"The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us..." should we be grateful?

[abaris]

I was asking Whateverist specifically what some people in his family do that is hateful.

Edit to add: btw, you couldn't be more wrong about me. I am not "that person" who tells nasty secrets and then pisses off everyone. That's not me at all.

To clarify, and you don't have to ask whateverist, the most vocal christians are usual the most hateful or at least the most bigoted. But that's not a hallmark of christianity, it's the same with muslims and jews. You hear the ones that cry the loudest and in the case of religion, that's usually not a pretty sound.

It starts with condemning people just for who they are and ends with trying to sneak in religious prejudices into legislation. Sometimes it can even lead to violence. In short, religion taken literally is just like any other given ideology. It's out to hurt or even exterminate the ones not towing the line.

That's also your answer why we don't play nice nice here. If someone's riding their high horse in here, trying to spew their religious hatred and bigotry, they should expect some negative reaction. It starts with homophobes and ends with hell threats. The latter is a moot point anyway to us, but there have been certain instances where some christian member voiced the wish for us to get cancer or aids. Do you really expect a polite reaction to that?