Sincere Christians: Are you embarrassed by other Christians asking inflammatory questions about atheists...?

Question

... and in spite of people offering honest and thoughtful answers, choosing as best answer someone who simply massages their fragile and hateful prejudices?

Here's an example if you were wondering about generalization:

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Anc9Ss7JoTqf.IClCYqjur0gBgx.?qid=20061211133506AAn4V3r

I would be if it was the other way around. Just wondering.

Thank you woocowgomu (who doesn't have e-mail), it's true. But it remains to be seen if I choose as Best Answer someone who does that. As a rule I won't (and you could check). I am actually interested in the point of view of the target group I'm asking. Thanks.
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In case anyone doesn't scoll down all the answers here, Brother Michael doesn't see that question as inflammatory at all.
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Answer 1

I can't say that I'm embarrassed by the questions, but they do frustrate me. One of the core teachings of Jesus was to love our neighbors. Jesus didn't say to just love the neighbors we agree with or like.

As for how they choose a best answer, I got over any naive perceptions that all people look for well-written, thoughful answers a long time ago. (Luckily there are still people who are interested in content and quality, regardless of whether or not they agree with the answer itself.)

Answer 2

I don't view that as being arbitrarily inflamatory.

Now Atheists asking about Fiction Books and Sky Daddy IS infamatory.

Especially in an era in which Dr. Fred Hoyle's "classic" book on Astronomy now contains fiction with Pluto.

You DO realize it will take the Public School system 2 - 4 years to replace all their Science Text Books that innaccurately describe Pluto as a planet and that the solar system has 9 planets.

An inflamatory question to atheists might be "how do they sleep at night."

Of course the fast answer would be "quite soundly."

Answer 3

I read that question and the chosen answer and I'd be deeply ashamed if I was them but then if I was Christian maybe I'd have been conditioned not to see the flaws in the argument - like honest atheists have to admit they have no morals? What utter rubbish. Are these christians saying the only reason they dont rape and kill and steal is because they think they'll go to hell if they do? If they do admit that then I think most reasonably people would see how immoral they were - if they wouldnt say that then they'd have to admit that wherever their morals came from it wasnt religion. Regards, this was a well put question.

Answer 4

No, I'm not embarrassed. I can understand the feelings they have when they read the insulting and demeaning things posted by some atheists. I don't condone it, but I understand how they feel.
I always try to get a better understanding from the people that truly and honestly ask or answer questions on both sides, after all that is why I bother to come to this forum.

Answer 5

As science proceeds, moral reason from the truths from the worlds great religions become proven. In this way, we see that the question you sighted was asked and answered unfairly.

I must point out, however, that it appears to be the spirit of this forum to fire these barbs in both directions. Does it not? Those of us who stand it the middle get lots of thumbs downs and few best answers. That's just the way it is. Unless, of course, your the category leader and answer Catholic answers concisely.

I'm Catholic, which is Christian, but many of these Christians reject Catholics, which I suppose is good for the church in a way...

Have a nice day.

Answer 6

If faith is a good method to know the existence of God, why is the same method not used in a court of law to determine who murdered someone? Before you send someone to die, isn’t it a good idea to make sure it’s the right person? Should you pick anybody off the street and ask them to prove they did not commit the murder, and if they don’t know what you are talking about, they are obviously guilty? Should the burden of proving you did not do the murder rest on you or on he who claims it was you and accuses you? If I start claiming that I feel God within myself, shouldn’t I show you some evidence? Or since you don’t know what I am talking about, you are obviously deaf, and have no eyes to see, no introspective ability, so you must be obviously illogical, and all I have to tell you is “Pray and have faith!.”

In the Middle Ages someone who couldn’t prove that the Devil DID NOT talk to him, was guilty anyway and had to be tortured and killed. We could still do that experiment and just pick anyone off the street and tell him or her that WE KNOW that Satan has possessed him/her. We KNOW, not by proof of evidence, but because the Blue Angel spoke to us. How about that method in a court of law? It would cost expensive lawyers, and it would save the taxpayers money.

Since when it comes to practical application faith is the same in every religion, why don’t all faithful join together in Iran and form the new country of the AlmightyAllahJehovaShivaVishnu Incorporated?

Answer 7

I don't see that question as inflammatory at all. Have you seen some of the questions from atheists to Christians? Are you embarrassed by them?

Answer 8

I respect all sincerely held beliefs, but obviously don't agree with them all. To me as a {trying but largely failing} Christian, Atheism is by definition a God dishonouring belief/non belief. To ignore, even deny the existence of a higher intelligence at work in the universe is to me inexcusable.

Answer 9

Yes, I find extremists embarrassing. Christianity is supposed to be about tolerance and compassion. Maybe some people slept through Sunday school.

Answer 10

Yes, I find this practice to be embarrassing. (And to be fair, the answers you get to this question may be massaging the opinions that you and I both hold, fragile and hateful or otherwise.)