For those of you who have one, what is your main complaint or gripe against Christianity?

Question

What I am asking is simplly why does it bother you, what has it done to anger you? And if it hasn't why do you hate it so much?
I am curious because I am a Catholic and I do not hate Buddhists, Taoists,Muslim, Atheists, or Agnostics, and I do not understand your hatred of Christianity.
Peace Be With You,
Debra

Dear BillyBob I am aquainted with Protestantism I left it 23 years ago for Catholicism. So please to bother trying to convert me.

Sami we Catholics believe that all babies and young children go to Heaven. That God in His infinite Mercy could do no other.

I have a family, a job, and many hobbies. Including this one and I am an adult thank you.

Answer 1

I don't hate Christianity - I don't like the lunatics that justify their evil acts by saying they are doing it for Jesus. I don't like the lunatics that say they are doing it for any god. Christianity isn't the problem - extremists in any religion are. If Christianity helps you to live a better life there is no way I will take that away from you as long as you agree to "live and let live" and don't force me to believe as you do. This goes to any and all religions. I have my own ideas about these kinds of matter (existence of heaven, existence of God, etc.) matters, and I consider them private. Live and let live, or leave me alone.

Answer 2

Like others, I don't hate Christianity, but there are things that bother me about it. The main one is this:
"God's Law" is usually understood as the the first five books in the Bible, known as the Torah. The God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob gave Torah to the Israelites and despite a shaky start and some problems inbetween, Jews have been living by Torah for centuries before Chrsitianity came along.

Now Christians live by what Paul wrote that they are no longer under "law" but under grace (Rom 6:14). And so Christians claim to worship the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob and yet refuse to obey God's commandments, in short, God's Torah.

I find this most distrubing. Its like an immigrant coming to America and becoming a citizen yet not obeying any american laws.

I know there will be people who want to "correct" me, but here's a shock - Paul wan't talking about God's Law, the Torah, but actually talking about the Pharisees' Laws. The proof of this is found in Romans 3:21
"But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested being witnessed by the law and the prophets"

Christians assume that the word "law" in this verse refers to the same thing. Problem is, it can't, it's impossible. By replacing "law" with Torah, then this verse states that Torah plus the Prophets is able to witness against the Torah by itself. Torah cannot witness against itself even with added words from the Prophets. Since this is impossible, there must be another meaning to Paul's words.

Many forget that in Jewish life back then, there were only two "laws" that concerned Jews - the Law of God (Torah) and the laws and reforms of the Pharisees. While Roman law did affect Jewish life, it usually trickled through the Pharisees much of the time, but not always. Anyway, by understanding Yeshua's rants against the customs and traditions of the Pharisees while not ranting against Torah but just how it was understood, one can see the two points were God's Law and the Pharisees' Law.

By placing both laws against each other in Paul's verse, we can see the truth that's been hidden for so long come out. But which way do we write it? Simple, when refered to together, God's Torah would be writen as "the Law and the Prophets". By adding the "prophets", then it is known which law one is talking about. Therefore the 'other' law cannot be God's Torah but the law of the Pharisees...

"But now the righteousness of God, without the law [of the Pharisees], is manifested being witnessed by the law [Torah] and the prophets"

Only by an hebraic understanding of the Christian New Testement should one interprete those scriptures. If done correctly, Christians would be realizing what they have been doing wrong all these years and start doing what is right.

Answer 3

I have multiple complaints about Christianity as a whole. However I do have friends and family who are Christians who are not offensive in the least. They are also more openminded and accepting than the average Christian on the street.

My main complaint is that Christians force their beliefs on everyone else no matter what the situation. They refuse to acknowledge that not everyone is interested in their religion and that it is possible to be openminded to other things. Meaning that what they are forcefed to believe blindly, often from birth, is the only truth there is and everything else is a lie and the world will go to pot if they don't try to save everyone. When it isn't even in their jurisdiction to do that.

They don't take responsibility for their own actions. Everything is always "God must not have wanted that then" or "God wanted it this way".

I could go on but that's the main thing I have a problem with.

Answer 4

My only gripe is with people telling me what to think or judging me for the way I think...agnostics do this as much as anyone else...

I was born Church of England, raised a Catholic abroad: I think most agnostics in the west are reacting to what is considered the churches indoctrinating methodology that many have gone through; it can be viewed as brain washing that people need to react against when people recite and quote bible stuff to me without their own opinions (which annoys me also)...

You have always come across as very open and level with your views...you are nice a Christian person - a good example in a flock of black sheep maybe... :-)

I love theology as a purely intellectual pursuit; the more I read answers and view questions on this site and investigate myself the greater my own understanding of every side of the coin...it all fascinates me.

My background is in philosophy and psychology, I need to get to the bottom the reasons why we need to believe in something; I am getting to a point where I believe there is an ultimate truth behind why EVERYONE needs to believe in something, irrespective of what that maybe...

Answer 5

Short Answer - "My team's better than your team." Human nature doesn't change, hasn't ever, will never (re: the writings of Solomon).
Not to be trite, however, I believe (as a person trying to be Christian) that the fault lies in something found, if one researches carefully, as few want to do, beginning with Gen.6:26. The entire chapter is filled with God's opinion, which , if you try to be a follower of Christ, is the only opinion that counts for much. The interesting part, that people don't want to see because it is an accusation, is that He describes the greatest evil as "every man did what was right in his own eyes." Sound like the daily news? In the New Testament (Covenant), His Son, in describing what things will be like in the "end times," said that they would be "as in the days of Noah." Compare the two sites. but know that II Timothy says to "Study to show yourself a..., rightly dividing (anylizing [North American dialect]) well, yes! How can one be faithful to something they don't really comprehend?

The Bishop of Rome may not, in fact, be "leading the sheep" in the right direction, in someone's eyes, but if it were true, he's a man. All are to be judged according to the understanding each has, and the application of it. One may be under the leadership of someone who is wrong, but if, in your heart, you believe you serve and honor God, He does not punish. He said, ultimately, that His Son will return and be our chief teacher (correct all misunderstandings) If you believe that God is righteous, good, just, then you truly must believe that He can not, against His principles, judge unfairly. But, He will judge those of us who, putting ourselves into the position of judge, which He assigned to His Son, practice such judgement. Compare, in the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (keyed to the KJV), "Judge." It can mean "to discern," or "to condemn." Just as in English (for the sceptics), depending upon it's use in the sentence. We are to do one, and not the other. (How do you know you're being "called" by God? - "This person didn't give many scriptural ref.s, so I have to keep looking." - BINGO

Answer 6

Oh...It's going to be really hard to answer this question.
So many people have answered with so many gripes, and I as a Muslim have no gripes against Christians (or Christianity)

So how can I answer this question????

Yes There are Christians who do bad things.. but then there are , Jews, Muslims, Atheists, Buddhists, Blonds , One legged Men, and Shop -Assistants etc etc ...who have also done bad things....
It doesn't matter which group you belong to that makes you a bad person..but who you are!


I also think there are many Christians who has done many good things..And also how Christianity is inspiring many good actions around the world..such as charity work to the poorest people.., the notion of forgiveness, and the Catholic (in particular) value of life and strong voice against the death penalty...

Answer 7

Nothing angers me but some do make me want to bang my head to the wall. Guys like whynotaskdon who not only make false statements against Islam but also does the same with other religions or sects of Christianity like Catholics, Wiccans and Pagans after being refuted over and over and over.

I don't know such people hold a degree in world religions but I do and in someway it does hurts me seeing such hate that is based on nothing but falsehood.

Answer 8

Too much influence in designing 'secular' sounding religious laws as if they have a God given right to turn their personal views into my laws.
Christians are the masters of rhetoric. They use this skill to gain support for there personal agendas. Which is often times getting more and more money of other people.
Christianity possesses doctrines which are designed to keep people ignorant. And ignorant people in control of modern technology is scarey.
They want to influence the education system and get their primitive dogma taught there. Clearly to take advantage of children's easily persuaded minds.
The bible has the ridiculous view that Jesus is going to return, but prior to his return is World wide conflict(Armageddon, 'The war to end All Wars'). And with people calling the next world war "World War III", and a belief that 3 is some special number, it wont take much to get many christian leaders to start planning for it. This belief of the final war of 'Good' vs 'Evil' is just around the cornor, is completely maladaptive to creating a sustainable future.
Laws against homosexuality are wrong, would chirstians want homosexuals making laws against christianity? I think not.
Christian leaders are hypocrites. And they are probalby some of the ones you no doubt like.
Christianity is a religion of hopelessness,cleverly disguised as hope. Hope in the next life in exchange for hopelessness in this one.
and there are many many many other complaints.
EDIT
'AiW' I love that Quote by Russell. I have never read it before.

Answer 9

Hate is a way too strong a word but I dislike wilful ignorance of the factual basis of a religion and faith...there is no excuse to remain unaware of other opinions and good research just because it is not telling you what you want to hear.
Failure to check out scholarly criticism of the Bible and it's factual origins is widespread and disappointing, so many are always ready to suck up any biassed piece that purports to prove the Bible it's not balanced.
Check out this essay if you will for instance especially if you go straight to 4th paragraph and the following few investigating the gospels.
http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/marshall_gauvin/did_jesus_really_live.html

Answer 10

the biggest thing for me is hypocrisy and the lies that many tell.. NOT everyone is a true Christian when they say they are.. simply check out the pedophiles within the Roman Church. People that hide behind Christianity are not true Christians. My cousin is a devote Christian and she doesn't like how this happens either but what her point in the reverse is that , why do people automatically assume that you are not a true Christian when you say you are and they compare you to people that are the hiders.. ;-)