Does criticism of a religion make you a "hater"?

Question

Is the term "hater" a leftist PC conformity devise intended to bring all the sheeple into the left-wing flock?

Notice how people who use the word "hater" dont say much else, like for example, why your a "hater" or WTF a hater is.

Naturally, insecure Islamists wil think any criticism of Islam is "hate". Its part of their religious doctrine to deal with critcism in this matter. At best, Islamists will only tolerate softball questions about Islamic ritual and belief, but any criticism is considered hate by Islamists and leftists alike.

You gotta love that arrangement, I mean, you could call it an evolutionary adaptation...religious edicts that shield the core doctrine from public scrutiny.

Answer 1

I think using the word "hater" or "nazi" or any inflamitory label is just a way to control a debate by stifling the discussion. If you can label somebody as something, you can discredit everything they say. I've noticed that in the current global warming debate. There are qualified scientists who don't agree with the popular concensus, and they are labeled "crazy" or "rebels" or something else. It goes both ways, though. People who believe in a gov't 9/11 conspiracy are labeled just as quickly. Debate would be much more productive if we refrained from all the "hating."

Answer 2

The word hate has become a term to use if you want to discredit someone. I don't know anything about Islam, so therefore I don't have any critisms about it. i do however know a lot about Christianity and therefore critisize the so called Christians who do not live according to scripture. I may be called a hater, don't know haven't been called that to my face yet.

Any religion that makes bold claims is subject to scrutiny. I do get attacked by AA members a lot because as a former member of AA who has 14, nearly 15 years sober without that orginazation, I am accused of being not only a hater, but accussed of killing alocholics due to my saying AA is a religious cult and is not the only way to get and stay sober.

Anytime you question a religious group or a cult like AA, you will get attacked and accussed of many things.

Don't get me wrong I think if you want to choose to join AA and it is what you want, more power to you, but to force people into a religion is wrong..

Answer 3

Well, I don't think anyone can call anyone else a hater. For one thing, that would make you yourself a hater. What defines people are not words like haters, but things much more complicated than words. Anyone whom you may consider a hater, has probably been hurt by that of which they are haters to. So don't take anything personal, and don't become a hater of a culture, just because of hurt feelings. What defines us as people is what you define your intimate friends characters, I bet very rarely, are you able to use words to define them. Hater, is just another word, it is a mask, don't let it get in your way. A hater, does not deserve to be hated.

Answer 4

Most of the PC people don't realize that the greatest amount of criticism of the Muslim teachings is against the POLITICS of Islam and not the religion. There are few westerners who even know what the Muslim relgion is all about.

BUT we do know their Sharia Law which says that all nations must be made to serve under their beliefs. Even if the "infidel" doesn't believe, they MUST pay the Muslim state.
This is the Law of Muhammed, the Qur'an and the Traditions of the Muslim world.

Our God is a God looking for volunteers to receive His love and gifts ....and He gave all in this world a free choice to accept it or not.

Answer 5

A large part of the western world considers Christianity to be the only religion that is fashionable for people to hate. Any criticism of any other religion or lifestyle is not tolerated. The media will routinely bend over backwards to accommodate any religion except Christianity. Anti-Christianity and especially anti-Catholicism are the only tolerated forms of bigotry today at least in North America and Europe.

Answer 6

No, criticism of religion doesn't make you a "hater." In fact, I think criticism of religion is necessary to take the practice seriously, and many of the best religious thinkers in history have criticized aspects of their religion.

I also believe that Christians cannot "hate" athiests, though they might disagree with them. To turn disagreement into hatred would go against fundamental Christian beliefs.

Answer 7

I believe there is a difference between criticizing a religion and hating it. It depends on what words you use to criticize with and the attitude you betray in those words. An example comes to mind on those cartoons which caused such an uproar in the Moselm world over someone depiction of the Prophet Mohammad. I believe that when criticizing a religion that its done with respect and not with mockery. Open mockery as far as I am concerned is an example of some one revealing their hatred of that religilon.

Answer 8

I don't hate Christians, Jews, Islamists or even followers of the FSM. I dislike ignorance, I dislike unwillingness to listen to an alternative point of view, I am dismayed about the growing influence of mythology in government, and I cannot agree with any sort of terrorism, whoever is committing it. And PC is just another term for "thought control." I don't hate anyone, because that just gives them free space in my head, and they don't generally deserve it. Why waste the energy?

Answer 9

"Does criticism of a religion make you a 'hater'?"

No, you are not a "hater" if you deliver your criticism respectfully and have the facts to effectively defend your position.

Every religion has flaws, whether evident or perceived. Thus, it is natural, acceptable, and even necessary to scrutinize religion, especially our own (that's what philosophy is for), so that we truly understand what we stand for/against.

Answer 10

Just because you criticize something doesn't mean you hate it. Pure and simple. Anyone who calls someone who criticizes their beliefs a hater or in general can't stand or shies away from criticism is basically admitting that there is no way to defend their beliefs, which means they shouldn't have them in the first place.

BTW, I don't mean pure, hateful, spiteful criticism (i.e.: "you suck") but more reasonable, rational criticism (i.e.: your belief depends on x logical fallacy).