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Why is there a bandwagon of religious hate?

It seems to me that people have no tolerance of alternative beliefs, views, opinions and perspectives anymore.

Why do people care if you're religious or not? Religion doesn't do any harm, it has taught good morals and provides peolple with a way to cope with the pains of life. The bad things people say religion has caused have only been caused by a *radical* interpretation of religion eg: Taliban and KKK. The average religious old lady living down the road who doesn't do any harm isn't a prevelant problem. I live in London and there is a mix of people from different ethnic groups, religions and social classes and no one imposes their beliefs onto anyone. The only people that do, are the Athesists. Do you seriously think that by calling religious people uneducated and stupid that it will change their mindset? Why do you care about the other persons mindset if you are so sure that your mindset is correct; why do you value what they think more than what you think?

People ignore the positives of religion. It had a huge influence on Renaissance art, something many people ignore.

I'm not religious myself, but I (unlike most people) have tollerance.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Religious hatred comes from lack of education. These are people that hate everything, It's their life. They have very poor upbringing and pass it on to their kiddies.. !! They thrive on LIES, Not even checking them out !! So Sad Too Bad !!

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    >>Religion doesn't do any harm...<<

    You need to read a newspaper or at least watch the news on television. You are completely clueless.

  • 4 years ago

    'Religion doesn't do any harm' - Really? I take it you do not remember the years of conflict in Northern Ireland.

    'It has taught good morals' - You have to be kidding. Christianity preaches hate to just about everyone. It is immoral BS.

  • 4 years ago

    What you say is true and we all would do well to listen but, theres always a but isnt there, Islam and Christianity (Just to use the 2 examples you mentioned) both mix in negative teachings with positive.

    These negative teachings that these religions allow to co-exist with good teachings allow sub-cultures like the KKK and the Taliban to exist among decent people and commit heinous crimes in the name of Islam and Christianity. Logical and loving people would get rid of this negativity that does so much damage but these and many other religions do nothing to free themselves from this curse. I find religion positive and uplifting but hope this explains why some people find religion unsettling and illogical.

  • grnlow
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    2 Timothy 3:5 answers that question, in talking about emotional signs of the majority if the public during the last days of Satan's wicked system.

    "People will have A FORM of godly devotion, but prove false to its power, and from these turn away."

    None of the forms of godly devotion -- the 60,000 religions claiming to be Christian but are all fakes nor all the non-Christian ones gave any power to relieve the pain and suffering caused by Satan.

    That makes up a sizable portion of earth. Most of it actually.

    ONLY pure, whole souled worship of the Creator that Jesus worshiped will save anyone. If he finds you unapproved, kiss everything goodbye!

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    What makes you think I do? I have been happily married to a Christian woman for twenty years.

    You are a hypocrite at best for acting the exact same way.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Satan is a simple answer. To a skeptic I would say, "bad people."

    Who but a nemesis of God would discourage you from becoming one of us by hating you?

    Religion, without contradiction, inspires both deprave acts of cruelty and heroic acts of generosity. It is not harmless or without impact on society.

  • 4 years ago

    Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    'Religion doesn't do any harm...' - Really? Tell that to all the people who've been persecuted by religious people over the centuries.

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