I am feeling well that particular day.

Everyone should be respected, so long as their beliefs do not infringe upon the rights of others, nor cause harm of any kind to others. But people are not perfect. This world isn't perfect. The ideal is to have a society where we can live in harmony, but I doubt it will ever happen in a world like this.

Answer 7

I'm not certain a conspiracy of silence constitutes respect.

The idea that you respect someone only if you hold your tongue seems like you aren't sure you would be respect them if you shared your beliefs:

Do your beliefs include condemnation of the homosexual, the Hindu, the Buddhist and the atheist? Do you support laws that would restrict their rights? If you did talk about religion, would you be open the the fact that they each may have found the best truth for their lives?

Respect means allowing ideas to have equal footing in the open air, not just in the closet.

Answer 8

Christians would like to know why the religious bashing questions won't stop?....Primarily because the attacks, on non believers, agnostic,atheist,freethinkers etc....Ask your self some hard questions. Do these people come to your door trying to get you to believe the same ways as they do.approach you at work/school,make and hand out pamphlet's have there own television shows,radio.newspaper fight wars kill people,because of there belief? Think about this, the non believers do not congregate into groups brainstorming on how to approach and convert people to there way of thinking. No: Free thinkers are on there own, and react out of personal experience they have no support group and yes they do get attacked verbally and physically. Some people are scared of religion,not of a supreme being but of religious zealots,who have been victims of these sorts. Some are angry for the same.and of course we tend to joke and ridicule those that do not make sense.After all statistics have shown that over 50 million people in the 21st century were killed in the name of god. YES IT IS SOMETHING TO TAKE SERIOUS!

Answer 9

It is a abomination before God to be a homosexual (1 Corinthians 6:9 )say. Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God. And as far as being friends with them read (1 Corinthians 5:11-13) But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. Expel the wicked man from among you. Need I say more. You are not to associate with people like that.

Answer 10

I'm with you, love the sinner, not the sin.

As for the Christian bashing, the majority of the reason for that (on the internet, anyway) is because not a lot of people know how youre supposed to administer Godly love. I, personally think, that the people that get bashed are either baby Christians (not matured enough yet to know how it's done) or people who are young, ignorant, and shove the Word down other peoples throats. (Its like I always say: "Try shoving something down someone's throat, and eventually they will throw up all over you")

*shrug*

Answer 11

As a Christian, I feel that everyone deserves the same kind of love we expect for ourselves.

That being said, if I happen to be straying off a road (and toward the edge of a cliff), I'd like a forwarning of what's a few feet away from me, so that I can run back onto the path ASAP. If someone who 'said' they loved me knew about that cliff, but let me happily trot off it anyway without saying a word, then said "Oh well, it's their own fault"... does that person *honestly* love me? No, 'cuz if they did, they'd give me full warning well ahead of time.

Same thing... if I see someone who's going to 'walk off the cliff' of righteousness, I'm going to tell them "HEY! The road's over here! There's a cliff there"... that is, to say, I want them to know, using their own judgement, how they stand, in righteousness or lack thereof, in God's eyes. (I let them know whereabouts the cliff is). Then, using their own judgement, ask whether they'd be guilty or innocent of sin... and continue on to let them know who Jesus is, and what He did for them. At this point... I suppose it'd be likened to their choice, running toward the cliff (which I can do nothing about), or running toward the road (at which point I would help them along the way).

Now, I've had a great many friends, from all walks of life, Buddhist, atheist, Christian, Pagan, straight, gay, druggie, clean freak, so on and so forth. I have given them the respect they deserve as my brethren in humanity, and have shown them the love of a Christian. Some accepted what I told them, some contemplated it (to which outcome, I do not know), and others rejected it. But by no means did it affect our friendship.

The only one who had the right to 'bash', was Jesus, when He denounced the Pharisees, as they saw, with their own eyes, the miracles of God, and the Savior of mankind, and had no reason to doubt, yet loved their authority over mankind.