Why such animosity? Why is there so much anger?

Question

I am curious, I read on a regular bases commits about Christians, churches, and Christianity in general, and there is such an anger, a hatred in so many commits, and I am curious why? I can’t speak for Christians or churches in your area, but I can tell you how they are here in the coal towns of SW Virginia. Many in these small mountain towns depend and would suffer greatly without these people. Bag lunches are fixed and delivered to hundreds of school children who are now out for the summer, who other wise would have no lunch. When there is a death in our community the churches come together to prepare hot food, bring chairs, tables, drinks, groceries, to the family to help with the influx of family and friends for the funeral. At events like the 4th of July, Labor Day, and Christmas parade, they hand out free bottle water, coffee and hot chocolate.

. They cook and prepare hundreds and hundreds of dinners for Christmas and Easter that they take to the homebound or anyone else in need. They work together to visit the nursing homes to spend time with elderly and lonely. If there is a house fire, or a home tragedy they work to provide cloths, food, furniture, and money to the families until they can get back on their feet. They do this with no indoctrination, no bate and switch and with nothing required from the recipient, no “you gotta come to our church if you want us to do such and such.” I think it is wonderful to see so many with different faiths and beliefs working together for the same good cause. So I ask again, why are they so hated?

Answer 1

This is just my opinion.
Some were in the bible (I can't remember were, I think it is in one of Paul's letters) that when you become a Christian, be prepared to be hated and persecuted. Many people can't understand or wish not to understand what we believe and why.
The bible says that Christians are considered the light of the world and many will hate the light. Those who hate Jesus will hate us. Why? I can't say.

Answer 2

If I understand your question correctly, I believe that there is so much hatred in the world for several reasons: the troubles of everyday life, bad habits learned over time, and the inner pain of questioning that takes place when people present a different answer to questions many seem to have thought closed.
There seems to be two factions in your country today. Conservatives and Liberals. The untra conservatives and unltra liberals get mad because they get mad of their very nature. They already have made up their minds about certain things but find themselves on the outside of the mainstream.
Perhaps alot of this energy should be geared toward helps out neighbors.

Answer 3

Oh yeah I agree with ya on that one... where im from Lynchburg, VA aka. the city of churches aka. Jerryville lol. Churches have done a lot for the city and have brought a lot of resources to the city too. Some just don't see the better side of churches...

Answer 4

... they also suffer greatly with "these people". Religion is a carrot and stick approach to using others for personal gain. Religion fosters racism, discrimination and intolerance. It is easy to witness them when they are doing something good but the evil they do is often in secret. Religion is an insidious disease.

The faith based initiatives haven't helped with your coal towns meth problem have they? Or the high levels of alcoholism in your community? Religion goes a long way in shaming but does little in terms of permanent change.

Answer 5

The existence of some philanthropic Christians does not take away from the fact that there are a lot of very loud and very annoying Christian zealots, who would like to see the US change into a theocracy.

As for any anger HERE on R&S, well: welcome to the internet.

Answer 6

that charity has absolutely nothing to do with religion, its all about family. you are all related. In small towns, that happens without a church present. sadly, the only places in most small towns with halls big enough to meet, are the churches. in cities, that sense of family just doesn't happen simply because there are too many people.

Answer 7

I give to the salvation army. I have nothing against churches, Christianity in general . It's the followers that I have some issues with.

Answer 8

Because I personally have done all of the good deeds that christians claim, as well as put my life on the line for my country, yet I'm told I have a special place of torture reserved for me that the worst of their believers is never going to see.

Answer 9

I wish I could understand as well. I think alot of it has to do with people feeling like we can't think for ourselves simply because we believe in things that can't be either proved or disproved.
I know that the majority of Christians I know are good people who do everything they can to help others and improve their comunities. I do not claim that they are perfect or inocent of serious transgresions but no one is.

God bless

As for me forcing a religion on a government. It was religion that founded our Government not the other way around. We have done everything possible to seperate the two but to assume that people in power are going to sease to live their beliefs is unfair and unreasonable. I will make a deal with anyone. I will listen to your beliefs and study them if you will do the same to mine. No questions asked.

Answer 10

Why should non-christians be happy about christians forcing their religious fantasies into the schools, courts and every other aspect of what should be a secular society.

Keep your religion in your homes and churches and there'd be no problem. Your religion has NO place at my workplace or in my government.