If the Bible is fake and Jesus was not real, why all this hostility towards them?

Question

If people have nothing to fear and the Bible is made up of all myth and legend. Meaning it's all a bunch of hot air. And Jesus was not real or did not die on the cross (as many muslims believe), why all this anger, hostility & violence towards them and Christians???

Santa Claus (AKA Saint Nicholas) was a real person. Check your history - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas

Answer 1

Notice that you still had posts here containing hostility, even though you asked an honest question. One of the excuses used is that Christian try to "cram their beliefs down my (expletive) throat."

Notice that no one has a problem with sex, homosexuality, violence, drugs, or any other belief system or idea being thrown in their face constantly. However, Jesus presents us with a very different picture.

The Bible exposes us for what we all are: sinners! Regardless of whether one is a Christian or not, we are all sinners. The difference is, Christians are sinners saved by Grace. We did nothing to earn our standing with God.

Perhaps non-Christians are so hostile towards our faith because it exposes their own sinfulness?

Answer 2

Part of the reason is the missionary nature of Christianity. When a Christian attempts to convert an atheist, the atheist sees it as no different than if a Muslim (Also a missionary faith) attempted to convert a Christian. Which is to say, politeness is already strained early on, and continued attempts from others can wear on one's patience.

Then, there is the fact that in many countries, particularly the United States, Christians hold much sway in politics. Non-Christians, whether religious or atheist, often take great offense at the idea that government should be influenced by Christian morals. Some are universal such as not murdering others. Some are widespread norms with varying degrees of acceptance, such as faithfulness to one's partner. Some are particularly religious in nature such as the legality of gay partnership.

So, while it does not justify violence, and the anger and hostility is often well out of proportion, many non-Christians simply feel Christianity itself infringes upon their life as they live it. I won't say it's a perfect explanation, but it's what I've seen.

Answer 3

Simple; it's one of the forms of checks and balances, in early christians history, christians were being prosecuted by rome, then when christians fought to be recognize, they came into power. Once in power, the christians started to prosecute or to forceable convert by spreading the word; the Mid Evil Times, is one of the bloodies times for christian history. Now when our fore fathers decided to keep goverment and religion separate (not just christians but any religion) from gainning to much power. That is what people with common sense fear, the fear of any religion, the fear of HISTORY REPEATING IT'S SELF, and now some christian groups have and still are doing, which is prosecuting the old pagan
and new pagan religions. Example, bill O'reilly and Rush Lim-
people in power with strong christian faith, bad mouthing everything that they don't believe is right. Now here is a question, is history starting to repeat it self again?


Answer to your question is: Fear, the fear of history repeating it's self, and the people with common sense are just making sure it is in check.

Answer 4

Because the religious people who believe that the Bible is 'real', as you put it, are real human beings capable of all kinds of atrocities in the name of their religion. That is what other non-religious people are afraid of. Rather than put the feelings and human rights of the living present human beings on this planet first, religious people hold what they think a spirit in the sky wants them to do and believe above everything. Segregation, condemnation, resrictions on freedom all result from this blinkered belief in a 2000 year old book written by clever men to control the masses. That is what is scary. It is the religious people wielding their irrational and sometimes inhumane beliefs that is the REAL threat. The hostility does not come from some secret fear and belief that the religious are correct!

Many many acts of murder, torture, and degradation have been committed in the name of religion. Organised religion is irrational and you cannot reason with those people brainwashed by it.

Answer 5

I'm not a hater. But I can answer this question.

Imagine you lived in a country that not only thought Santa was real, the whole country revolved around that idea. Every morning, your kids had to pledge allegience to a nation under Santa. Santa was stamped onthe money, in the courts you had to swear on a christmas list. And there were "santa is real" stores in the mall, colleges that taught courses on the North Pole and how there really are workshops up there. The president and most everybody in congress all thought Santa was real too.

And assuming you really were confident that Santa was a mytholgical figure ---- would it get to you? Be honest.

Answer 6

i guess people have hostility because they believe that it's not real but people continue to shove it down their throats and quote bible passages in answer to everything. i doubt anyone is fearful of the bible itself, just how it is used by certain religious types to persecute and oppress people.
it's also quite annoying that some christians talk with an air of righteousness that, as an athiest, i believe to be totally misguided and arrogant. arrogance has a tendency to bring out hosility in reply.

Answer 7

If the Bible is fake and Jesus was not real, why all this hostility towards them?

*Note the 'If'. The case is, the Bible is true. It is the living Word of God, and of course, Jesus is real. Why do you think we still exist? We should be in hell now if it weren't for Him.

Answer 8

Muslims do believe that Christ was a real person. It has been shown that a man named Jesus lived and died. Because he was a real person does not make him the savior and everything in the old and new testaments true. And as far as anger against Xians, well they've persecuted and killed a few non believers in their days.

Answer 9

If a group of people who believed Merlin was a real person, went around degrading people, telling them Merlin's wand will fry them for eternity if others do not obey what they say about Merlin, trying to pass laws that wouldn't allow people who believe other things to do what they want within their own beliefs.... wouldn't you get tired of it and finally fight back? I'm betting you would.

It doesn't matter if what a person believes in is real or not. It matters what the person is doing with that belief.

Answer 10

thank you...........

most would say Christians force religion in schools in the government blah blah blah but if you notice there are more non believers in R&S than anyone else however at the same time, they say for Christians to leave them alone. uhhhhh hello? they come up with so many excuses like Christians are knocking them down trying to force religion on them. "they knock on my door, they are on my job, they are in the street, i cant get away and im so tired of it" It's totally laughable.

i never understood why so much attention towards something they say is make believe or fantasy yet become offended when you tell them they are going to an imaginary place called Hell. I just cant see myself wasting my time disputing with a person that believe Thor is going to rapture us and take us to his kingdom to live eternity or deliberately insulting and impugning believers of aliens. It's crazy. Seems like to me that they believe our religion and our God is a certain possibility.