Why is Christianity "such a threat" in today's world?

Christianity is the strongest religion, in the most powerful country therefore it could influence more peoples lives than any other whether they like it or not. I also don't get anybody else but Christians banging on my door 'wanting to save me'.

I'm against all religion, but Christianity is most in my face.

Well there really isn't a point in answering this question because you seem to already know the answer you're going to believe in the end anyway. But for the sake of argument I'll give it a go. There's a few questions so I'll take it slow for you.

1. Buddhism isn't a religion.

2. Assuming from the question that you're from America, we are a mostly Christian country soo... yea.

3. If God doesn't exist then we would want to stop people from thinking that he does. If people thought that a dragon at the center of earth is what makes gravity, then shouldn't we tell them otherwise so they don't infect our youth? I mean do you have any proof that there isn't a dragon at the center of the earth? Does that mean that there is one? NO, it doesn't.

4. Why would I be afraid to mock a religion that's leader has been filmed saying that they must kill all the Jews so that they can go to heaven??? Oh wait, that's obvious.

5. Trust me, it's much harder to be an atheist. An atheist has nothing to live for but for himself and for the good of society. They can't think that if they do good they'll be eternally happy in paradise. They do the right thing for the simple fact that it's right. Plus, I bet you sleep a lot better at night thinking that those guys that get away with murder get what's coming to them. They don't; that's the meaning of "getting away with it." (Disclaimer: I don't condone murder in cases where you wont get caught. Character is what you would do if no one was looking. Since God would always be looking, you don't have any character do you.)

6. So I'm suppose to refer to a book to tell me that the book is true, since it is the words of God through people. I will paste a caption on the fallacy of circular reasoning (begging the question) so that you can see the connection:

Normally, the point of good reasoning is to start out at one place and end up somewhere new, namely having reached the goal of increasing the degree of reasonable belief in the conclusion. The point is to make progress, but in cases of begging the question there is no progress.

Example:"Women have rights," said the Bullfighters Association president. "But women shouldn't fight bulls because a bullfighter is and should be a man."

The president is saying basically that women shouldn't fight bulls because women shouldn't fight bulls. This reasoning isn't making any progress toward determining whether women should fight bulls.

I use to be Catholic so I understand that people need something to believe in like children need Santa. But sooner or later you have to start being accountable for your own actions. If people do things because God tells them to, that means they have no other reason to do it. But if you can say that something is right/wrong whether you have blind faith in an Omniscient, Omnipotent, only-good being (God) or not, then it would be right/wrong for everyone in the world without any religious exceptions.

-Will

p.s. You mentioned a couple times about faith or beliefs being equivalent to truth. Maybe you should invest in a dictionary.

Read the Bible. Jesus said that we will be mocked and hated for our relationship with Him. Those who aren't Christians don't understand why we believe and why we do the things we do (or don't do). People once drew disgusting graffiti of Christians way back during the age of the Roman Empire.

Christianity is mocked primarily because the media portrays us Christians as hateful and bigoted which is not true. Most Christians as well as atheists, Jews, etc. that I know personally are some of the nicest people I've met.

People are careful not to mock Islam because there will be a horrid uproar of angry Muslims with some of the more extreme believers carrying signs criticizing Western Civilization (remember what happened with the Danish cartoons and all). Take a look at Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician. He was known for making some disparaging comments against Islam and now he is being prosecuted for it since it's considered "hate speech," if you will (the govt. in the UK has forbidden him to speak, I think).

People don't mock the other faiths you mentioned because they don't get a whole lot of publicity. Mocking Judaism is unacceptable in most societies because of what happened in WWII (the Holocaust).

In short, love those who hate you and pray for them, too. God bless.

Jesus is not the problem, Christians are. For the past quarter century we have witnessed the potential dangers that Christians pose to the world, from James Watts' dismantling of the U.S. Interior Department in the Reagan administration (because Jesus was coming back any day) to the bizarre motivations of the "faith-based" Bush administration in its foreign policy, economic and environmental policies. We know that people who don't take this life seriously and blame problems on demons and infidels can get us into a lot of trouble. Even the "Jesus" such "Christians" promote is unrecognizable from the one in the Bible, the one who takes the side of the poor and the dispossessed, not the affluent and influential.

The reason Christianity is most ridiculed is because it's the biggest target and the biggest threat to public safety. I don't know much about metal but I imagine it mocks Christianity because it's so easy to see through and so easy to rile defensive Christians. The Christians most ready to shout "persecution" seem to be the ones with the greatest social advantages. Isn't that ironic? The Christians who get their hands dirty and try to make a difference in the world, promoting social justice and relief, are practically invisible.

I've read the Bible. I understand the Bible and find a lot to admire in it. But I don't recognize the Bible in the whining, griping face of triumphal Christianism. I truly wish a new "Jesus" would arise to condemn the self-serving hypocrisy of smug, clubbish, pharisaical "Christians". But then, he'd just get killed again.

The other religions are not trying to force their beliefs upon everyone as the christians have a tendency to do.

The reason rock and metal mock christianity is the amount of negative voices from christians about this type of music. We don;t have songs to mock other religions because the other religions don't have as much of an issue with the music and/or the smaller base of the religions.

Since god/jesus is not real then the use of any beliefs based on him supposedly being real should not be used to make any national choices/opinions and laws.

If christianity wasn't constantly thrown at me I would not have to constantly refute it.

Other religions don't get as much attention because they aren't trying to convert everybody, aren't trying to legislate their superstitions into law, aren't running around telling everybody they're going to hell if they don't believe like they do, and aren't trying to push absolutely false myths on school kids as "science." If the christians were more like buddhists -- live and let live, don't push others around -- nobody would bother you.

I have to wonder about your "interesting" logic -- the more people show you that jesus is a myth, the more you believe he's not. Kinda strange, don't you think? Perhaps you might consider looking at some of the arguments they give showing he's not real?

And no -- I don't secretly envy believers. I very openly (not secretly) feel sorry for them. They've been sold a pack of lies and have been convinced it's truth. They get taught to accept ridiculous, provably-wrong things without any question, and that affects their ability to make rational decisions in all parts of their life. They waste their lives hoping for a "reward" (or scared of a "punishment") that will never come. It's quite sad. Still, if they'd keep to themselves, I wouldn't bother them, and though I'd still feel sorry for them, I'd let them have their delusion with no comment.

Oh, and no -- the gospel of john doesn't convince me of anything. I've already read it dozens of times. The only thing that would convince me would be evidence that any of it is real -- and there isn't any of that.

Peace.

The world has always had violence. I see that you emphasize "today", but I don't see how "today's" violence differs so greatly from past hatred, crime, and all negativity. Without giving hundreds (or the two or three in my mind right now...) of examples, just know that the world has become very compact. Technology has connected the world and news is flying! As for the media, the demand of deadlines effects the accuracy and number of sources of truth. The hate and violence today is the fight of good and evil that has been going on since the beginning of (religiously viewed or not) time.

I am assuming that you live in the United States, where Christianity is the largest religious group that people affiliate with. Much smaller percentages of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Wicca, etc. exist in the United States and much of Europe. Many Christians are vocal about their viewpoints (televangelists, radio programs, The Passion of the Christ, religious groups knocking on your door, etc.). Other religious viewpoints are not circulated in the media nearly as much. Therefore people that are in opposition to those viewpoints focus their energy on Christianity. They chose their "battle" if you will.

I respect that you are a believer, but it is a fallacy to argue that a small minority of people that do not believe in Christ (or God) provides proof of his/its existence. In my experience (as someone raised in a VERY Christian household), Christians and many other religious groups desire to be martyrs. They proclaim that they are being persecuted at every opportunity. The evidence suggests otherwise. Christianity is very accepted in our society.

In the meantime, don't worry about people stamping Jesus out of society. This shouldn't change how you feel, which in the end is what matters.

Ask yourself why it is only Christians that get attacked and not the other religions?!!!!

Do you not recognize that Christians are provoking retaliation and repudiation for their terrible attitudes?!!

Perhaps if Christians stopped their intolerant, egotistical, hate filled and bigoted postings things might change!!

Perhaps if Christians stopped eschewing education, science, evolution works of fiction and much, much more things might change!!

Perhaps if Christians stopped being the only religion opposing human rights and persecuting gays, pro choice and so much more things might change!!

Perhaps if Christians stopped demanding freedom of religion whilst they deny it to all non Christians and persecute them things might change!! !!!

If Christians rediscovered the god of love and forgiveness and put aside all those terrible human emotions things would definitely change!!!!

Why are Christians so afraid of people who simply do not believe in any god?!!!! Surely it can only be because they are so afraid that atheist are right and they are wrong or it would not bother them!!!!!!

As soon as Christians rediscover the loving god and start acting like it the problem will cease!!!!

AS for why they are such a threat to society!!

Government statistics show that christians are vastly over represented in prisons for sexual, violent and fraudulent crime!!

The Catholic church is paying millions in compensation for the sex/pedophile crimes of their priests alone!!

Christians are vastly over represented in the divorce courts!!

Christians invented the concept of sin and then the idea that you could sin, ask forgiveness, get pardoned and start with a clean sheet!!

So no surprise that they are so expert at it is it?!!!

Ok, I admit, I only skimmed much of your posting and also need to ask which country you mean when you say "in this country"? Certainly, where I live (not the US) there seems to be a move away from organized religion generally, but not one toward 'Christian-bashing' in particular (also, there are still many people practising religions of all denominations here).

That said, I don't think people are 'anti-Christian' generally, but are more opposed to particular 'my-way-or-the-highway-and-I'll-ram-my-beliefs-down-everyone's-throats' brands of Christianity. In supposedly democratic countries, this type of "religious" practice (though it is really political, not religious) is especially irksome, no matter which religion is doing the 'ramming down your throats' part, as it tends take the power away from the people (where, in a democracy it belongs), and transfer to a small group of men who are manipulating the system, and their followers to their own advantages - ones that have nothing to do with God or faith (and it's usually men - women tend to be suppressed in this type of 'Christianity').

For a really scary, but also hopeful read try "Resurrecting Eve" by Roberta Mary Pughe and Paula Anema Sohl. It addresses the tactics that the above 'throat-ramming' groups use to manipulate the system, and how, by extension women's rights and personhood are diminished.

Best wishes.

It's pretty much the same reason it is more acceptable to be racist against white people, but you have to be more sensitive to black people....

Christians have not treated non-Christians very well in the past. Now there is a larger population of non-Christians who have had to fight for rights and acceptance.

Also, Christians continued to push... they fought it. They still fight for laws to reflect their beliefs rather than the majority's. If anyone is going to push their faith in someone's faith for so long, those others are eventually going to push back. You don't often hear of Buddhists or Shamans going door to door to try and push their faith on people, or lobbying to get their prayers said in public arenas.

It's not what Christians believe in that make people feel angry or threatened... it's that Christians try so hard to impose their beliefs on others and on our secular laws.

I'd be concerned about any group that did that.

Basically, if Christians were a quiet people of faith that kept to themselves, no one would ever bother them. Christian evanalism started the pendulum swingin in one direction, and now it's coming back from the other direction.

And I've read the Bible... at least twice through and several books much more than twice; 2 years of Bible study under a Pentacostal teacher. You should read the actual Jewish version and interpretation of the Torah, then you would see why Jesus couldn't possibly qualify as the messiah. You should also read the mythology of the time to see how closely Christian beliefs and Bible stories reflect the popular stories of the time. And maybe a science book or two.