I think a large part of it is that their religion teaches them to have zero empathy. Just look at some of the biblical stories. You aren't supposed to sit out and feel bad for the people God drowned -- without even knowing what they've done. You're not supposed to feel bad that people were slaves or that they took the women and children. We aren't even supposed to feel sorry for the 70,000 people killed because King David took a census.
Christians have long lacked empathy. It's why they can turn their backs on people who are suffering and instead focus on people's sins. This is also in large part because there's no real profit in charitable works. Taking care of the sick and needy genuinely doesn't earn you the big bucks. Telling people how to live and what they're doing wrong? Selling them an after life without them having to actually do any physical work? That's where the big money is.
Of course, Christians will say they don't *HATE* people. That's because their definition of hate is very different. At least for other people. Example:
Person A: Say no to same sex marriage!
Christian View: This is NOT hate! It's just part of our beliefs.
Normal view: This IS hate because it's denying someone else's rights based on an individual's beliefs when someone else might not have those beliefs.
Person B: Ban Christianity!
Christian View: This IS hate.
If Christians were consistent their view would be: This is NOT hate. It's just part of someone else's beliefs.
Normal view: This is ALSO hate for the same reasons as the other example.
Basically they want rules based on THEIR god, but other people shouldn't have them based on theirs. Especially when it interferes with them. Again, this is because they lack both empathy and self awareness. They may not want to kill gay people, but they certainly want to deny them rights because they do hate them. It's just a different level of hate. One they can't quite understand because again... they lack empathy.
Christians have long lacked empathy. It's why they can turn their backs on people who are suffering and instead focus on people's sins. This is also in large part because there's no real profit in charitable works. Taking care of the sick and needy genuinely doesn't earn you the big bucks. Telling people how to live and what they're doing wrong? Selling them an after life without them having to actually do any physical work? That's where the big money is.
Of course, Christians will say they don't *HATE* people. That's because their definition of hate is very different. At least for other people. Example:
Person A: Say no to same sex marriage!
Christian View: This is NOT hate! It's just part of our beliefs.
Normal view: This IS hate because it's denying someone else's rights based on an individual's beliefs when someone else might not have those beliefs.
Person B: Ban Christianity!
Christian View: This IS hate.
If Christians were consistent their view would be: This is NOT hate. It's just part of someone else's beliefs.
Normal view: This is ALSO hate for the same reasons as the other example.
Basically they want rules based on THEIR god, but other people shouldn't have them based on theirs. Especially when it interferes with them. Again, this is because they lack both empathy and self awareness. They may not want to kill gay people, but they certainly want to deny them rights because they do hate them. It's just a different level of hate. One they can't quite understand because again... they lack empathy.
The whole tone of Church teaching in regard to woman is, to the last degree, contemptuous and degrading. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
