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What do Christians dislike most about non-Christians
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In general, im fine with non-christians. Most of my best friends are non-christians so im used to hearing their opinions of jesus-y stuff. What i really dont like however, is when non-christians try to test what we believe and try to rove every small detail wrong
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oi_antz
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Depends on the person Leah. I can't say that I dislike a person because they are not Christian, or that all people who aren't Christian have something I don't like while all people who are Christian don't. Just every person has something about them that I don't like, I think. Some more than others. Sometimes that hatred grows so intense that it is natural to identify a pattern of the objectionable characteristic and then to apply a stereotype from it, but in doing so I am not being fair to every individual person by applying my judgement on them based on a pattern of behaviour that essentially I expect them to follow. That makes me wrong. This is why I am careful about doing that. Here are some patterns of stereotype that I know of, which might amuse you:
Muslim: Does not have the balls to stand up to the doctrines and dogma they have been taught, and to ask/answer tough questions honestly without fear of having that dogma changed.
Atheist: Says they are more intellectual, rational and reasonable than theists, but refuses to apply efforts intellectually in an attempt to reason, but to pull out a prescribed cop-out and place the burden of proof on the theist, while refusing to accept the burden of proof for their claim to being reasonable. They do not practice what they preach.
Hindu: No problem really, except that they make a lot of unsubstantiated claims based on the assumption that because it makes sense, it must be true. As I just said, I don't have a particularly negative stereotype of Hunduism at this time.
Buddhist: Don't know much about it really and there seems to be so much variation that I really cannot form a general opinion. I often see similarity with the next stereotype though.
New Age / Spiritualist / Enlightenment: Believe some crazy stuff that is not justified by any evidence, eg death is not real. It often seems that the words they use are not really suited to describing what they mean to convey. If that is the truth, the fact remains that what they say has no claim to being true and I find it entirely wishful.
Baha'i: from the limited experience I have with them, I cannot say that I dislike them, but they do seem to put more effort into corroborating Islam and Christianity than what is reasonable IMO, resulting in lots of distortion of the obvious context of sacred texts.
Mormonism: similar to Islam and Baha'i, they seem to want to defend their dogma and indoctrination to the point of distorting sacred scripture. Again, I have always found them pleasant people so it is not a stereotype that describes dislike.
Jehova's witness: nothing to say about them that is bad at all, but I have never really scratched the surface. They have always appeared impeccably pleasant and humble to me, but their services are too shallow and slow for my preference.
Seventh Day Adventists: Very eager to be right, though a little more spiritual and mysterious than I am comfortable with.
(it is important to note that JW and SDA are IMO seriously faithful types of Christian, who have decided to give the loyalty of their beliefs on significant issues to what they trust is right, at the expense of the acceptance and inclusion of so-called Mainstream Christianity). These are overall positive stereotypes IMO, FYI.
Apostolic Christianity (Catholocism, Anglican, Methodist, Orthodox): Nothing negative whatsoever. These are all level-headed, wholesome institutions IMO, though with every institution wherein power exists, people make mistakes, do the wrong thing and then have to defend it later on. The pressures are greater under those circumstances, because mistakes undermine credibility in public perception.
Judaism: Difficult to generalize about, because authentic Judaism has been disputed for so very long. However, I do hate the petty extent of enforcement of rules, for example picking an apple from a tree on Sabbath is unlawful while picking an apple from a bowl is not. Essentially, the expenditure of energy is the same, and the end result is the same (one apple gets eaten). The issue is a fear of doing something that they have been told is wrong. As I have said, it seems petty to me. Another example, electric wheelchairs are forbidden on Sabbath, but pneumatic ones are ok.
Fundamentalist Christianity: It is not our place to tell people that they will go to hell. We don't have that right, and we don't have that certainty. We can only help people build their faith, but the hellfire preachers do the exact opposite: they issue rejection in God's name.
Muslim: Does not have the balls to stand up to the doctrines and dogma they have been taught, and to ask/answer tough questions honestly without fear of having that dogma changed.
Atheist: Says they are more intellectual, rational and reasonable than theists, but refuses to apply efforts intellectually in an attempt to reason, but to pull out a prescribed cop-out and place the burden of proof on the theist, while refusing to accept the burden of proof for their claim to being reasonable. They do not practice what they preach.
Hindu: No problem really, except that they make a lot of unsubstantiated claims based on the assumption that because it makes sense, it must be true. As I just said, I don't have a particularly negative stereotype of Hunduism at this time.
Buddhist: Don't know much about it really and there seems to be so much variation that I really cannot form a general opinion. I often see similarity with the next stereotype though.
New Age / Spiritualist / Enlightenment: Believe some crazy stuff that is not justified by any evidence, eg death is not real. It often seems that the words they use are not really suited to describing what they mean to convey. If that is the truth, the fact remains that what they say has no claim to being true and I find it entirely wishful.
Baha'i: from the limited experience I have with them, I cannot say that I dislike them, but they do seem to put more effort into corroborating Islam and Christianity than what is reasonable IMO, resulting in lots of distortion of the obvious context of sacred texts.
Mormonism: similar to Islam and Baha'i, they seem to want to defend their dogma and indoctrination to the point of distorting sacred scripture. Again, I have always found them pleasant people so it is not a stereotype that describes dislike.
Jehova's witness: nothing to say about them that is bad at all, but I have never really scratched the surface. They have always appeared impeccably pleasant and humble to me, but their services are too shallow and slow for my preference.
Seventh Day Adventists: Very eager to be right, though a little more spiritual and mysterious than I am comfortable with.
(it is important to note that JW and SDA are IMO seriously faithful types of Christian, who have decided to give the loyalty of their beliefs on significant issues to what they trust is right, at the expense of the acceptance and inclusion of so-called Mainstream Christianity). These are overall positive stereotypes IMO, FYI.
Apostolic Christianity (Catholocism, Anglican, Methodist, Orthodox): Nothing negative whatsoever. These are all level-headed, wholesome institutions IMO, though with every institution wherein power exists, people make mistakes, do the wrong thing and then have to defend it later on. The pressures are greater under those circumstances, because mistakes undermine credibility in public perception.
Judaism: Difficult to generalize about, because authentic Judaism has been disputed for so very long. However, I do hate the petty extent of enforcement of rules, for example picking an apple from a tree on Sabbath is unlawful while picking an apple from a bowl is not. Essentially, the expenditure of energy is the same, and the end result is the same (one apple gets eaten). The issue is a fear of doing something that they have been told is wrong. As I have said, it seems petty to me. Another example, electric wheelchairs are forbidden on Sabbath, but pneumatic ones are ok.
Fundamentalist Christianity: It is not our place to tell people that they will go to hell. We don't have that right, and we don't have that certainty. We can only help people build their faith, but the hellfire preachers do the exact opposite: they issue rejection in God's name.
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On these boards,I have noticed that some non Christians(I see that as a broad stroke)are fine folks who are willing to have a meaningful discussion and respect our faith..and the opposite is true as well.
On the other foot,there are some non Christians who take delight in mocking and insulting our faith and the opposite is true also...Christians thinly veiled questioning other believers faith and basically telling them "If you don't believe like I do,you are not going to see the Glory of God"..I will not mention names,but I hope you get my drift.
It's the second set of folks who I have issues with,Non Christians and Christians alike.
On the other foot,there are some non Christians who take delight in mocking and insulting our faith and the opposite is true also...Christians thinly veiled questioning other believers faith and basically telling them "If you don't believe like I do,you are not going to see the Glory of God"..I will not mention names,but I hope you get my drift.
It's the second set of folks who I have issues with,Non Christians and Christians alike.
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My only dislikes are when we're judged by collective stereotypes and caricatures rather than individual behavior, and assumptions are made that all 2.2 billion+ Christians worldwide have the same attitudes and beliefs. We have the same common denominator as believers, but are our own sums.
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oi_antz
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There is lots of bad stereotypes associated with that religion, but this is only what I have noticed first hand. There is a good stereotype that I have noticed first hand too, they are very polite and ethical toward me, even though I am not one of them and I know that matters to them.because it's not my experience and what i have come across with Muslims. but you were posting bad stereotypes so that was definitely one.
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Consider all Muslims I meet claim that the Bible is corrupt but the Quran said otherwise: "O you who believe! Be helpers of God -- as Jesus the son of Mary said to the Disciples, 'Who will be my helpers in (the work of) God?' Said the disciples, 'We are God's helpers!' Then a portion of the Children of Israel believed, and a portion disbelieved. But We gave power to those who believed, against their enemies, and they became the ones that prevailed" (61:14).because it's not my experience and what i have come across with Muslims. but you were posting bad stereotypes so that was definitely one.
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