Why do so many people hate Christians?
915668
Oh no dear you got it the other way around. Why do so many (conservative) Christians hate people?
1019623
No comment.  Don't even get me started.\n\nOkay, fine, you got me started.  (deep breath)  I am a totally strong Christian, but I don't think that being a Christian is being part of the "religion of Christianity".  Being a Christian is having a relationship with God, with Jesus.  Being a Christian means you have asked Jesus to forgive your sins, to wash them away, and He has.  Other people who don't believe what Christians believe decide to, as you put it, "bash" Christians, because they think what Christians believe is absurd, offensive, outrageous.  And they hear bad things about Christians from the media and from other people like themselves.  They might even realize that they're sinners, but don't want to face that fact.  There are lots of reasons.  It's very sad that others can be so rude to Christians.  We have the same trouble and controversy with George W. Bush.  Many people hate him, others love him, others are neutral.  I personally like him a lot, even if he isn't the best president, but that's a different story.\n\nOne of the previous answerers said that Christians "bash" other religions.  For me, that's not true.  I don't "bash" other religions, though I don't agree with them.  Some "Christians" may do that, but they aren't asking them the question, "WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?"  Jesus would not bash other religions.  As Christians, we don't necessarily AGREE with those other religions, but we should never ever "bash" them.  We need to be more understanding and open and kind, so that we don't scare others off from the start.  Giving their ideas and beliefs a chance is the first step.  The next step is showing them our beliefs, and hoping and praying that they will understand/believe.  I hate it when bad, shallow Christians do stupid things, and then all Christians are portrayed that way.  No, no, so many Christians are better than that.  I mean, we aren't better than non-Christians, that's not what I'm saying.  I'm just saying that we're portrayed in a way that is worse than the way that most of us are really like.  I love the bumper sticker that says "Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven", because that is totally a true statement.  Every human is imperfect with tons of faults, but the difference with Christians is that they have been saved, forgiven.  That's the big difference.\n\nI hope this helps!  And stay strong in Christ, my brother!
950747
Why is is so easy to pick on Christians for their beliefs and not others for their non belief?  There are hypocrites everywhere, not just in religion.  I am sorry that you had a bad experience with one Christian, but as one myself, I get really tired of everyone grouping people into one category based on one experience.  I suppose I could go around and make ignorant judgements on every type of people because of one instance, but why not just accept that there are people that really do take the word to heart and practice the living proofs of the Bible?!  I can't make everyone else do it, but I know that I live my life according to Christ's teachings.
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Very true and very sad.  It's horrible that those who have answered other questions here and claimed to haved live as Christians previously, but have turned away don't realize that also.  It's silly that those who don't believe honestly think they can have so much hate and it comes from themselves, but then claim that Christians are the ones who hate.  They don't understand that because of our love for God we will defend Him to the end, fully acknowledging that He does not need our help, He certainly can handle it!!  But that Satan wants to put anger and fear and doubt in all of us.  Satan's total reason for being is to turn us away from God...he has no other purpose.
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People hate because they are afraid of things they don't know much about. The Church goes against its own preachings by hating gays. Christianity says to love others, even if they are "sinners." You can argue about the nature of sin, but nowhere in the bible does it say "Good Christians bully gays." In fact, Jesus defends sinners as being only human and by saying,"He who throws the first stone..." Some Christians argue that gays are sinful, but few know what sodomy traditionally means. In biblical times, any sex that was done for just pleasure and not to make babies was viewed as a distraction to pleasing God and worshipping Him. So, naturally, gays were sinful for "having sex for fun." Nowadays, though, healthy relationships are driven by "fun sex", not the urge to make babies. Sexual attraction and a healthy sex life with your lover, not the need to make babies, is what primarily drives a healthy relationship of any kind! So in essence, what causes religiously-rooted homophobia is a misinterpretation of the bible. The other kind of homophobia is driven by people insecure in their own sexuality, and therefore need to bully others in order to feel powerful.\nEither way. I think your friend is just trying to find himself, so give him time.
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I'm not totally sure why people don't join Christianity. But- I think it might have something to do with it contradicting itself constantly. Another reason might be because people like Evangelicals preach messages of Christ's love-only to turn around and use the Bible to perpetuate xenophobic ideals.
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Think about it...many unbelievers feel the need to bash christianity but not other religions (buhdism, islam, hindu, etc...).  That in itself shows that there is something different about what we believe in.  It is in man's heart to know there is a God.  Many people choose to reject this truth and attack all those who do believe it.  \n\nAlso look at the bible and think about how Satan has attacked it and tried to pervert it.  There are countless so called translations of the bible, but there is only one quran.  Why attack a book unless there is power in it.  \n\nBut, as far as being persecuted more?  Not a chance.  We have it easier than Christians during any other time period in any other part of the world.  We don't have to worry about being put to death for our faith.  We just worry about being made fun of a little...I thank God for the privilage to live in this country where we can worship God freely!
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The Bible nor Christianity advocates hurting anyone. It is the people that hurt others. \nPeople make mistakes and people are sometimes hateful without thinking of others and their feelings but noone should b mad at GOD for what people do. \nWe just need to learn to love as Christ did. He loved the person but not the sin and when someone did sin He did not walk up and condemn them to hell he humbly pointed out their wrong ( usually by asking them a question that caused them to stop and think ).
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Hate is an emotion.  Everyone knows hate in some way.  It's impossible not to have some hate even if it is only in our thoughts.  Christians hate and they can't stop themselves from it happening.  It would be sinful to hate so a lot of Christians refuse to admit they hate at all.
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I would say that at the moment Christians are getting a bad reputation because of the small percentage of Evangelical Right Christians that are choosing what parts of the Christian belief system they want to harp on and what parts they would like to ignore.  Very few people like Hypocrites.  \n\nOn a whole I would say that no one would hate a Christian that was trying to follow their doctrine as close as possible. When you are living a life in service to others trying to help everyone you meet without bias or judging you tend to get on everyone's good side.\n\nFor example, if you walk up to someone and say "your a sinner and I am going to pray for you." They are going to get defensive, start thinking of all your faults and nothing (positive) will be achieved.  However, if you instead bring the starving food, give blankets to homeless, cheer up the depressed then when you ask them if they want to go pray with you they might be a bit more receptive.\n\nOf course if they say no you have to respect that as well.
649243
God hates a lot of things. He is quite vengeful and jealous. But I believe some people take the bible too seriously. For example, the bible says,"Honor thy mother and thy father.". An abused kid who's family is over-religious will take this as,"Obey like a slave." They won't do anything about. If you are so concerned about the bible and who's going to hell, have you not read the passage about who gets to cast the first stone? So if you are so concerned about Miscegenation, homosexuality, or inbred souls, then you should read Corinthians. \n\nBut just remember, God gave every one free will. The Bible contradicts itself a lot. So maybe you should question it a little bit.
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FIRST REASON:i think that some Christians hate the people who claim that they are Muslims.there are terrorists claiming  that they are Muslims so the Christians hate them and we as Muslims become very angry when we know that they are hating us.they do not hate us they hate the terrorist who claims that they are Muslims.\nSECOND REASON:the minority of the Christians do not the Islam and the Muslims they make their opinion about the Islam and the Muslims from the media and the media in the western try to make all the people hate the Islam and Muslims.\nTHIRD REASON:some Christians think that the Muslim hate them ,they do not look to Egypt (for example)the Muslims and the Christians live with each other a peacefully life ,they co-operate and cohabit with each other.they also think that we are close minded people and they think that we want to live a lone without cohabit or co-operate with any non-Muslim.finally:there are a lot of Christians know the truth of the Islam and they believe that it is the religion of peace.
959909
You are a hate-filled ingoramus!\n\nI'll bet you're a Christian too.\n\nGood luck with all that.
454819
what you are seeing in response to homosexuals is not Christian. As another person answered, Jesus ate with, associated with, and worked with the people who needed the help he had to offer the most- in other words, he showed those who needed it- love. Christianity has become so corrupted by man, that those who "hate" in God's name have become much more common than those who follow God's word- and that word is "love thy neighbor as thyself" it is acceptable to God to hate the sin, but one must love the sinner- and that isn't what "churches" are about anymore.
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Because Christians feed the poor, clothe the homeless, help the sick, preach the Good News to everyone, Build hospitals charities and community centers, and they love their neighbors as themselves.\n\nMuslims are told to hate Americans, kill Christians and Jews, and die while killing innocent people.\n\nGee, I wonder why one is seen as positive and the other negative?
340878
Christians are just like any other large group of people.  There are going to be the bad ones.  There are going to be the good ones.  Just try not to hang out too much with the bad ones. :)
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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.