why so much rage against christianity?

Question

this is aimed at those who were baptised as christians and were raised as such but no longer believe for their own reasons.
please no jokers or time wasters, I would really appreciate honest sensible replies.

Answer 1

Hypocrisy in the Church. Christ taught to love thy neighbor as thyself. The church I grew up in taught my nephew that because his mother was from a different religion he should not associate with her. Christ taught to take care of the poor. The church collected for missions and to cover it's own expenses, but when my family was in trouble there was no help. Alcoholism is a horrible disease, but when my husband was fighting to stay sober the minister came to our house and told him he must take wine at communion or be excommunicated. I nearly died from a Gall Bladder attack and the same minister came into my house and told me I wasn't sick, that it was the weight of my sins that made me ill. If my minister had known that my husband and I lived together before marriage he wouldn't have married us. Need I go on? My rage is not with Christians or Christianity, it is with organized religion that is so far afield of what Jesus taught while he was on the Earth that it doesn't even count as Christianity anymore. I still consider myself a Christian, but no longer belong to a "Church."

Answer 2

I'm just going to be brutally honest. I rage against it because I truly believe it is childish, ignorant, backward, and flies in the face of all clear thinking and common sense. It takes this wonderful universe we're lucky enough to be a part of and turns it into a nonsensical proving ground where we earn reward or punishment from an imaginary being. It's anti-intelligence, anti-life, and does far more harm than good. I try to keep my rage focused on the ideas themselves instead of on the people, but it's hard to do. I know that most Christians are only doing and believing what they think is right, but that doesn't make it any less ridiculous. Also, it's a very disturbing experience to have everyone around you as a child encouraging you to believe a certain way only to discover it's all nonsense. But the bottom line is that I value the truth and doing what's right far more than this namby pamby notion of respecting people's beliefs. I respect people's beliefs when I think they are respectable. Otherwise I ask questions. And when those beliefs are doing harm to the world I get angry.

Answer 3

I was baptized in the Lutheran church and left the church at 17 when I moved from my parents house.

I have no rage against the church, the church I belonged to was small and the people were wonderful. Everyone knew everyone and I always felt welcomed, and still do when I go with my parents. However, I was unable to find answers to my questions in Christianity. I was mainly answered with have faith or just believe. I felt as though my religion was not fulfilling me like it was fulfilling the other parishioners. I searched long and hard to find a religion that I could believe and have faith in. I studied many religions including other forms of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and many other popular religions. I came to the conclusion that I was unlike anyone else and so I chose my own form of Paganism to follow. I have found answers to all of my questions and feel more at peace now then I ever have before.
My belief is not that Christianity (or any other religion) is wrong but that they are wrong for me. Everyone has their own path to Deity and I am so happy I have found mine.

Answer 4

As I've been geting older and older I continue to see the ones that claim to be ritcheous setting aside their teachings to behave cantradictory to their beliefs. The more christians I meet the more I see how the supposedly holy people are just putting on a front. I believe that love is the only answer in a world full of pain and deceit, and I don't ever want someone to tell me how I should live my life and what I should do to satisfy their idea of my God. This life I was blessed to carry around is too short to be worrying about what to wear on Sunday, and how I should present myself to a congragation. I am my church, I am my preacher, I am the one who collects the money, and finally I am the deciding factor of my own spirituality. Peace be with you.

Answer 5

I believe that religion should be a choice, not a requirement. So many religious people will try to force their beliefs on you or at least argue their point to the limits and there is no reasoning with them. Therefore, when something is force upon you, you tend to back off and forget the whole issue. I feel that one should be strong in their own belief but not to the point of rage to prove your point. Rage has no place in christianity so the religious need to tred lightly--enough not to cause rage in others.

Just some of my thoughts on this issue. Smiling helps, also.

Answer 6

I was raised in a strict christian household and now I can't stand the sight of them and their devious churches. I think people are just fed up with religion in general as well as they should be. As we evolve I think we need better answers to life's questions, then the "be all end all" with god theory. Christians morph their religion to fit in with their own lives, they make the bible and its message easier to adapt into their own sinful lives. Christians of old lived and died by the message the bible preached, but today everyone sins and everyone breaks commandments with no fear of consequence. WE DON'T FEAR GOD. As well as we should'nt, he doesn't care, we are a free willing species we don't need him, we can make our own decisions. The first commandment goes something like " Thou shalt not worship any other god before me, fore I am a jealous and vengeful god", I mean what the f*ck is he implying? That there are other gods? Would you really want a jealous and vengeful god? I sure as hell don't. WE ARE HUMAN. Our war is with the almighty who in revelations already has plans to kill us off!! Supposedly if jesus hadn't sacrficed himself, god would have smite us from the face of the earth. Christians need to wake the hell up and serve humanity, you know the real ones, that you can touch and feel, and have conversations with? the people you love. Not some callous entity who would just as easily kill you then give you eternal bliss.

Answer 7

I was raised methodist but I no longer believe in God simply because I didn't know why I believed in it in the first place. I believed strictly b/c my parents told me to. So, about 3 years ago I sat down and figured out what I believe in. I have nothing against christians and I occasionally go to church with my family. I don't believe but there's nothing wrong in believing in anything as long as it's your own decision.

have a nice day =)

Answer 8

In all seriousness? Because most people cannot separate the ideal from those who profess to follow it. They feel betrayed by dishonest preachers, lecherous "family values" politicians, or family and friends who claim to be followers of Christ but are in actuality more interested in carnal and material things.

The heart of Christianity is that man is fallible, God is infallible, and this grates on many logical thinkers.

Christianity, in its purest form, is too docile for many others. It preaches nonviolence to a violent world, and looks forward to death as a reward, when most humans fear death.

Answer 9

Well, your question is aimed at me.I grew up Church of Christ. I looked at several different versions of Christianity as I grew up and after I moved out of my parents house. None if it rang true for me.
I know the Bible. I've read it. I've read the Koran. I've read other religions' holy writings as well. There are wonderful writings and things I see as universal truths in most religions. (what you do, you get back. karma, you reap what you sow, it's all the same) There are also horrible things done in the name of most religions.
When I first started to consider myself a non Christian, I had a lot of issues, and a fair bit of rage at people who wanted to impose their beliefs on me, or tell me I was going to hell if I didn't agree with them.
I had a very conservative evangelical version of Christianity crammed down my throat from birth to my mid twenties. And was told I was going to Hell if I had a different opinion than the one that was voiced at home or at our church.
I'm fine with other people believing what they want to. Their path is their path. I expect that same respect, but don't get it as much as I'd like. I guess that respect is easier to give when you don't think the other person is going to Hell.
I understand that the preaching, the trying to convince me I'm wrong is done out of a place of love, and concern, and wanting to save me from my "misguided" beliefs. I get that.I understand it because I was taught that for over half my life. Understanding that doesn't make it any less annoying or make me more inclined to listen to someone who comes at me full force, telling me what I believe is wrong FOR ME. I'd be a lot happier if people could just let my beliefs be MY BELIEFS, and let their beliefs and their faith be THEIRs.
I still get irritated at this attitude, but I'm mostly over the rage and animosity toward ALL Christians.
There is a small group of us that have become good friends who hold a wide range of beliefs. We don't avoid the subject of religion or our personal beliefs. We talk about pretty much anything and everything. We got together yesterday for a few hours, and had a blast. The group consisted of me, another Pagan, a fairly conservative Christian (absolutely loves the current president, but I love her anyway. LOL) a Jewish lady, and an Agnostic. We all homeschool, we all enjoy crafting, and we all live in this area. Other than that, we are all VERY different. But we love spending time with each other because we each respect the other ones.
If more people could respect differences instead of condemning them, there would be less animosity and rage toward people who can't be tolerant and respectful, and so often that tends to be very conservative evangelical Christians.

Answer 10

I am a child of God yes a (Christian) i will answer your question Jesus said in the last days the world would hate us for HIS Name sake even want to kill us and Christians today all around the world are being killed for their belief in Jesus Christ so we really have it easy in the USA but i know its going to get worse before the end just the signs of the times.