Why do christianity get so much hate?

[URAVIP2ME]

I’d say because Christianity, at least biblical Christianity with the Good news/Gospel message of the Savior Jesus Christ offers the only hope for humanity. God desires to redeem each person for eternity. Satan seeks to destroy each person and inspires in numerous ways hatred toward the message of Christianity…”believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved “.

Yes, so it would seem odd to be hated. Hated as Jesus forewarned us at Matthew 10:22; 24:9
People will choose as we can read at Matthew 25:31-34
The figurative 'sheep' do choose to follow in Jesus' teachings.
The only kingdom or government Jesus taught and backed was God's Kingdom (Daniel 2:44; 7:13-14)
Jesus and his 1st-century followers did Not even get involved in the 'issues of the day' between the Jews and Romans.
They were politically neutral leaving that example for the world.
So, yes, Christ offers the only hope for humanity. Most of humanity will Not listen thus the hatred.

 

[Ebionite]

Yes, those unfaithful Jews used the political (Roman) against Jesus.
Thus, Jesus was charged with sedition, treason and injured majesty.

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk.
And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person of men.
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, [ye] hypocrites?
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription?
They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
Matthew 22:15-21

For without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit, [which] without cause they have digged for my soul.
Psalms 35:7

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this [fellow] perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
Luke 23:2

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge [things] that I knew not.
Psalms 35:11

 

[Dawnofhope]

Why do christianity get so much hate? It is really frustrating. I am not a christian but I think about christians that get hate just because of the religion they are following. It is so sad

Christianity where I live is a minority religion (about 33% of the population). Probably another 30% have views that positively align with Christian values. Another 20% are either warm towards Christianity or neutral. Its probably only about 5% - 10 % of the population that have some aversion or antipathy. The biggest reason is perceived conservative values in regards LGBTQ+.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

US antisemitism up 337% since October 7 in all-time record, ADL says

It's because the ADL is being dishonest and includes anti-Zionism and protests of Israel's behavior as "antisemitism". That's how they get that ridiculous figure. It's garbage.

ADL Officially Admits It Counts Pro-Palestine Activism as Antisemitic

The Anti-Defamation League has abandoned all pretense of tracking antisemitism properly in its 2023 report.

newrepublic.com

 

[IndigoChild5559]

It's because the ADL is being dishonest and includes anti-Zionism and protests of Israel's behavior as "antisemitism". That's how they get that ridiculous figure. It's garbage.

ADL Officially Admits It Counts Pro-Palestine Activism as Antisemitic

The Anti-Defamation League has abandoned all pretense of tracking antisemitism properly in its 2023 report.

newrepublic.com

Right, yeah, I forgot. When Jews are not busy trying to take over the world, we spend our time lying.

 

[Jimmy]

Why do christianity get so much hate? It is really frustrating. I am not a christian but I think about christians that get hate just because of the religion they are following. It is so sad

People live in a literal past unfortunately. Also, they don’t understand the higher truth that Christianity symbolizes imo.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Right, yeah, I forgot. When Jews are not busy trying to take over the world, we spend our time lying.

Rubbish. It's more like governments lie and organizations connected to those governments act as agents for them, spreading their propaganda and promoting agendas. It's a common practice with the intelligence agencies. Jonathan Greenblatt in particular is really scummy.

The Anti-Defamation League: Israel’s Attack Dog in the US

 

[Regiomontanus]

Yes, so it would seem odd to be hated. Hated as Jesus forewarned us at Matthew 10:22; 24:9
People will choose as we can read at Matthew 25:31-34
The figurative 'sheep' do choose to follow in Jesus' teachings.
The only kingdom or government Jesus taught and backed was God's Kingdom (Daniel 2:44; 7:13-14)
Jesus and his 1st-century followers did Not even get involved in the 'issues of the day' between the Jews and Romans.
They were politically neutral leaving that example for the world.
So, yes, Christ offers the only hope for humanity. Most of humanity will Not listen thus the hatred.

"Jesus and his 1st-century followers did Not even get involved in the 'issues of the day' between the Jews and Romans."

Interesting statement. So, you don't think Jesus cared about the oppression of the people in Judea, by the Romans?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

I dont' think you can blame the Vatican for what individual Catholics do. It is not uncommon for a religion to teach one thing, and its congregants to do something very different.

I'm not. The slaves in question were kept by the Catholic Church itself.

The Magdalene Institutions were run by religious orders... i.e. groups of priests, nuns or monks, overseen by bishops who were under the authority of the Vatican.

Magdalene Laundries in Ireland - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

"Slavery remained a subject of debate within the Church for centuries, with several Popes issuing bulls on the issue, such as Sublimis Deus. By the 1800s, the Church reached relative consensus in favor of condemning chattel slavery and praising its abolition."

Catholic Church and slavery - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

... and yet continued to keep slaves itself until 1996.

 

[IndigoChild5559]

The Magdalene Institutions were run by religious orders...

Again, slavery is against Catholic teaching. You can give all the examples you want of Catholics who have had slaves. The response will still be the same -- they did so in violation of their own church's teachings.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Again, slavery is against Catholic teaching. You can give all the examples you want of Catholics who have had slaves. The response will still be the same -- they did so in violation of their own church's teachings.

I hope you'll understand why what you're saying (effectively, "they aren't just slavers; they're hypocrites, too!") isn't exactly selling me on the idea that Catholic Church should be immune to criticism on this issue.

Edit: that aside, many of the perpetrators are still in positions of leadership and honour within the Church, so we can infer the Church's real position from that. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and we can infer that the Catholic Church finds practices acceptable when it literally accepts them.

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

Christ offers the only hope for humanity. Most of humanity will Not listen thus the hatred.

Why should anybody believe that "Christ offers the only hope for humanity"?

And it's you that won't listen. Several posters have given good answers for why they don't like or respect much of Christianity, but they meant nothing to you. Likewise with the OP, who asked why so much antipathy for Christianity and then failed to address or even acknowledge seeing any of those answers. What message do you think that things like that send? I'll tell you.

those unfaithful Jews used the political (Roman) against Jesus.

Unfaithful Jews, huh? Faith in what? Jesus? They had no reason to follow Jesus. Faithful Jews were faithful to Judaism, not Jesus, and no doubt saw Jesus as unfaithful and a heretic. And the Romans saw Jesus as unfaithful to their laws and also had no faith in Jesus, but it looks like you wanted to take a shot at the Jews.

Poor Christians. They're such good people with a precious gift, and people persecute them just for being so righteous and loving. That's the fantasy. That's what you tell yourselves. Look through this thread for the reality. Look in the news. Look at what Christians have done to women in the States. Look at how they treat LGBTQ+. Look at what they say about atheists. Why would anybody in any of those groups not in that religion feel any good feelings at all for it? Why wouldn't they prefer that it simply disappeared and stopped spreading its bigotries? These are rhetorical questions. They need no answers. The answers are obvious, but not to the Christian who sees himself as a martyr for his faith and a benefactor to humanity for trying to spread it.

each person was contacted directly or indirectly the choice to live by what Jesus taught is theirs to make.

Yes, just like today. Some of what Jesus said is compatible with atheistic humanism and its utilitarian ethics and its rational, empirical epistemology, but much is just bigotry, irrational restrictions, and magical thinking with some strange advice thrown in there. Hint: loving enemies is a bad idea. So is turning the other cheek. Both invite further aggression from those that would harm you.

 

[Marwan]

Only falsehood is uttered by the non believers.

 

[Sargonski]

Only falsehood is uttered by the non believers.

That is not a true statement - but a falsehood. This however does not mean that only falsehood is uttered by the Believer .. but that it is the one uttering the falsehood who is the deceiver .. !

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

Only falsehood is uttered by the non believers.

You learned that from your Bible, didn't you? It has quite a bit to say about unbelievers, and it's all bigoted hate speech. Look at these scriptures. It looks like you're paraphrasing the first one:

[1] "The fool says in his heart,'There is no God.' They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good" - Psalm 14:1

[2] "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone." - Revelation 21:8

[3]"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?"- 2 Corinthians 6:14

[4] Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ." - 1 John 2:22

[5] "Whoever is not with me is against me" - Luke 11:23

Altogether, they depict unbelievers as corrupt, vile, wicked, abominable, godless vessels of darkness in the service of evil, not one of which does any good, to be shunned, fit to be burned alive forever as enemies of a good god, and the moral equivalent of murderers and whoremongers. Isn't that reason enough to disrespect the religion that teaches people to think and say such things?

Try substituting Christian (or gay or black) for unbeliever in those scriptures and tell me if you consider that anti-Christian bigotry: The fool says there's a god, but such people are vile and corrupt, not one of which does good. Not one. How about you? Are you a good man? You're slandering an entire class of law-abiding people who are typically gainfully employed, raise families, and contribute to their communities with a lie which you have assimilated uncritically. Does a good man do that? Dopes a religion that teaches that deserve the unbeliever's respect or his contempt?

I've answered the OP again, but I don't expect any of you that I've addressed to care about what I just wrote or for it to affect your thinking. You'll all continue seeing yourselves as the good guys being persecuted by unjust, mean-spirited, and irrational unbelievers. And I'm not expecting any believer to disavow the words I reproduced from that Bible or agree that they constitute bigoted hate speech.

 

[osgart]

Why do christianity get so much hate? It is really frustrating. I am not a christian but I think about christians that get hate just because of the religion they are following. It is so sad

Christians are commanded to spread their message which is that non believers will go to forever hell for not believing. It's a false truth imposed on everyone and it has spread far and wide.

Do you enjoy that you are being told that you will be going to hell for not being a Christian?

Pick up a Bible and it'll tell you these things.

Believe, repent, or else ultimatums galore.

I don't practice hate, but it gets my outrage and ire. I don't trust Christians.

Christianity is a poorly thought out crutch. You can get far more superior morals from a dictionary, and using your own mind about it.

 

[Audie]

Again, slavery is against Catholic teaching. You can give all the examples you want of Catholics who have had slaves. The response will still be the same -- they did so in violation of their own church's teachings.

So the church goes against the bible?

 

[Audie]

Christians are commanded to spread their message which is that non believers will go to forever hell for not believing. It's a false truth imposed on everyone and it has spread far and wide.

Do you enjoy that you are being told that you will be going to hell for not being a Christian?

Pick up a Bible and it'll tell you these things.

Believe, repent, or else ultimatums galore.

I don't practice hate, but it gets my outrage and ire. I don't trust Christians.

Christianity is a poorly thought out crutch. You can get far more superior morals from a dictionary, and using your own mind about it.

Thats about how we see it here, and its not welcome.

 

[Ebionite]

So the church goes against the bible?

It's about interpretation. Catholics hold to tradition, so they favour interpretations that are consistent with that.

 

[F1fan]

Only falsehood is uttered by the non believers.

Then you are a non believer by your own definition. Except you are a believer, yes? So your assertion is illogical and false.

It’s also ironic.

The virtuous are humble so know to avoid such mistakes.