We have no respect for Christianity in UK?

Question

Bibles get torn. (jews don't even touch their holy book).
Christian holidays are highly commercialised.
Sunday isn't a special day. You can shop, work, travel etc.
Most baptisms are done out of tradition, not religion.
Hardly anyone goes to church regularly.

Why do people have such little respect for Christianity, compared to how Islam, Judaism, Buddhism etc.is practiced?

Answer 1

there is no room for religion of any kind in this day and age for gods sake...only causes death and hate....

Answer 2

Christianity is a far more tolerant religion than many others. There are those who do still honour the Sabbath though, my best friend is a Born Again Christian and she goes to the Free Church of Scotland, which originates in the western isles.

Up there they do take it a bit far though - not only does EVERYTHING close on a Sunday, they even chain up the swings and the roundabouts in the parks. Bit sad if you ask me. She goes to church every Sunday and has prayer evenings where they all sit and talk about God.

She's my best friend and I love her to bits but I frankly find it a bit unnerving talking to her about religion - it's like she's got mental blinkers on and can only see one way. I think it's this part about Chrisitianity that has turned so many people off it.

Just for the record though, I also have a muslim friend who goes to a Mosque maybe once a year, if that. She dresses like a western girl and she celebrates Christmas with the rest of us.

I personally think it's great that our country allows everyone the freedom to decide what religion is right for them or if they even want one at all.

Answer 3

It always strikes me as ironic that the UK, which has a state-based religion, is actually much more secular and agnostic that the USA, which has a constitution which separates church and state.
Thankfully, for about three hundred years now we in the UK have been spared zealous religion. We have evolved a rather gentle, understated anglicised version of Christianity, which means on the whole, religion has atrophied and our society has become more secular. I don't think it is because people actually critically analyse Christianity and the bible, and realise what a really stupid, nasty religion it is, rather they just don't think about it much at all, it has very little relevance to their lives.
This kind of mindset, although highly desirable in my view, does leave us unprepared as a culture when we are exposed to theocratic thinking and faith-based zealotism such as is found in Islam, or in the sort of fundamental Christianity of the USA.

Answer 4

loss of respect for Christianity is partly due to the wide spread materialism which is the enemy of spirituality.
If the majority of Christians actually practised what Jesus taught then we would not have a dieing religion but a revolutionary movement.
One of my favourite parable is "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for the rich man to go through the gates of heaven".
Though how many Christians truly live up to that high standard?
To balance the argument, I state their are also Buddhists which are to be fair, blatant hypocrites, such is the problems with instinctual human nature in all religions.
If Christianity stands a chance of survival, then it is in the hands of the followers of Christ, not in their churches.
I apologise to any good Christians I may have unintentionally offended, I only meant the "Window dressing" variety, not the salt of the earth.

Answer 5

Go sister,Ive torn a bible,when i see Jews i move their holy book
so they cant touch it.I sell Christmas goods to commercialise
the event.I have a shop that i only open on a Sunday.I was bap
tised for traditional reasons.I bricked up the entrance and exits
at my local church,so nobody could get in.And i encourage
people to believe in Islam,Judaism,and Buddhism over christ
ianity.so whats your point exactly.

Answer 6

Its not that we don't respect Christianity, its just that we don't live in a society that has religion shoved down your throat, like some other countries do.

That Sunday working thing, never understand that?. Why should everyone have Sunday off? What about the police, hospitals, fire service & prisons etc. Are we not entitled to have Sunday's off?I'd love not to have to work Sundays.

Answer 7

Because the others are fascism in disguise.
I am not being flippant, but all releigions were begun as a means of supressing their people.
We in the west have, sensibly, begun to question that repression.
Christianity was fascist too, witches, crusades, evangelism in "heathen" countries, heresy, inquistion etc - we've grown up since then.

Answer 8

Why should we respect irrelevant theology-I'm glad I live in a country where Christianity has been rooted out, and I'll be glad when all other forms of religion in the UK suffer the same fate.

Answer 9

I think it is because slowly the world is becoming more corrupt. Also people can say what every they like about Christianity but any other religon and you will get attacked. I don't know what everyone's problem is it's not like we're forcing them to become christians. Everyone likes something to oppose and so they christianity. It wouldn't be so bad if all religons were treated equally but they aren't

Answer 10

It happens since one of your King excommunicate with the Pope in Vatican by establishing the Church of England with new sect called Protestant and producing the new Bible for British Empire.

Answer 11

christianity is a soft religion. They're not as forceful as they were in the past. In an islamic country, if you didn't go to the mosque, you would bring shame upon your family