Why are Christians so full of hate?

[Alan V]

Because some people do become Xtian for the whole turning the other cheek, loving thy neighbour approach. But they don't join the evangelical churches of American Wahhabism that we see on this forum. My best friend for example is now a Quaker and she has lots of empathy and is the very opposite of a bigot. I knew her before she joined. I have a lot of respect for Quakers. I always have. They really do practice what they preach and they really are pacifists. For example, during the first world war when men were enlisted they resisted despite great personal cost. Or they would help foreigners who were being interned and a popular focus of hate.

In the six years between when I abandoned Sufi studies (2000) and when my God-concept fell apart and I became an atheist (2006), I mostly avoided even thinking about religious or mystical ideas. I was semi-depressed and struggling during the first several years. I read murder mysteries and watched a lot of golf on TV to divert my attention and calm myself down.

However, around 2004 I returned to my Thoreauvian roots to reassess and reinterpret them, since they had misled me into my study of mysticism. At the same time, I briefly considered Quakers as an alternative belief system and bought a few books on the subject. I similarly found the Friends attractive for a handful of reasons, including the fact that they are still quite active in the Philadelphia area. But I had dropped Christianity when I was still a teen, and no longer felt at home with even its basic assumptions.

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I found it.

Where ? I think it might be wise for me to use it on this occasion too.

Just click on the username of whoever you want to ignore, and the ignore button is at the bottom of the profile.