Face it, this is the most vicious area on yahoo Q&A. What ever happened to love your fellow man that they always preach? Do they really think they are going to get their point across by bashing people. Hell, they even bash God fearing people of a different religion. Is it religion or just fanatical rampaging? They seem to view us as imoral, evil, sexually diviant, devil worshipers with low intellegance. I find it to be just the oppisite.
Religious people please explain your hostility and where in the bible does God justifies it, I want to know.
I am agnostic.
2007-12-01 04:05:35 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Blessings, I am not bashing you I am merely making an observation.
2007-12-01 04:18:05 · update #1
I tend to think that many of the "hostile" answers on all sides comes from younger minds, as they do not realize that insulting others is not an effective method of teaching or persuasion.
I just try to set a good example, not that I that I always achieve that.
Edit:
Yes, there are a number of nice people in many of the different views presented here.
2007-12-01 04:11:42 · answer #1 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
oddly enough, I have noticed that I get "thumbs down" for occasionally 'citing scripture' in a rational manner which (I thouhgt) would provide insight.
I am fairly strongly agnostic and "long for" understanding to exist between people of *whatever* belief structure.
Jesus said that "love God ... and .. love your neighbor" were the top 2 commandments ... which seems pretty simple, tho I'm not too sure what the "love God" one means
Buddhists are cool ... they don't seem to attack anyone
Zoroastrians are underrepresented, but they seem to promote intelligent worldview as well.
"sincere" Christians seem to be kind, whereas the rabid variety have "easy"-mode of unstated "one-upmanship" which unfortunately leads to no good result.
JMHO
2007-12-01 04:37:03 · answer #2 · answered by atheistforthebirthofjesus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a vast over generalization. Sometimes, atheists seem more on the hostile offense than Christians (but that's just because there's more of us here). I've gotten insulted because I worded a question to challenge the atheists instead of Christians.
But on the whole, I've noticed that Protestants seem the most rude and nasty, and Catholics are more well-mannered and understanding of us.
2007-12-01 04:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by Alex H 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am not hostile at all. I have never preached to anyone.
I have never even criticized another religion. I've defended atheists.
This question saddens me incredibly. Apparently you have not seen some atheists who call us (Christians) idiots, imbeciles, uneducated, told us that we deserve nothing but ridicule and disrespect, tell us we believe in fairy tales, we are child abusers, hate Science, we deserve to be thrown in a cave and locked in, etc. We are told that we are immoral. One atheist even said he would enjoy seeing us thrown to the lions.
Have you seen the insulting questions that we are asked?
"Why are Christians so stupid?"
"How do these idiots believe in a fairy tale?"
"Do Christians ride the short bus to school?"
"IS being religious the same as being retarded?"
"Should Christians be allowed to procreate?"
"Is a religious life a wasted life?"
Please do tell me what is kind about those questions?
I want to know.
How is that kind? Please tell me.
I really want to know.
2007-12-01 04:30:43 · answer #4 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have gotton 8 emails
5> kind and funny> from atheist
1 > hate mail from a "Christian"
1 > warning from a Christian about another user
1 > from an agnostic saying mellow out, it is all good
2007-12-01 04:14:59 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess it is Church doctrine. Since the inception of Christianity, have you seen the religion show tolerance towards any other religion or group with differing views and or rituals?
2007-12-01 04:23:12 · answer #6 · answered by radek_200 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simply because we Christians are quick to state in no uncertain terms what we believe, maybe they take that as being unkind. Telling the truth of Jesus Christ often gets Christians labeled as unkind and intolerant. People who don't believe are intolerant of our beliefs as well, but they aren't deemed as unkind. Go figure ?
2007-12-01 04:20:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From a fellow (sister?) Agnostic -- Perhaps because, being non-religiously-affiliated, we don't judge people as so many religious zealots do...?? (Just a guess.)
Happy Holidays! Stay safe!
2007-12-01 04:30:21 · answer #8 · answered by Gypsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think, rather than kind, the atheists and agnostic are incredibly funny!
The overly religious folks are more intent on defending their beliefs and attacking others, rather than exhibiting the peace their religion should be giving them (as per those brochures :P)
Religious people, if what you believe is true you wouldn't;t need to defend it so much, it should stand on its own merit.
2007-12-01 04:17:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I've concluded that atheist/agnostics are generally better people than christians because we have to live with our own guilt. We can't just go to church and get a clean slate so we learn to not do the bad things that so many people do.
2007-12-01 04:09:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 13⤊ 1⤋