Why are some Christians scared of Atheists?
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They might get scared of us, when we used logic to explain why we don't believe in god.
105495
Religious people are not "afraid" of homosexuality, they fear the creator, the one who has power over all things and the one who deals out punishment in the hereafter. Those who choose not to engage in things they or their religion deems as sinful acts only fear the one who will judge them for their good and bad deeds when this life is over. Fear of the things that people choose to do with their own lives has nothing to do with it.
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Well, as with almost all things religious, there's a secular answer and a sacred one too.  The secular answer is manyfold.  I have a friend who is very very very bigoted towards Christianity, but doesn't seem to have a problem with any other type of faith (Judaism, ancient egyptian mythology, norse mythology, etc).  It could be that those who oppose Christianity are frusterated by how much sense it makes (which is admittadly a VERY egocentric argument).  It could also be that since Christians dominate world politics and generally have the most sway in everything, which breeds jealousy from those of other faiths.  It could also be that those who are pegging Christians as scared, desperate, simple, and judgemental are reffering to certain groups of Christians who are, and then overgeneralizing to encompass all of Christianity.\nThe sacred answer:  Satan breeds jealousy in the hearts of mankind.  The father of lies does what he can to slander the truth and breed opposition to it, because he does not want God's children to succeed.  That is, in my mind, one of the the most important aspects to understand when trying to discover why Christianity is so despised by some.
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some people have a large amount of "brain" and "logics"\nthey don't believe what they couldn't see, couldn't touch, couldn't feel.\n\nand some people thing that even some atheist doesn't believe in god, that people is blessed also.
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I think that it scares them. It is terrifying, sometimes, to know that God holds societies accountable for their behaviors.
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It's because religious fanatics are trying to brainwash us. They are single-minded,  believing that they will "save" us if they push their beliefs onto us.  It is their mission to witness to us.  I grew up in a Baptist church, so, am very familiar with beliefs and ways.  Freaky!\n\nAlso,  there are many people such as myself,  who are so irritated with the Bible thumpers,  that we present off-the-wall religious questions to push their buttons.  It's amusing!
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because they are brainwashed into believing something and it seems so convincing to them and once they have read the bible they cant be open to any other suggustions or logical explantions to how the world etc started and they get a temper when u even try to discuss it openly there are so many bad christians and priests out there its not funny if they want some guy they have never met or have proof rule there life and make them be so called good people like they are in prison then they can go for it but if you ask me its all a ploy to get power and dominates but also relief for people that are lost and need help.
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You just answered your own question, most people come to faith out of fear, whether they know it or not, so of course they would be afraid of being wrong.
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I think atheists are often a little defensive when it comes to topics of religion, because they're so often nagged to 'convert' to others' point of view... They may also be a little fed up with so many people reminding them that they're going to die because they don't believe, etc..\n\n...I know I don't appreciate being reminded of those types of 'facts.'
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I was a Christian for many years. I feared many things... death, evil, Hell, God, "backsliding".... all sorts of things.\n\nI am now an atheist and do not believe in ANYTHING supernatural, so by default Hell, gods, demons, etc. hold zero fear for me. Also, I do not think it will be any different for me after I die than it was for me all those years before I was born, and while I do try to avoid death, I do not fear it. I accept it as part of life. If you listen to what Christians pray for, it's pretty obvious they fear a lot more than the wrath of their own god.\n\nAlso, I no longer have Satan or God to blame for my actions in any way. Taking full responsibility for what you do brings self-confidence, and self-confidence is a great way to get rid of fear. When you think you can pray and some powerful buddy will bail you out of trouble, you aren't showing much self-reliance. Not feeling like you can do anything on your own against ultra-powerful entities should make it obvious to the Christians themselves that they naturally have more fear than atheists.\n\nI know many  Christians who use the argument that if I am wrong and there is a god, I will go to Hell. So if they use fear to recruit new Christians and keep them, doesn't it stand to reason they would have more fear?\n\nAdded after reading other responses: Almost every answer from Christians so far shows a fear I overcame... the fear of not being Christian! LOL!
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People harden their hearts to God...they choose not to believe because if He exists they have to make a decision. It is much easier to call Christians crazy.
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Because to some christians, they are afraid if they look into other ideas that they might discover that they are wrong or need to change.  It is far easier to for some to just follow the cultural norm, follow what everybody else is doing instead of discovering real truth on their own.  There is a difference between feeling something is true and knowing 100% without a shadow of a doubt it is true.  by following christianity blindly without investigating they don't have to deal with family members or friends being upset or stirred up.  People are afraid of what they do not understand, like how many christians say pagans worship satan, when in fact they do not.   I have known christians who won't even remotely associate with "non-believers" when in their scriptures it says for them to make disciples and tell everyone about Jesus; but conversation goes both ways; so heaven forbid for a "non-believer" to question or say something back-that is where in some instances the hate and narrow-mindededness comes in.
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I'm a practicing Christian, and a conservative one at that, but I'll agree with you: there's a LOT of anti-atheist prejudice in the United States. \n\nHere's the problem: many Christians, especially evangelicals, have a strong fear that atheists are out to completely secularize this country. You said you are from France, and I realize that secularism is the norm there, but please understand that the U.S. is different. The great majority of the population is believing (if not always practicing), and most of us actually want the concept of God involved in our lives and politics.\n\nI realize that many atheists have no agenda; they simply want to express their opinion that "there is no such person/thing as God." You seem to be one such atheist. Try to make this clear when the issue comes up, and I guarantee your standpoint will get a much warmer reception. As for those who seemed shocked and angry that you "dare" be an atheist, remember that there are two motives for this reaction. One is that they think ALL atheists are out to erase the world's religions. The rest of us are simply concerned about your eternal well-being. Do your best to explain things to the former, and accept the concern of the latter as a sort of compliment. \n\nI hope this answers your question, and God be with you, brutha (whether you believe in Him or not). :)
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I think a lot of the time it does, yeah.  \n\nHOWEVER (yeah see, ya knew that was coming along somewhere) I don't think all Christians base their faith on fear.  Some base it on belief, and by that I mean that they feel the presence of God in their lives, and that is why they believe, or they get comfort from the words of Jesus Christ, and that is why they believe, or they enjoy having a community place within the church, and that is why they believe.
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Yes,Christians are to love all people, just as God loves them.\n   Atheists know our beliefs,and we are only doing more harm than good by constantly harping on them.They know where we stand,and we know where they stand. If there is any hope at all of changing their minds(though they have made it quite clear we can't change their minds) we have to be more tolerant and understanding with our questions and answers,not to mention a lot more respectful of their decision.\n   Atheists should likewise give Christians the same consideration. They get angry when we qoute Bible scriptures in our answers,but they have to realize that the Word of God is where we get our faith,beliefs and inspiration.
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It is in the human's nature to fear what they don't understand. It is lack of exposure to differences and an ignorant attitude that create fear. Religions can foster this ignorance, yes.
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Yes, I am scared of them, and angry at the same time.  I can understand, academically speaking, that they believe that their religion is the best, but this country has survived for hundreds of years with religious freedom as a guarantee of citizenship.  I read things that Fundamentalists have written or articles about things that they've said, and I get really worried.  I mean, what if my next-door neighbor is a Fundie and I don't know it and say something about being a Wiccan?  Will I find dead cats in my yard, as I have heard of happening to someone else?  Will my windows be broken with rocks, my family threatened, all because of my religion?  I thought that we were past that, but apparently we're not.\n\nFundies seem to think that if the world would all change to be like them, everything would be grand.  They just don't get that not everyone wants to be like them.  Not everyone wants prayer and bible classes in school; that's why we don't send our kids to private Christian schools, after all.  Not everyone wants to walk into a public building and see the Ten Commandments on a pedestal when there's no representation of their religion there to balance it out.\n\nI'm always worried that something will happen, maybe a seemingly-unimportant piece of legislation will get through, and all of a sudden the U.S. will be a Christian theocracy.  If that were ever to happen, I would pack up and get out of Dodge despite the fact that I'm in the military.  I'd try for concientious objector first, but if they suddenly made some rule about that, the U.S. becoming a religious state would definitely be enough to make me desert.  Sorry if that sounds awful, but it's true.  I would refuse to serve a theocracy of any sort, even my own religion!  Freedom of religion all the way!