2007-06-29 04:35:52 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sounds like a lot of Christians don't pay much attention to their own religion.
Many, particularly the conservative varieties, actively teach their followers a kind of idealized xenophobia: Fear of anything that deviates even slightly from their interpetation of their scripture: Protestants are told to hate and fear Catholics, Catholics taught to hate Protestants, Christians taught to hate Muslims, Muslims taught to hate Jews, Jews taught to hate Muslims, Creationists taught to hate science, ad infinitum, and all of the above taught to hate people who are different. Often that hatred comes in the form of distorted images of the hated...deliberate misinformation passed around like a collection plate.
You guys really think your religion doesn't teach hate? Listen to some of your own (sometimes self-appointed) spokesmen.
2007-06-29 05:06:24 · answer #1 · answered by Scott M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A) The place for generics is in the pharmacy, NOT in statements purporting to be fact.
B) That being said, numerically speaking, very few Christians actually teach hate as a facet of their faith, with the sole exception of teaching the believer to hate evil and sin. Most denominations at least try to teach their followers the difference between the sin and the sinner. Hate the former, love the latter is more the Christian outlook these days.
C) If you really want hate, try Wahabism; a radical form of Islam which consists solely of hating and seeking to destroy everything and everyone who isn't a Wahabist.
2007-06-29 04:41:30 · answer #2 · answered by Granny Annie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm...interesting q. I guess we'd have to look at their other most famous dichotomy for an answer, because they are supposed to be teaching love and they swear that is what they do.
The "devil" was always a minor character in the Bible until authors like Dante popularized him. After a few farcical and fictitious works the devil's popularity took off and then it became a "God vs. Devil smackdown for men's souls" grudge match. But the thing is that the church actually supported the growth in the popularity of the devil. Now why would they do that.*
You see, no one would want to risk proving God existed, because it would suck if you actually messed up and proved he didn't exist. But if you proved the devil existed, then by spurious logic God exists as well and you need him more than ever.
So maybe what Christians are trying to do is demonstrate the greatness of the love of the Savior by showing us all what hate really is. I know...this is tongue in cheek, but there is a grain of truth there as well. Think about it.
2007-06-29 04:47:26 · answer #3 · answered by Dominus 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who do non-Christians teach hate?
You're doing some major stereotyping here. Hate is not Christian-specific.
2007-06-29 04:39:08 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Christians teach all kinds of lies against muslims and quote the quran out or context and ahadith without the other supporting hadith so that christians will think all muslims are bad,i guess they think this is the best way to slow down the conversion rate-but it totally backfires most of the time-peace
2007-06-29 04:51:48 · answer #5 · answered by multicurious 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most religions teach some form of hate, but I don't think Christians top the charts...there are certain Mid Eastern religions that have Christians beat, hands down for teaching hate.
2007-06-29 04:40:43 · answer #6 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
True Christians don't teach hate...but some of them sure practice being judgmental!!
2007-06-29 06:21:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're referring to the things we stand against and how we believe they are wrong. That's not hate. We don't seek the means to condemn but to save. Everyone calls us haters, we're discriminated against for being something we aren't. And if you look at all the things we believe is wrong then you can see that those things we stand against are dangerous and foolish things. Remember we don't want to hate and if there are any that do than they aren't Christians. True Christians love people and have a desire to see them make it to Heaven.
2007-06-29 04:43:30 · answer #8 · answered by Aaron H 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have never heard ANY born-again Christian teach hate in any form whatsoever. So maybe you could expand the topic as to why,how, and where you have seen a Christian teach hate.
2007-06-29 04:39:04 · answer #9 · answered by AZ 1 · 4⤊ 2⤋
We don't teach hate. Some of us are nice people, just like some atheists, some Jews, some Muslims, etc. are nice.
There are some people in all faiths/no faith who teach hate.
It's wrong to do that.
2007-06-29 04:44:52 · answer #10 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋