Are christians jealous of Atheists?

Question

I think they are. While we are able to make our own choices, think for ourselves and are responsible for our own actions without having to answer to an imaginary friend....christians are jealous because they are simply not able to do that and therefore hate us.

Steve:

So according to you, a person can do all kinds of good deeds, feed the poor, basicly do what Mother Theresa did throughout her life but if that person doesnt believe your religion then they are going to hell?

what is wrong with you that you would serve such an assh ole?

Answer 1

Not this one, I can't speak for anyone else.

Although I am jealous of AZ's avatar.

Answer 2

Christians are one of the ultimate people on the planet, who always have that imaginary friend who they can place the blame on. If they are in a car accident or something bad happens, it is either God's will or the Devil working against a good Christian person. What a way to go through life, never taking responsibility for anything. Of course they are jealous, because atheists can think for themselves, but not sure if they are jealous of us taking full responsibility for our actions, since they are spineless enough to love having that lack of responsibility and ability to blame their imaginary friend. That has been the biggest farce throughout history. Make up some imaginary being who is all powerful and blame them for everything that goes on. What a scam.

Answer 3

Perhaps some, but I would venture to say "most Christians do NOT feel jealous of atheists." I'm Christian, and genuinely "hate" no one. I hate actions of hatred and selfishness. I think for myself, I'm educated, I make my own decisions and choices, and I take accountability for my own actions. I have a very strong moral compass, instilled only partially by my religion and upbringing, but made solid by life experience. I spent several years questioning myself and my beliefs, only to confirm even more strongly my own faith.

As for atheists, I harbor no ill will or jealousy or hatred for them because I certainly wouldn't want to live my life without knowing God and feeling His presence in my life each day. Spritual unrest is unfulfilling, and even though my belief in the existance of God never wavered, the distancing I did left me feeling a void. I never want to feel that again, so why would I be jealous of any atheist? If anything, I have some pity and sorrow for them, especially those who have never felt even the smallest glimmer of His presence.

Answer 4

What good is responsibility to your own selfishness?

More importantly, when a disaster like Hurricane Katrina hits, who holds food and clothing drives, who devotes a Sunday's collection to the victims, who takes bus loads of volunteers? And I have never heard of an Atheist organization that opens its headquarters up to feed and shelter the homeless for a night.

A Christian is not free just to do whatever or believe whatever he or she pleases. That's normal for human beings in a community or relationship. I can choose to have sex with a woman other than my wife but you can bet (1) that don't make it right and (2) I will be held responsible absolutely. It is by my voluntary commitments, made of my own autonomous choosing, that result in my being responsible to others rather than just my own Ego.

Answer 5

I am a Christian BY CHOICE. Every day, I CHOOSE to follow Jesus. If I do these things by conscious choice, I obviously must think for myself. I do these things because I WANT to, not because of the consequences of not doing them. While I do acknowledge that not doing them does carry a huge penalty in the hereafter, I choose to do what I do because HE chose to do what He did.

I am not, like you, ungrateful for a sacrifice that needn't have been made on my part to provide a way for me to be able to stand before a HOLY God one day and be in right standing with Him. I do not hate you, and I envy you absolutely not at all for anything. I pity you, but that's not really the same thing, is it?

All the good you may or may not do is going to come to nothing at all, because you are a fallen creature, blind to the state of your own being. God opened my eyes to my fallen state, showed me the means by which I could be redeemed, and I chose to believe Him. You would do well to either seek to have your eyes opened, or at the very least quit showing your lack of wisdom and wealth of ignorance.

Answer 6

Well let's, see, I chose to believe in God, and made my own decision to follow Jesus. I also take responsibility for my own actions. I don't blame God or Satan or anyone else when I screw up.

So, jealous? Umm, not at all. Nor do I hate any Atheists. I do feel sorry for Atheists that they don't have Jesus in their lives. And God exists. Whether you choose to believe in Him or not won't change that fact. He is still real and every one of us will stand before Him when we die. Have a good day!

Answer 7

All I read was "Uninformed generalization, uninformed generalization, uninformed generalization, etc."

I don't hate anyone. It makes me frustrated, however, when a person, who obviously has a grudge against a specific Christian that made them mad, uses that same hateful scale to judge every Christian from then on.

I don't hate athiests. As a matter of fact, MOST of them are extremely well informed and very interesting to talk to.

However, Athiests can be just as blind in their hatred as Christians can be.

Answer 8

I'm a Christian and I'm not jealous of Atheists. We are also allowed to make our own choices and we are definetely responsible for our own actions! I don't hate Atheists....I have friends and family who are Athesists so how could I hate them?!

Answer 9

Attitudes like that don't help. They could just as easily say we're jealous because we lack the spiritual certitude and belief in God that they have. Being as judgmental towards Christianity as some Christians are towards atheism just puts you at the same level as them.

Answer 10

Are they jealous or do they enjoy being told what to do? If Christians didn't have the church would they turn to some other sort of organisation for guidance rather than make the difficult moral decisions themselves?

Answer 11

Sorry, not even close.
I make my own decisions: good or bad
I think for myself
I take responsible for everything I do
I answer to God because He is real and He is an authority in my life
I am not jealous
I do not hate