Why is Christianity always attacked?

[Classik]

Ask a muslim and he tells you: Christianity attacks Islam. However both Islam and all other religions, forces of darkness (including the devil and his family) attack Christianity and Christians). What has Christianity done wrong?:dunno

 

[Mountainshield]

Christianity has never done wrong. People point to the Crusades but those were around 800 years ago. And the Crusades as well as the thirty years wars and others can be easily explained using modern political science and history approaches and models (i.e power maximization theory, liberal, neoliberal etc). The crimes done by people like Anders Breivik the norwegian mass murderer so famously described as a "christian terrorist" by the left are if you study the cases and the individuals own statements done for political purposes. For example using the case of Anders Breivik as a modern example he stated in his own postings in the forum and his letter that he had no relationship with God/Jesus, never read the bible or was a christian. But he wanted to use christianity as a vehicle to create a cultural revival to compete with socialism/islam and a new war between libertarians, nationalists, racists and christians against muslims, socialists, communists, immigrants.

The groups/institutions/religions/nations that attack christianity does so for political secular purposes, but has always clouded their intentions in order to gain support/power with religion.

 

[Classik]

Thanks a lot for your quick reply. Interesting

 

[Free]

Terrible things were done in the name of Christ and it matters not whether such persons were real Christians or not as the world sees no difference. We must acknowledge that Christianity has much darkness in it's past and even occasionally in the present.

As for being hated in general, it should come as no surprise:

Luk 21:12 But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.
Luk 21:13 This will be your opportunity to bear witness.
Luk 21:14 Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer,
Luk 21:15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
Luk 21:16 You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.
Luk 21:17 You will be hated by all for my name's sake. (ESV)

Joh 15:20 Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
Joh 15:21 But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. (ESV)

 

[Mountainshield]

Terrible things were done in the name of Christ and it matters not whether such persons were real Christians or not as the world sees no difference. We must acknowledge that Christianity has much darkness in it's past and even occasionally in the present.
(ESV)

We need only acknowledge the Truth. And we don't need to lie in order to create an illusion of moral relativism as a shield in order to not be attacked for the crimes of supposed christians individuals or causes. I agree however that it doesn't change the general consensus, but the truth still matters. Your quotes from the bible point to this too.

 

[Milk-Drops]

All religions and world views claim to hold the truth or some hold the position that we might not know the truth. So it should be no surprise that Christians would be told they are wrong by other religions, just as Christianity tells other religions that they are wrong.

 

[Davies]

Hi Classik,

Has anyone ever suggested to you that you should be an interviewer. I'm imagining Larry King's voice saying, 'Do you call them sinner?,' with his rusty voice and pointed questions. If you remember that question to Joel Osteen, you'll remember that Joel responded, 'I never thought about it, but I probably don't.' Incredible. You set your questions up on a tee like Larry King.

The reason Christianity is attacked is because not only are other religions contrary to Christianity, but because the nature of man is contrary to it. We don't love God or have the Spirit to even know God before conversion. It is our innate nature to hate God that gives us the reason why Christianity is attacked. We have the world as our example.

- Davies

 

[Aardverk]

All religions and world views claim to hold the truth or some hold the position that we might not know the truth. So it should be no surprise that Christians would be told they are wrong by other religions, just as Christianity tells other religions that they are wrong.

This is very perceptive. If people want to tell others how to behave, they should obviously expect some sort of response.

It is generally not the religion under 'attack', it is individuals and groups of people who all feel they have some grievance. Although I hear a lot of Christians complaining about being 'attacked', I have very rarely seen it happen. As with beauty, evil is in the eye of the beholder.

A few years ago, I was travelling down the river Seine with a mild mannered, strong Christian friend. As we passed under a bridge in Paris he spotted some anti Christian graffiti. The mild mannered man, suddenly got extraordinarily angry and shouted out that Christians should be given some protection against this prejudice and these insults.

His friendly easy going nature never recovered. He turned over-night into a zealot, intolerant of any different beliefs - I have not seen him since that holiday and I have no wish to. I knew him and his family as dear friends for 50 years and never saw that side of him. He changed because of one graffito. That can not be a healthy reaction and I fear that much of the reported 'attacks' on Christianity fall into that irrational category.

Whilst I sympathize with his upset, his anger was totally out of character and inappropriate. We all deserve the same level of respect, not just one religion. I really don't think that Christians are 'attacked' any more than people of other religions or indeed atheists. I suspect that, if we were Muslims, we would be more likely to be justified in feeling under attack. Look at how vilified they are in this forum sometimes.

 

[Mountainshield]

The reason Christianity is attacked is because not only are other religions contrary to Christianity, but because the nature of man is contrary to it. We don't love God or have the Spirit to even know God before conversion. It is our innate nature to hate God that gives us the reason why Christianity is attacked. We have the world as our example.
- Davies

very nice formulated, I concur

 

[Davies]

Although I hear a lot of Christians complaining about being 'attacked', I have very rarely seen it happen. As with beauty, evil is in the eye of the beholder.

Merry Christmas Aardverk,

I think you should have qualified, 'I have very rarely seen it happen. As with beauty, evil is in the eye of the beholder," with where you live or have been. You can read daily the persecution of Christians all around the world, the severest forms in the Muslim world and Africa, many eastern countries. Evil is best put in light of not the beholder, but the God of the Bible.

- Davies

 

[Classik]

Hi Classik,Has anyone ever suggested to you that you should be an interviewer. I'm imagining Larry King's voice saying, 'Do you call them sinner?,' with his rusty voice and pointed questions. If you remember that question to Joel Osteen, you'll remember that Joel responded, 'I never thought about it, but I probably don't.' Incredible. You set your questions up on a tee like Larry King. The reason Christianity is attacked is because not only are other religions contrary to Christianity, but because the nature of man is contrary to it. We don't love God or have the Spirit to even know God before conversion. It is our innate nature to hate God that gives us the reason why Christianity is attacked. We have the world as our example.- Davies

Thanks for your responce. Your first few sentences really made me lol.

 

[Vanguard]

It's not just Christianity, it is every religion. As a matter of fact it is everything in life. When someone does not like, agree with or understand something, they try to change, destroy or control it. Purely an instinctual response.

 

[Aardverk]

Merry Christmas Aardverk,

I think you should have qualified, 'I have very rarely seen it happen. As with beauty, evil is in the eye of the beholder," with where you live or have been. You can read daily the persecution of Christians all around the world, the severest forms in the Muslim world and Africa, many eastern countries. Evil is best put in light of not the beholder, but the God of the Bible.

- Davies

I have traveled the world the but spent most time in the USA and Europe (almost every country).

'Persecution' is an emotive, over-used and vague word that you do see used fairly often but it means just the same as 'attacked'.

Of course you can find people who don't like Christians, same as you can find people who don't like Muslims, Hindus etc but the question asked in the OP is 'Why is Christianity always attacked'? I question the premise that they are - any more than any other vocal group.

 

[watchman333]

Because we tell people the truth, that there is only ONE way to our Father, and that way is through our Lord Jesus Christ. People of other religions, even athiests, do not want to hear that, but what did our Lord say?

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. Matthew 5.11

 

[Davies]

I have traveled the world the but spent most time in the USA and Europe (almost every country).

I question the premise that they are - any more than any other vocal group.

Hi Aardverk,

It doesn't matter if you question it or not. It's important that we acknowledge and pray for those who are persecuted, even if they don't have faith in the One true God. It's important to not only pray for the one is being persecuted, but the one who is persecuting. The only religion that teaches a person to love his enemies, Christianity, shows the disparity that all other religions fall short, but even the professed believers of Christianity fall short to live up to the impossible standard. If anything, what you say shows the depravity of man.

- Davies

 

[bhayes]

I am friends with many Muslims and no they dont think Christianity attacks Islam at all. Thats quite a general statement you said there lol. And its a bit of a rhetorical question because we both know that Christianity has not done anything wrong but we know that the faith will be attacked as Jesus said.

 

[Agape]

Has anyone ever suggested to you that you should be an interviewer. I'm imagining Larry King's voice saying, 'Do you call them sinner?,' with his rusty voice and pointed questions. If you remember that question to Joel Osteen, you'll remember that Joel responded, 'I never thought about it, but I probably don't.' Incredible. You set your questions up on a tee like Larry King.

Larry King

Maybe Classik is Larry King :o

 

[Classik]

Larry KingMaybe Classik is Larry King :o

Larry?

 

[Carolyn]

WHen I was a child I was beaten by a neighbor child because I refused to steal for her. When l was older I was threatened, and ridiculed for attending church. I was even beaten to prevent me from attending church. I call this persecution. I have often heard from the pulpit the we don't know what persecution is in this country. It only shows how ignorant people are as to what really goes on. OR perhaps this is not con-sidered to be persecution because it is not occuring in another country. True, I completely lack tact. Humm. But I don't think that is the reason
I have endured such hardship. Yet God used it all to bring salvation to other people who were watching.

 

[Aardverk]

Hi Aardverk,

It doesn't matter if you question it or not. It's important that we acknowledge and pray for those who are persecuted, even if they don't have faith in the One true God. It's important to not only pray for the one is being persecuted, but the one who is persecuting. The only religion that teaches a person to love his enemies, Christianity, shows the disparity that all other religions fall short, but even the professed believers of Christianity fall short to live up to the impossible standard. If anything, what you say shows the depravity of man.

- Davies

I do agree Davies.

The other unique(?) lessons of Christianity are the meek inheriting the world and rich men having great trouble getting to heaven.

Without those lessons, from Jesus, Christianity would be nothing.