If atheists don't believe in God then why are they so hard on Christians?

Question

As a Christian, I don't believe in the concepts of Buddhism or Jehovah's Witnesses but I don't go around dogging them out because of their beliefs. Could it be that most atheists really are believers and they are afraid of the truth?

Answer 1

According to what I keep reading, their major whine is that Christians alledgedly run the country, force their beliefs "down their throats" (a classic one), and are intolerant simply because they refuse to give the green-light to homopervs and their allies (in the atheist crowd, of course).

Oh, that and- Christians (darn pesky critters who just won't buy into the evolution comedy) are proving much to difficult to defeat in any debate, and have that quirky little insistence of actually daring to ask atheists to stop embarrassing themselves with their utterly horrible (but amusing) interpretations of the bible.

Answer 2

Because Mainstream Christian Leaders like Pat Robertson, The late, but not soon enough, Jerry Falwell and Fred Phelps have been pretty abusive these past 30 years--to the extent that it's easy for nonbelievers to characterize ALL Christian cults as Hate Groups.

Add to that the 1500 year history of war and human scarifice in Jesus' name. And it's understandable that people would get a bit antsy when Christian Dominionists seem to be trying to bring the Burning Times back.

And, RIF, how are the churches NOT supporting Homopervs? They really pull out the stops to protect child molesters. It seems like only normal, loving sex between consenting adult gays is "sinful."

Answer 3

I don't know if this is true with all atheists, but I have heard a number of them being hypercritical of Christians.

I think in most cases these are people who were raised in a Christian or Jewish faith who became dissillusioned or broke away because they stopped believing. A few people are born and raised as atheists. The majority, however, are probably people who started out religious and who drifted away because the concepts of Christianity became unbelievable to them.

I am a Christian who drifted away, but I never drifted so far that I could honestly call myself an atheist. I considered myself to be agnostic. I resisted Christianity whenever it was presented to me, but never went out of my way to be hard on Christians.

Today I do worship and believe as a Christian and consider myself blessed to be in that faith, however I think all of us, no matter what we may or may not believe, should respect the other person's opinions and beliefs.

I may disagree with a Christian of another denomination, or a Jew or a Mormon or a Muslim, but I believe they are entitled to their beliefs. I would try to convert someone who I thought might be "on the fence," and will certainly defend my own faith, but I will not disrespect another person's beliefs.

I think it is only fair that an atheist or agnostic should similarly respect my faith and the faiths of other believers.

Answer 4

Then you're a good Christian. I'm atheist, but I don't go around dogging others about their beliefs, though. I don't think that the rude atheists are secret believers, I just think that atheists like that (as well as people from every religion that act like that) have a constant need to be right.

Answer 5

Generally, many Christians *do* dog other religions. Hell, prominent Christians have called Catholicism and the Mormons "cults".

Not to mention Christian disdain for Muslims and Jews, the former maybe more notable since 9/11 and the latter has always been evident.

Now, I'm making as broad a generalization as you are, so don't be upset if you disagree. Because my generalizations definitely fit many Christians as I'm sure yours also fits many atheists.

Answer 6

If you are really interested, go to the library, get a book on the life of C.S. LEWIS, In the time of human element self will, I sometimes think some people jump on the atheists band wagon so they can live life in self will legally,. Radical atheists,are just the oppisite of radical Christians, Intellect
atheists into study of history blame religious for wars, Like all else they are a mixture of-----They question if the bible is
fact/truth, Strong opinions, and they want to be heard. In the long run past present, there have always been belivers/ non
belivers. To be or not to be RADICAL!!!!! They have their own truth. Isn't it interesting, they can't let it go?

Answer 7

you won't be in a position to post links?! Ha ha. feels like Yamster is keeping a grudge. What faith is Yamster besides? to respond to your question; there are 2 reasons. a million. They locate such love and happiness of their ideals that they choose their acquaintances to journey that comparable love and happiness. does not you choose that on your friends, in case you had it? 2. that's simply by fact of worry. worry that if somebody else has their own ideals, it some how invalidates their own, or negates it. "while you're perfect, then i'm incorrect"- style of concern. no one likes to be incorrect.

Answer 8

I had an e-mail recently from an Atheist on here---it was harsh, rude, dripping with bitter sarcasm, silly and the things she said were outrageous. I don't think for one second she believed the silly things she said---I think she just wanted to get a rise out of me----the funny part is that I told her plainly I wasn't Christian---LOL---All the other e-mails I've gotten from my Atheist friends on here have been good ones, even when we don't agree. All of us here have a right to state our beliefs without fear of ridicule----Peace and Blessings to all!

Answer 9

I have seen many Christians on here dogging Jehovah's Witnesses specifically and also Mormons and Muslims. Don't get too high on your horse.

If the word atheist wasn't in your question, I wouldn't be answering it. So, don't complain that I'm hard on you when I reply.

atheist

Answer 10

The causes of atheist advocacy and anti-Witness criticism are both motivated largely by Satan. Sadly, this "question" similarly aligns itself with deception (see John 8:44).

Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians.

Jehovah's Witnesses teach that no salvation occurs without Christ, that accepting Christ's sacrifice is a requirement for true worship, that every prayer must acknowledge Christ, that Christ is the King of God's Kingdom, that Christ is the head of the Christian congregation, that Christ is immortal and above every creature, even that Christ was the 'master worker' in creating the universe! Both secular dictionaries and disinterested theologians acknowledge that Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian religion.

The Trinitarian arguments are intended to insult and demean Jehovah's Witnesses, rather than to give a Scripturally accurate understanding of the term "Christian".

In fact, the bible most closely associates being "Christian" with preaching about Christ and Christ's teachings. Review all three times the bible uses the term "Christian" and note that the context connects the term with:
"declaring the good news"
'teaching quite a crowd'
'open eyes, turn from dark to light'
"uttering sayings of truth"
"persuade"
"keep on glorifying"

(Acts 11:20-26) [The early disciples of Jesus] began talking to the Greek-speaking people, declaring the good news of the Lord Jesus... and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.

(Acts 26:17-28) [Jesus said to Paul] I am sending you, to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God... Paul said: “I am not going mad, Your Excellency Festus, but I am uttering sayings of truth and of soundness of mind. ...Do you, King Agrippa, believe the Prophets? I know you believe.” But Agrippa said to Paul: “In a short time you would persuade me to become a Christian.”

(1 Peter 4:14-16) If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy... But if he suffers as a Christian, let him not feel shame, but let him keep on glorifying God in this name


So why do anti-Witnesses try to hijack the term "Christian" and hide its Scriptural implications? Because anti-Witnesses recognize that it is the preaching work that makes it clear that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are by far the most prominent followers of Christ:

(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded


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