Why do christianity get so much hate? It is really frustrating. I am not a christian but I think about christians that get hate just because of the religion they are following. It is so sad
The reasons vary, and being the world's most popular religion only brings more attention to Christianity, of course, both approving and disapproving.
Some of the reasons I have seen for some people's hatred of Christianity, in no particular order:
1) Being brought up in a repressive, abusive, or overly controlling Christian extremist household and hating the religion as a result.
2) Reading about the child abuse in the Catholic Church, the theocratic politics and political influence of some churches, the proselytizing of beliefs that either actually lead to harm of others (e.g., by leading to encroachment on their personal rights) or are perceived to do so, etc., and associating such things with the entire religion.
3) Being of a different religion and regarding Christian theology or doctrine as "idolatrous," "blasphemous," "co-opted," etc.
4) Associating Christianity with imperialism, forced conversions, religious oppression, etc.
5) Viewing Christianity as some sort of impediment to progress or utopian society due to any combination of the above perceptions, or due to certain anti-religious and anti-hierarchical ideologies such as Marxism-Leninism.
Personally, I don't hate Christianity or any other highly diverse religion or ideology, because it's impossible to talk about the entirety of it as if it were uniform or monolithic. Christianity has many peaceful varieties that don't conflict with secular rule of law, individual rights, and religious pluralism. It also has many varieties that are theocratic and less peaceful.
This variety is the case for pretty much every major religion and ideology in the world: just as I know that this diversity exists among Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, communists, socialists, capitalists, and every other large religious or ideological group, I know that it also exists among Christians. I see no reason to generalize using the negative beliefs or actions of a subset in a group even though the same group also includes many people who exhibit peaceful and compassionate beliefs and actions.
One could point out that Christianity has given the world the Crusades, the Inquisitions, and certain theocratic influences, but that, again, would apply only to a subset of the possible interpretations of the religion. Conversely, Christianity, by way of its institutions and derivative philosophies, has contributed immensely to the development of science, secularism, art, and charity, among other things, in many parts of the world.
So, why do people hate Christianity? My first thought would be, "Which Christianity?"
That should not happen to anyone no matter religion
