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Have you ever hated someone because of their religion?
Like, I've seen a lot of people who hate muslims, christians, jews, etc. JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGION.
I mean, sure, in Islam and Christian it does say that any non-Muslim/non-christian will burn in hell for being so.
But surely every religion is based on foundations of love?
I'm a muslim, and I've never, nor will ever, judge someone by their religion. I mean, people have free will, right?
25 Answers
- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
No, but I don't like people who do terrible things to other people and still claim to be virtuous in the eyes of their god/gods.
- Anonymous8 years ago
I personally do not hate anyone based on their religion but sadly yes, I have many many people judging others based on their beliefs.
Yes, people have free will and no one can stop people who judge based off of religion and its not an issue that will go away anytime soon. Its sad, but the best thing to do is to not get angry or worked up about it. Treat everyone equally and hopefully others will follow your example.
- James KLv 78 years ago
No. I have never hated people for what they believe, even if it is unsupported. I might not like the belief however.
On the other hand, I have had my home picketed and my wife and baby son's lives threatened by Christians for running a private free thinkers' BBS back in the Eighties, been called evil in the streets, told my child cannot play with the children of others, and cut off by extended family for my lack of belief.
Source(s): People deserve respect, unless shown unworthy. Ideas do not deserve respect, unless shown true. - 8 years ago
Hate them solely because of their religion? No. There's only one person on this planet that I think I really, really dislike, and it's not because of their religion. I have been told by Christians and Muslims I'm going to hell, I'm going to be tortured for all eternity, but I don't hate them for that. I actually feel kind of sorry for them because they live with such a horrid imagery in their minds day after day.
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- ?Lv 78 years ago
I avoid people based on their religion. As I do not personally know any Muslims, I would not avoid them for no pattern has been established. I live in the USA's Bible Belt and I avoid Christians like the plague. They are cruel, self-righteous bigoted homophobic idiots
- 8 years ago
yeah but i judge people based on their level of stupidity ie idol worshippers ha ha ha lol
i judge christians in a similar way for their belief in trinity and or Jesus is the son of G-d and or just G-d,
but with christians although they are extremely mockable i wont lie in saying they are completely mockable for the reason satan has tricked them in such a way it's almost as if someone was drowning in quicksand with no hope unless someone came by to help, because satan has a permanent image of a lie imprinted in every christians brain a lie of extreme suffering on the cross which christians are so compassionate towards it's almost impossible to leave! that and the fact that christianity also says get baptised do what you want and go to heaven or that Jesus payed for their sin's in full on the cross and left spare change, proof? dirty christian tramps out night clubbing wearing next to nothing with a christian cross around their neck's fornicating till death do them part, men as well.
- dman63Lv 78 years ago
No. I hate the things some people do in the name of their religion, and I hate the idea that people will use religion to justify it. My wife has an uncle who is religious and who is a major hypocrite. I called him on it once and he avoided me for three years. Since then he keeps it to himself (around me, anyway).
- Walaka FLv 58 years ago
No not for their religion, just for their actions. Atheists don't go for the hate game much. It tends to be those who have a dogma to follow who go in for hate.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
Well, I certainly hold Scientologists in contempt but I cant think of any one I hate because of their religion.
- BobLv 68 years ago
I'm a catholic whose parents were born in the Middle East and we have many Muslim friends. In fact my dad and moms best friends are Muslim .
The Catholic Church teaches inclusivism which means that not only Christians can be saved . The ancient and original Christians were. Softly inclusivistic in their beliefs if you read the writings of the early Church fathers. Exclusivism is a modern teaching.
http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/what-no-...
The Church recognizes that God does not condemn those who are innocently ignorant of the truth about his offer of salvation. Regarding the doctrine in question, the Catechism of the Catholic Church (quoting Vatican II document Lumen Gentium, 16) states:
This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church: Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience—those too may achieve eternal salvation. (CCC 847)
Vatican II document Gaudium Et Spesteaches similarly on the possibility of salvation:
All this holds true not only for Christians, but for all men of good will in whose hearts grace works in an unseen way. For, since Christ died for all men, and since the ultimate vocation of man is in fact one, and divine, we ought to believe that the Holy Spirit in a manner known only to God offers to every man the possibility of being associated with this paschal mystery. (22)
This teaching is consistent with Jesus’ own teaching about those who innocently reject him: "If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin" (Jn 15:22).
But once a person comes to know the truth, he must embrace it or he will be culpable of rejecting it. We see this in Jesus’ words to the Pharisees: "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains" (Jn 9:41). Paul taught likewise concerning the Gentiles: