why do people pick on christians.....?

Question

there are so many religions and the one i see insulted or put down the most is christianity, why is that?

Answer 1

Jesus said to rejoice when you are persecuted for His name sake. Even He knew how it was going to be for His followers. So when someone picks on you don't fret, REJOICE! It's proof of the Word!

Answer 2

...because Christians often pick on other people.

Not all Christians do so, but many insult and put down non-Christians for their religious differences (and other differences as well). It is common because Christianity is based on a belief in absolute truth: there is only one true God, and anyone who does not believe in and follow that one true God is wrong.

Then popularity comes into play: 32% of the world is Christian. This leaves the other 68% to retaliate insults. Even if only HALF of the non-Christians bothered to stoop to those levels, it still leaves 34% of the world picking on 32%, when not even all of that 32% is picking on the other 68% in the first place.

I think everyone just needs to chill the f*ck out.

Answer 3

Christianity has this tendency to pick on us first.
The amazing arrogance that there is only One True Way to know God and whatever variety of Christianity is currently at my door has it and none of the others have it and no other religion or spirituality has it, with no sensible proof, with little rationality, and in particular with less study of their own holy books than I have done, is extemely offensive.

When do you think that Jesus knew the 'good news' of the gospel? Did he begin teaching right then? Well, you all are supposed to do as Jesus did, then why do you go around preaching the 'good news' right after you first learn it?
Jesus said that those who followed him would be able to do all of the things he was able to do (turn water into wine, heal, mutiply food, walk on water, command the seas, etc), and greater. I do not see even a glimpse of any of you doing anything like that now, so if he fails to follow thru on that promise, why should I believe any of his promises?
How can any Christian be a banker, when Jesus teaches to give twice as much as is asked, never expect it to be paid back, and not to charge any interest on it?
How can any Christian be a Judge, when Jesus teaches that every time that anyone who is not God determines whether and how another person has sinned, a 'copy' of that sin is put onto the soul of the person judging?
How can any Christian be a soldier, when Jesus teaches that evil is not to be resisted, that you should love everyone as you love yourself?
How can any Christian be a preacher, when (with the parable of the speck and the plank) Jesus teaches that the only righteousness that anyone should be focused on is their own?

And yet our society is filled with Christian bankers, judges, lawyers, soldiers, policemen, preachers.........

How can Christians gather in Jesus's name on a regular basis, believing and knowing that he is there, and then pay attention to a person who wrote his sermon a week ago, if he didn't buy it from another 'preacher'?

What can I do but conclude that none of them are devout, and they only want me involved in their non-devoutness mainly to have access to my money?

I don't see anyone else behaving this way with their religion.

Answer 4

All religious people get picked on by others. It just seems that Christians get insulted more because there are more Christians on here. If you were to look at it by percentage, Scientologists and Muslims probably get insulted more. People don't normally insult Taoists but how many Taoists are regulars on here and how many Taoist questions are there per day? Not many.

Besides, it doesn't help to concentrate on the problem---let's figure out to reduce the rude remarks about all people's beliefs/non-beliefs. We can start by monitoring our own behavior and not participating in questions meant to insult others.

Answer 5

People make fun of or pick on anything they can nowadays. It is hardly limited to christians, muslims, jews, hindus, buddhists, atheists. It is the tendency for anyone who is outside of one of these groups to make jokes based on their own ignorance of the religion. Though you will find that this hardly stops at religion. Race, Ethnicity, Gender they too are all picked on by people of opposite groups. Even to such a superficial extent as a persons height, or even eye color can be the basis for some childish insults. Bottom line, if you're not too attached to what another person is insulting it won't really bother you. Attachment to anything that is transient, is pointless.

Answer 6

Mainly because Christianity is the religion that is most putting down the other religions. I have nothing against Hinduism/Buddhism/Taoism/Jainism/Pagan/Wicca?etc.
However, almost all questions pertaining to the other rleigions would have answers from 'Christian nuts' proclaming that there are Satan's creation and etc.
Just to keep the balance or Y!Answers might as well rename this as the Christianity section

Answer 7

There are so, so many reasons.
Here are a few. (please note that I am speaking very generally. I know that some of you know whats up):
Christians think that they should be the ONLY religion.
Christians think that they should have some sort of priority in America
Christians think that they should be able to make others abide by their Christian rules
Christians do not understand that the way they treat those of other religions (whether or not they know it) is absolutely inconsiderate and rude.
Christians refuse to admit that their belief system is not science, and will never be.
Christians refuse to have an open mind to any science as long as it contradicts anything in the bible (which most real science does).
Christians continually make fool of themselves in this forum by posting ridiculous questions and arbitrary answers and then refuse to even try to back them up as if they have some sort of Divine immunity to explanation.
I could go on and on.

Please ask me to elaborate on any of these reasons.

Answer 8

Because usually we say stupid judgemental things that anyone who wanted to know what a Christian was like would say the normal thing like fanatic! Lunatic! Judge! Jesus said to love your neighbor as yourself. It is the first commandment of the new testament. He also said that we should not judge or we will be judged by the same standard. A sin is a sin. As a man thinks in his heart is the same as the action. If a man commits murder in his heart or hates his brother in his heart it is the same thing.So tell me is this the way most so called Christians live thier life? If so there would be more divorced people, gay people, just plain sinners in our churches. Church is where the sinner belongs. You see the Jesus that I know and love came to be with the tax collector and the whore. The lowest of mankind. Why are they not in the fron row of our churches? Because they are scorned today just as they were when He came...It is up to us to open our eyes and our hearts.

Answer 9

But all these days I thought it's Islam. Islam is the most attacked religion. However, I don't deny that Christianity is also in the top list. Personally, I think Christianity is bashed mostly by Atheists.

Answer 10

I think the biggest problem with christianity is the proselytizing. I think there are only 2 religions that have such a problem with people not accepting them as the one true religion. Christian and Islamic religions. Neither one will accept "no" for an answer.

Answer 11

For starters I am a muslim raised converted christian 3 years ago...... so I see both ends to the stick...... I think people pick on who they dont understand..... being proper, believing someone died for you out of love sounds ridiclous to someone who doesn't believe it..... maybe thats why.... but to be honest every religion gets picked on, it just doesn't offend you because it doesn't affect you what someone might say about islam considering that you're christian!