i am an atheist who respects most belief systems, but i do have my own reasons for disliking most christian attitudes. i dislike how they do not take an active roll in working to make this world a better place. they do not work towards world peace because they believe thier imaginary friend in the sky will someday bring it. also they do nothing for the enviroment because again they leave it up to their little friend.
my question to you is what do you dislike about christians?
and for all the christians who are offended by this question, all i can say is that you should have respected the fact that this question was specificly asked to everyone else and not you. remember this is the religion and spirituality section, and not the christian section
2007-03-07 05:25:36 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't like that they say love your fellow man and treat everyone the same. I'm pagan, I love the earth and believe in it's spirit. I believe in a creator of all things, but they say I worship Satan. The ignorance is what kills me the most. When I explain that what my beliefs are is similar to native american shamanism, they argue with me about it.
2007-03-07 05:29:33 · answer #1 · answered by firey_cowgirl 5 · 5⤊ 3⤋
I'm sorry, but when you ask for non Christians only it makes me curious..lol. However, I am a christian and I also dislike some Christians. Just because someone calls them self that doesnt mean they really are. I can't speak for everyone, but I do know that I take an active part toward peace. As for the environment, I recycle, dont litter, I even use my pooper scooper when I walk my dog.
You can't lump all Christians into your category because we're not all the same. I also have respect for other peoples belief's, I dont push my belief on others, but as a Christian I do share the gospel of Jesus Christ and I pray for the unsaved. I plant the seed of Jesus and I let God work on them. God bless
2007-03-07 05:35:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I only dislike certain Christians, and then primarily their attitudes (which are all I see on this forum), not the persons themselves.
Some Christians seem to have missed the "you shall not bear false witness" part of their own Bible, since they go around giving pronouncements on other religions from a position of (apparently) complete ignorance.
I suppose the one that really gets me going is the "You're worshipping Satan! No, really! You just dont KNOW it!" line that I occasionally run across. I can understand that from their point of view anything that isn't Christianity might automatically be Satanism, but the fact remains that Wiccans do NOT honor any being called Satan or anything even roughly equivalent.
*sigh*
I'm also not too crazy about the fact that some of them go around selling their God like a brand of toothpaste or a used car. In my opinion, it cheapens their religion. But that's just me.
2007-03-07 05:50:21 · answer #3 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The things that I dislike about some Christians mainly the Fundamentalist/Evangelicals is that they look down on others who aren't Christians and condemn everybody to hell. They are very closed minded, rude, arrogant, and somewhat narcissistic and ego-maniacal. I also dislike the fact that they go around trying to convert everybody to their religion in hope that the end of the world will come. Again this is directed towards the Fundamentalist/Evangelical types as the Liberal types aren't like that at all.
2007-03-07 05:44:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rather like scruffy, I think you are overgeneralising.
Yes, there are a few Christians who really don't give a very good impression of their faith. However I think there are plenty more who do care about their fellow men and the world in general.
There does seem to be a small number of 'Christians' who take a very rigid view of things, who appear to believe that the great majority of people both alive and dead are damned for all eternity and that this world is a place of evil whose only purpose is to test man before judgement.
Happily I do not feel that these people are really representative of the faith.
So to answer your question, I do not dislike anything about 'Christians' in general. It is closed minded bigots I object to. And I suspect the Christian faith does not have a monopoly on those.
Thank you for asking. And as for my own 'beliefs', I think we should all 'Be excellent to each-other'!
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2007-03-07 07:06:31 · answer #5 · answered by Nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a non-christian, but I can't agree with what you've said. It might be more applicable to fundamentalist protestants than to christians in general; historically, they were very committed to helping the poor, running free hospitals and orphanages and working for human rights (abolition of slavery, for instance). Today's american fundies are not the only christians in the world.
What I dislike is the idea that thoughts alone can be evil; the resistance to logic, prudish attitude toward sex, and the fear of the unknown that seem to be embedded in all forms of christianity.
2007-03-07 05:33:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dear Mr. C. James:
This is going out on a limb. a bit.
You see, I am Christian, but read your question anyway.
I am far from offended, quite the opposite, I find it quite valid.
If I may put forth but one thought:
I am glad to see you believe the world could be made into a better place. It does need some work.
Is it not safe to say the majority of problems facing mankind exist as a result of man himself?
His callousness, his pride ....and predjudice, and selfishness?
Are you suggesting that the one who has caused the problems work on the solution?
Isn't that similar to inviting a drug dealer to work in a re-hab center?
Of course, that does not mean therefore your "imaginary friend in the sky" is the only solution.
My point is: Man is not the solution. To a large extent, he is the problem
2007-03-07 05:36:51 · answer #7 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I dislike certain members of my family who identify as "christian" because they are constantly trying to "save me" even though I've asked them, repeatedly, to stop and just enjoy our time together, they bring their politics into their theological arguments as if the Republican Party is God's party, they continue having children that they cannot afford and sponge off the rest of the family (my cousins), they actually don't make coherent theological arguments because they don't have a deep understanding of the bible, they are self-righteous and bigots - using their religion to justify their hate and discrimination of other people, they believe that any financial windfall or promotion at work is God showing favor towards them, they begrudge a college education and those who are college educated (me), they gossip about one another behind their backs, and they are hypocrites because there's no REAL accountability within christianity today - you're ALWAYS forgiven so there's no reason not to do something because you can just ask for forgiveness after you're done.
However, these are only my family members and not necessarily all christians. I certainly wouldn't want to be generalized according to some other Unitarians.
2007-03-07 05:35:13 · answer #8 · answered by jenn_smithson 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
There are many, many excellent organizations (Life Outreach, Christian Childrens Fund ...) that help feed and clothe the poor, build houses and teach life skills throughout the world run by Christian organizations.
I dislike the ones that see the devil in everything (Harry Potter books, Halloween, etc.) and how when you no longer attend their church you are disowned.
2007-03-07 05:48:03 · answer #9 · answered by me 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What do I dislike about Christians? I dislike the dogmatic, superior mindset, and their need to convert everyone because they are supposedly correct and saved. I dont like the history nor do I like the genocide that accompanied it. My mother is a Christian so I dont hate them, I just dont like the lack of respect towards other faiths by claiming they are false and that they should convert. I was raised informaly as a Christian and became an Atheist through education and being true to myself.
2007-03-07 05:34:00 · answer #10 · answered by Maikeru 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
That the majority of Christians tend to be close-minded and bigoted not to mention arrogant and rude.
Some of them work actively to bring about their end-times scenario, Armageddon, and what is scary is that some of these people hold political power and that this mentality influences their foreign policy.
Many of them try to legislate their morality and doctrines, forcing their God onto everyone. They have little respect for the constitution. Some even go so far as to actively push for a theocracy.
That so many of the are hell-bent on converting everyone that some will stop at nothing. Death threats, harassment, condemning people to hell. Some of them will go so far as to protest funerals and spit on people who believe in a different religion (or no religion.)
Another thing is that so many Christians feel such a need to attack science as if it's some kind of rival religion. Their grasp on basic biology and cosmology, not to mention the scientific method, is appalling to say the least. I don't understand how anyone could, in this day, in age have such a aversion towards science!
2007-03-07 05:32:00 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋