Negative opinion of Christianity

Such discussions will provoke others. Most of the members would have reported abuse, and hence that discussion would have got deleted. There is no harm in appreciating ones own religon. But to supercede the other religions some ignorants, will degrade the others religion, which is main cause for hatredness.

I think we as a community should be more alert and immediately remove the post which discusses about religion negatively, I agree with you i have myself seen many discussions here which talk about Islam religion in rather rude manner, We should act more maturely, and respect others religion too, that's what every religion teaches us.

While I hardly believe there is going to be much response from the Christian side here, I agree to what you have said. Islam is a religion that not only allows questioning but also gives answers and explainations. Christianity on the other hand bases itself on myths and parables which when cross examined, usually fail to prove any ligitimacy. While they claim their love for Jesus (pbuh). They do not know anything about his life. They say he was cricified. Yet do not know where he is burried. They do not know if he ever got married or if he had any children. And so on and on. My question is, if you love and follow a personality, you should be aware of his life and teachings. But all you are following are myths and folklores. nobody among you Christians know anything about the life of Jesus. How can you follow something you do not know?

Being neither Christian nor Muslim myself, I had to think a bit before I replied to this. I think that it probably depends on how many people report a discussion. Maybe the Muslims aren't reporting discussions that bash their religion, or there aren't as many of them? Perhaps as soon as the discussion started, a ton of Christians jumped on and started reporting it? The other possibility is that it could be dependant on the personal religious beliefs of the admin. As much as I like to think that admin are objective, to be honest they are human just like everyone else. Anyways, I've seen a couple Pagan-bashing threads before, but I neither reported them nor was rude to the people, just tried to offer them a new perspective based on my personal experience with my religion. =)

I agree with you that it looks like chritianity gets protected here. I would love to see more discussions where people explain their belief rather than promoting it and degrading other beliefs. I do not like it when people talk bad about any other persons choice of belief. I am a follower of Jesus Christ, but I do not belong to christian religion. Religion has always caused problems and hatred. I am just a believer in Jesus Christ as my Saviour, and I also believe that we all have a free will to decide for our selfs what the truth is. I want all beliefs to share and teach us because then we all know all beliefs and can decide for ourselfs. Thanks for your discussion.

Yeah Qouniq, I don't like make a discussion about religion. Why? Because there are much difference's opinion and goal way. And it doesb't make it better. So, We should do not discuss about religion.

Discussion about religion is a very sensitive topic.just three weeks ago I have posted one annoying experience about the true religion,which was asked by two persons who were saying that I should know the true religion in order to be saved.I could not comment much further for what I know,but for what I believed,salvation is not based on religion but it is according to our faith...i mean what is in our heart,There are thousand numbers of religious sects all over the world, and everyone expects and claim they are the real children of God.Has anybody have been in front of God and ask what is the true religion?I still believe on the judgment day,God will judge every individual through our hearts and our good works not by religion.it's my own opinion.

I think the discussion was removed because of the tone of the discussion. It was irrational and hateful. I do not think it was removed because it expressed a negative opinion of Christianity. There are quit a few discussions that express a negative opinion of Christianity but they do it in a rational way and they are not removed. I am not a Christian but I was offended by the discussion you are referring to.

my oppinion on the negative reactions to Islam is these folk are only telling the truth!try some ijtihad and find out for yourself

I consider myself a Christian, although I don't belong to any particular sect of it anymore (I was raised a Protestant). I believe, too, that a true Christian loves all his fellow men/women without regard to their religious beliefs (or race, or height, or weight, or . . . you get the idea!). Unless a person has done really really terrible things and needs to be kept from hurting other people, I try not to sit in judgment on anyone. That's God's job. Freedom of Religion is one of the main founding ideas of the USA, and those Americans who are negative about other religions have completely forgotten our roots!! Several weeks ago I saw a discussion which was really insulting towards Islaam. When I tried to level the discussion out with some comments about not judging religions by the actions of a radical and violent few, I was immediately attacked! I was accused of approving of the oppression of women, among other things!!! I then had to write a long explanation of my belief that we each have a right to worship as we please and I was defending THAT, not the specifics of a particular religion. *Sheesh!* There are some really twisted and insecure people in EVERY religion! (Well, maybe not Buddhism?) I love learning about other religions and what exactly they believe, and how they practice it (rituals, etc.). It's what I keep expecting to find here on MyLot -- the exchange of information and support, no matter what the subject is. Also, don't forget that ever since 9/11 Christian Americans have become very paranoid. Many have only just learned that in some parts of the world we are considered Infidels and we all deserve to die. Not a particularly good way to promote loving understanding between religions on either side! But again, it's fear and ignorance at work. Better to inform than condemn!

I cannot understand why people are so intolerant while coming to discussion on religion. True it is a sensitive subject. Still we can be tolerent towards critisism. We need not defend God. God neither needs our support or help. We can strongly explain our believes, but should not criticise other faiths in an insulting or attacking manner. If we are true to our beliefs we need not get hurt by somebody's critisism of our beliefs. Tollerence is the need of the ocassion. Thank you.

I think that discussion was deleted because it wasn't the first discussion he started on Christianity that showed he just wanted something to argue about. I am a Christian, and I have nothing against others of other religions, I respectfully answered his post and he came back at me with disrepect, and I noticed that all his responses were like that, no matter what. I think he was reported because of the manner in which he responded. I think that all people should be respected, as well as their religious beliefs, even when we don't agree there is no need to go around bashing others beliefs.

I just want to say that people just don't stand the truth.Truth is that all religions has it goods and it's bad things.That also counts for Christians.When i talk with my Christian friends and i want to discuss things it's like i'm attacking them while it's just a fact what i'm telling them.If you cannot accept that your religion has bad things too then you really should take some counseling.Because in every religion there are negative and positive things and you really should accept that fact.

Actually,I think the dicussion on the negative opinion of Christianity is useless.People from different areas in the world have different attitude towards religion.Even people have the same religion may have the different understandings towards the same religion.This kind of discussion is not fresh to me because on the BBS of my university,some students start the discussion,for example,"The disadvantages of Pekinner" or other discussions like that.I think this kind of discussion is too emotional,too prejudiced.Some students are angry with the reply whicn expressed the negative opinion of their city,traffic system or other disadvantages in their hometown.I also read some discussion talked about negative aspects of Beijing(I am a Pikinner.),however I don't pay much attention on these responses.Indeed,the negative opinion of something for someone is a way of releasing his or her complaint.WE DON'T NEED TO LOSE OUR TEMPER ON THESE DISCUSSION.

Actually i havent noticed that kind of discussion here, especially about sarcasm and likes , maybe i jsut dont read discussion when its issue is about religion and criticism to that effect, since i find it so useless and not informative as well..i respect everyones religion i hope others too..in the deletion of that particular discussion, maybe the contents of it is violated the guidelines here as what you have described , so much hatred or sarcasm is not allowed in here..

The world hates Christians, it always has. Because of that, there is a greater danger to Christians than to Islam or other religions which they regard as threatening. Think of the ancient Roman Empire. The Emperors did not mind Judiasm or those other pagan religions, but a religion that opposed the Emperor as a god, that was a threat so they threw the Christians to the lions, burnt them as torches, etc and did things that would make you sick. Islam converts mostly by conquest. That is the difference, while Christianity does not. All they need is for some missionaries to come in, and teach the people. When soldiers come in, it is not to forcibly to convert people but to get rid of the ruler, get land --all natural needs and not spiritual.

This is because dumb people like controversy and will always whine about boring stuff that doesn't matter like religion or politics or race or hobbies because they have a rather dangerous mental complex in which they essentially wish to control the human race. I seem to recall a man named Adolf Hitler who tried something like this. Maybe I'm crazy and just dreamed him up? Anyways, people are always mixing politics and religion and conspiracy theories when there's something they don't understand, especially those people who wear their religion (or "non-religion") on their sleeve. People just want a reason to whine about one another so that they can get angry about stuff because of some fear they secretly wish they could conquer. Whoever's whining about whatever the heck it is you were talking about, is just because they're afraid of our sensationalist media's paranoia, and they're incapable of figuring out how to reconfigure this fear in their mind and overcome it, mostly because they don't have any positive influences in whatever the heck it is the bigot is prejudiced against.