Why are non-christians so into christian bashing?
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Christians have been bashing non believers for thousands of years.  Psalms chap 14 says atheists are foolish and no good.  The flock have been repeating that ever since it was written.  Never mind the violence perpetrated on non believers throughout history.\n\nEven today in the U.S. if you don't make a big deal about how much you go to church, you can't get elected to public office (Bush has even said that you need to have a relationship with the Lord to be president).  In some places if you push evolution over intelligent design you are automatically labelled an atheist (meant in a very derogatory way).\n\nNow they get some it back and they don't like it.  If Christians don't want to be bashed, they need for once to be truly fair to everyone else.
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Because most Christians are hypocrites. There's also a part in there that says women are "unclean" during their period and lists directions to sleep in your own bed without your husband and to go sacrifice an animal at the end to cleanse yourself. One of the many reasons I'm no longer a Christian...  When I asked people in my church "what gives?" with this verse and all the woman-bashing in the bible, they say "oh, we dont do that anymore", yet they still use this book as a form of worship. They still go around preaching about the "good book". Ironically, these are the first people to go around calling other people hypocrites. It's a messed up world. What can I say?
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bolter_70002 you should be ashamed of your self using Hilter as a comparision to Christians is just plain ignorant.  Please show some respect for those who have faith.  As far as the question goes, people are flawed, some people like to pretend to be christians so that can have a reason to be hatefull, that is not christian though.  I will make the statement maybe others don't want to if you are racist or belive yourself to be above other human beings than you are no christian just a wolve in sheeps clothing, being a follower of Christ is about being humble, and leaving a life of servitude, Christ said what you do for the least of those you do unto ME.  Which is pretty clear, you hate on someone you hate on Christ, and that is a bad place to be, Christians who are not continualy striving to be all that Christ has called them to be are not the kind of Christians I want to be associated with.  Please understand we all fall short of Gods glory but the wise man asks Christ to help him up.
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Christians hate you for not being a Christian, they hate me too,\n\nWhat the Bible says about Non-Christians\nThey are without God. \n\n"Whosoever ... abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God." -- 2 John 9 \n\nThey are all antichrists. \n\n"For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." -- 2 John 7 \n\nThey should be shunned. Neither marry nor be friends with them. \n\n"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? ... Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord." -- 2 Cor.6:14-17 \n\nThey should be killed. \n\n"If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you ... Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die." -- Dt.13:6-10
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Hahahaha! ;p  Nice retaliatory question.  My guess is, Christians have angry avatars to reflect their anger at the world for promoting science as opposed to forcing Biblical ideas down the throats of all.
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Most non-Christians have a problem with these inane and facile questions and answers given by hard-line, dogmatic Christians on such subjects as belief, origin, creation vs. evolution, etc...\n\nFor the Bible-thumping Christian, it doesn't matter what one says or how one says it;\n...if it goes against Scripture --- then THEY ARE WRONG!\n\nFundamentalist Christians fail to understand that The Bible is little more than a collection of imaginary causes and effects, and it distresses them intensely when you point it out to them.\n\nThat's why I seldom even try to make a point with them anymore:  It's like beating a Savior to death, only to see him resurrected and beaten to death again, and again, and again;...it gets old after a while.\n\n"The Christian conception of God…- is one of the most corrupt conceptions of God arrived at on earth.: perhaps it even represents the low-water mark in the descending development of the God type. God degenerated to the contradiction of life, instead of being its transfiguration and eternal Yes! In God a declaration of hostility towards life, nature, the will to life! God the formula for every calumny of ‘this world’, for every lie about ‘the next world’! In God nothingness defied, the will to nothingness sanctified!..."\n- Nietzsche
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Wow your trying really to get a rise out of Christians. I'll bet you have an account bashing every other culture aswell?
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It's a sad thing that people call themselves Christians but do things that shame the name of Christ and His followers. Then because that one man did that horrible thing that makes all Christians go through the same trial and condemnation even the ones that honestly live their lives according to what Jesus commanded. Why are we being hated the most than the other religions in this world? All people are hypocrite in their own way because no one is perfect, only God is perfect. All humans fail not only Christians but you expect the most of us, to be holy and just shrug our shoulders, and get over even when we are being pushed on and rediculed at. A true Christian would do everything to be a good witness for others but even though we live a quiet life people still has so many things to say about us especially the ones that doesn't even know us. I don't think the man in that story is a Christian at all, just the label but not in the heart.\nGeneralization is mean and a crime towards conduct.
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Unfortunately, the majority of people in this forum who question the Christian faith design their "questions" to be extremely inflammatory - they're looking for the reaction, to offend; not for a reasonable dialogue. Not everyone excells at letting such things roll off their back.\n\naddition: see some of the above responses to your question to see what I mean
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unforunatly many people who claim to be "christrians" really dont have the love of God in their heart, and it puts a bad wrap on the rest of the christians. so thats why so many people dislike them.
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The one thing some Christians have against them (I am Christian as well) is how they treat others.  Our pastor recently said in a sermon,  " I'll tell you, if I was a non-believer and was thinking about becoming a Christian, the one thing that would stop me is how we treat others and ourselves."\n\nI have to agree.  The way you bring people to love Jesus is by love, prayer, and grace.  Not by bashing them for not being Christian.  Truth is:  we are all sinners and being Christian does NOT make us superior, yet we act as though it should.  We are ALL God's children.  EVERY sin is equal in God's eyes.\n\n\nWhy would anyone respect us if we approach them in an accusing, judgemental manner?!\n\nThere is hypocrisy in ALL faiths and ALL people because we are all sinners.  Please understand...no one is perfect except Jesus Christ.  Being a follower of Christ in no way makes our sins invisible.\n\nI am embarrassed and apologetic for the image some of us have portrayed.
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There are legit christians, but many are homophobic. They may not be violent, but their words are. They claim "Homosexuality is a choice", but that contradicts the latest scientific experiment on the brains of homosexuals and lesbians (I also know myself, being gay, that it's something you have since birth, I myself discovered I was gay around age 5). Basically, everything they're saying about gay people is false, and they need to grow up. Even though I'm an atheist, I don't mean to offend anyone's religion, but sometimes I think people take advantage of their religion and their bible and "paraphrase" content in it to meet their specific agenda for hate. You can tell they're doing this because they ignore the fact that gluttony is a sin, as well as wearing certain fibers, yet they ignore that, and persecute the gays. It doesn't add up, does it.
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A real Christian would never even consider hating or judging anyone else. He would be more concerned about setting a good example than condemning others.\n\nBut, there aren't many real Christians, and those who are don't claim to be.\n\nHatred is a weakness for anyone, irrespective of beliefs. And should not be allowed to gain control of or influence a person's life because it only makes a person worse, not better.\n\nThose who claim they have the authority to hate sin only reveal their own ignorance and weakness.
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Primarily it's because there are many people across the entire religious and non-religious spectrum that cannot accept that people are different and for whatever reason feel the need to attack those who are different then they are.\n\nAlso, those who have been attacked seem to enjoy attacking others in turn.\n\nAll we can really do though is to support and defend those who are reasonible, respectful and kind and report any and all who want to disrespect, attack and redicule them.\n\nSuch a pity, such a pity.
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I'm a Christian, but many times I think if I wasn't I'd be so turned off by how some other Christians behave/act/talk.  In the name of Christ, they do some really outrageous stuff or twist the scriptures to fit their own agenda. Or act SO radically ridiculous  that it is a total turnoff to those who maybe are seeking. It's only a small handful of people, mind you, but those few can really spoil it for those that are genuinely trying to walk day to day and show God's love in every circumstance.  I consider myself a radical Christian, but mellowed by age, and a general sense of not wanting to turn off and offend every person I meet!
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As a Christian I can tell you that those who want to be so very vocal against the gift of Christ are doing so because they are sick and tired of some of our more vocal believers being so insistent on trying to make them believe something that they don't want to believe in.You either accept Christ or you don't.\n\nBut when Bible thumpers run around trying to enforce their beliefs in everything and force their views on everyone then you are going to have people who will fight back and demand you to not only stop but try and give something more then your little book to prove that you're anything more then another nut who got deceived by a magical cult of stories.\n\nYou see?I actually understand their position.
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Whoa... It's interesting to note that sharing Christianity raises the hackles of so many people. You would think they are the only ones out there cramming their opinions down others throats. There's certainly enough answers on this one doing the same thing. This person is sharing their heart out of love for all of you, and the majority stomp on it.\n\nThe conflict does not lie with the individual, but the differing beliefs. Talk about respect...  that goes both ways. To be sure, there are some zealous Christians out there, but the majority simply are sharing what they have found to be true to those who are asking, especially in this forum, for some answers. A quick survey of some of the answers here on YA will show that most of the personal "attacks" are coming from the non-Christians. Even the avatars reflect the hatred that is so blatantly spread on here.\n\nDon't shoot the messenger who says things you do not want to face or hear. Just because their beliefs counters yours, or hits some spiritual nail on the head, it does not justify your anger to a complete stranger. The motives are readily apparent. Are you coming from a place of hatred or love. Most of the Christians here, and elsewhere, are operating on the love side... are you?