Why do so many grasscity members have animosity towards Christianity? Maybe I'm just being narcissistic in thinking some people have bent anger and frustration towards the faith, I'm sorry if that's the case. I know there have been certain negative events in history that have transpired in the name of Christianity, but that's why the Bible stresses works (your works prove your faith in Christ). Those people did not prove they are true Christians by their actions. I suspect some hate Christianity because the Bible tells them they're wrong about indulging in their worldly/humanistic desires. A person who is not humble does not want to be told they're wrong about something and will never admit to being wrong. I see so much hate towards the Christian religion, but Jesus just wanted His followers (even unbelievers) to "love thy neighbor" "out of all these things, love is the most important" "love is the perfect bond in unity". That is the essence of Christianity. Sure, some Christians aren't showing the quality of love and yeah Christians aren't perfect and make mistakes just like anyone else, but maybe it's up to you non-religious folk to spread the love back to them. 10 out of 10 people desire to be loved. Spread the love not the hate, no matter what you believe, no matter who you are, no matter what you do. Love your neighbor as if it is yourself even if it's an enemy of yours. I'm not telling you how to live your life or anything, just giving advice Sorry for the rant, I just had to get this off my chest.
It's just Christianity has a lot of numbnuts waving its flag around. I have nothing against Jesus, whether I believe he existed or not. I think he had the right idea. As for the people that follow him though...that's a different story... But seriously, it's just immaturity on both sides that's the cause of this. Atheists tend to be douchebags that just want to plaster the fact that god doesn't exist. They're just as fucking stupid as the extremists. I've met good atheists and good christians. Religion and "classifications" just have nothing to do with it. This world is going to have fucking idiots everywhere, on every side.
I totally agree, there are a lot of numbnuts on all sides. Jesus has love for mankind and I think His example is a great one to follow, for me at least. It's also not the easiest This post is not just directed towards non-Christians just to be clear. It's also to the Christians who don't love their neighbors and bash other people for their beliefs.
I have an extreme disdain for Christian people and their religion because of personal experience with them, for the most part. Why is it that most Christians I meet tend to be the most judgmental people? As soon as I say something that is not in line with their beliefs, I'm labeled as a "bad person". I'm not saying that all of them are like that, I have met plenty that are "live and let live", and that's all fine and good. But it's the ones that try to make their beliefs law, beliefs that I don't share. It's the ones that guilt-trip people into believing what they believe. If people want to find their own personal spirituality without affecting those around them, that's fine. But the majority of Christians in America do not do that. They push and push and try to force their idea of morality onto the public and it makes me sick, to be perfectly honest. I will say that I do feel a little bad for the people of whatever faith on this site. Be it Christian, Muslim, Judaism, whatever. They get hammered pretty hard. But, on the flip side, I personally feel that the idea of religion is an outdated and archaic belief, and I feel the entire world would be better off without the whole concept. I'm not as militant as I used to be though, but I will defend what I believe if challenged.
From my perspective, meddlehaze. I find that religion can be used as a tool to manipulate people. Now, most people I met do practice love, and peace. But at the same time, some use religion to control people- to control how they think, act, and feel. And though Jesus, and nearly every other prophet preaches love and peace, there are blatantly oppressive text in religious books which allow for others to say "hey, it's in the text, that's how God wants us to live" and from there oppression is "allowed" or at least tolerated. Additionally, I have a gripe with how some preach the historical background as to be the absolute truth or how evolution isn't real, etc. But that's besides the point.
Why does Christianity consider itself more righteous than the rest of us? If this religion valued unity, it would not divide its followers from everyone else.
Indeed The only problem with religions I have is how they claim to be the only path. Why does there only have to be one path to the truth? Reason I bring this up is because most beliefs / religions promote the well-being of each other, but we're arguing over whose way of treating each other with love and respect is superior? It's pointless. I'm just as baffled. Everyone goes through their journey in life, and if all these religions, and faiths, and vibrations, and elemental balances, or whatever are conveying the same truths (love, unity, acceptance, etc) and being put into effect, then what could possibly go wrong? Why someone wants to believe that we're controlled by some deity that could decide to end our lives at any moment just for the hell of it is beyond me. The loving values from all beliefs and religions are what, I feel, should be preached. I don't want to have to be forced to love people out of fear of being damned for eternity, that completely negates the point of unconditional love. So, in a sense, Christianity is flawed by hypocrisy. Life is a lot more personalized than we think. Just live in the moment. Our moment.
Agreed with Kardredor, the problem with Christianity is it's waving around the flag of infallibility with regards to what is true. They're convinced they're right and everyone else is actually wrong, and like Postal said they're convinced theirs is the optimum path. Such is a mindset that doesn't give us much to work with....
I believe a lot of hate comes from the same reason people are drawn to religion. The people around them are doing it.
I am not Christian, but I love Jesus just as much as any Christian. I love Buddha and the others too. I think it becomes a problem when Christians worship Jesus and follow every word of the bible as absolute truth. That's when people start being arrogant and calling everything the devil and telling people they will go to hell. Thats just uncalled for and rude. I'm all for loving and peaceful Christians who don't go around preaching it like its the only way to live and absolute truth though
I can't speak for anyone else, but my disdain for Christianity is shared among all religions. Any religion that makes it subscribers forgo critical thought, reasonable analysis, and replaces it with faith is a doctrine I have absolutely no interest in and nor should our future generations. It's not a good standard to teach our future children, just accept anything without question. Nothing good has come from faith. I can believe all I want that my thoughts will cure cancer, but it's not going to. I'm all for Jesus' teachings of morality. Christians really need to understand him better. You said it yourself, "Love thy neighbor." That message doesn't come across to me when every vocal Christian I run into is damning me.
The religion is not more righteous, where do you get that from? I assume some of the people who call themselves Christians say it's more righteous. The point of the Bible is for people to become more righteous in the eyes of God (moral agents). The believers are told to not conform to the world, it doesn't separate anyone except for the fact that some believe and others do not. The unity is in Christ, not mankind.
I'm just jealous that Jesus was a better magician than me. Also the bible is kind of hazy, some people say look at it as metaphors and other people see take it all literally. The core concepts that the people says to follow are mostly solid though.
That's why reading the text in context is so important. There are metaphors and literals. It's not hazy, to me.
so does everyone else- thats one of the problems too many versions of a single absolute. and because of their absoluteness they can never be at peace with one another when those absolutes collide- as history has more than shown
Which one is which and how do you know? It doesn't really matter, anyone should have the right to believe what they wanna believe without threats of eternal damnation or hell on earth.
I get it from the ten commandments. The point of which, as you are saying, is to make you more righteous (than others) in the eyes of God. Either you're desperate not to give ground, or you're stupid. Half your dogma either places you on a pedestal or encourages you to place yourself there. Go ahead, tell me how I don't understand the Bible and how your interpretation is better. Prove my point. You have before. It doesn't divide people, except when it's dividing people! The notion of "unity in Christ" is exceptionally hollow when Christ is this evil, divisive figure who only sometimes loves you. It's completely conditional, no matter how much you tell yourself it's not. This god supposedly knew I would end up a blasphemer and created me anyway so that I could suffer for an eternity for no apparent reason. You have some gall holding a belief like that and asking me why hate and not love.
Well, understanding the nature of what's being presented is how you decipher which is which. Such as when the Bible talks about God spreading His talon over His people in Psalms The Hebrew language is a very unique one. When they describe something to be similar to something else, it's not by how it looks (in English we would say a cow looks similar to a horse because of it's 4 legs, etc). Hebrew is function not appearance. Now when understanding God's nature we know that He is not a bird, but the verse gives Him that quality, which is a metaphor. It helps us understand the nature of God being protective by guarding the people of Israel with a gentle protection, in other words not overwhelming. There are Bible study methods you can use to understand the real meaning of Scripture not just what you interpret which is heresy. It's not to make yourself better than others, it's to make yourself appealing to God, following the ten commandments is impossible and that's why He sent His son (it was all part of His divine plan)......... you can take it however you want and I suppose you do. Please reference me to some Scripture that encourages one to place himself on a pedestal, because I know for a fact this is not true. My interpretation can be just as wrong as yours is, but I actually try to limit the wrong interpretation by learning about the culture, authors, audience, pre-observation, etc. haha, it doesn't divide people, when it doesn't divide people! Prove your statements to be true bro instead of presenting redundancy. And where do you get that interpretation of Christ? Do you understand the meaning of Agape? Everyone is a sinner, you don't end up to be one. I'm a sinner, we all are! You really don't know the reason? I thought you believed you were a Lutheran at one point in your life? Come on mann
What do you think about the Rosicrucian view on Jesus versus the other christian view on Jesus? Rosicrucian: Jesus was just like you and me and he worked his way up the spiritual ladder Other: Literal son of god