The only negative thoughts I've had about Christianity is that maybe it started a lot of wars or bred a lot of hate; but thats not exclusive to Christianity, and its mostly likely just human nature. so, nope.

It doesn't bother me that much but what really bugs me is when narrow minded Christians start a fight with me over evolution or science.

Not Christians, but yes I have a problem with some aspects of the belief itself, and the Church.

It disturbs me that somebody could go through a lot of pain and grief because of a perfectly innocent feeling of love towards the same sex and being unable to act on those feelings, or if they felt they were born in the wrong body and would be unable to do anything about it. It disturbs me that those people would be stifling themselves for their whole life, and all for nothing. It disturbs me that they depend on God, a force which doesn't even exist. It bothers me that the Pope has the power to start wars against anybody he wants with his illogical arguments against atheism (apparently it has started many wars over the years. Not that Christianity ever has.)If he said, all atheists are dangerous and should be wiped out, millions of poeple would automatically agree because they have been told a lie from birth which ties them down and does not allow them to make their own decisions.

I simply think they are living a lie... But then again there are people who are living other kinds of lies too so... I respect it...

I'm sorry, I'd like to be a 'good' atheist, one that doesn't disrespect other people's beliefs, but if I'm perfectly honest I have to admit that me and christians are not a good match.

Sure, I like the people themselves, as long as we avoid the subject of religion.

One of my friends all but said I would go to hell. She thinks that I'm a sinner for being bisexual. She is the only one that speaks up in class because she doesn't believe in evolution and she has 'problems' with making a Geography test that includes questions about evolution.
She is a terribly sweet girl, but I would get along with her so much better if she wouldn't say things like these.

The christian faith also took my best friend in the world away from me. I have been debating against religion (all kinds of religion, don't get me wrong) for years, and suddenly the last year she went to church, out of the blue, because it was a special Filipino church and she wanted to get to know her roots.
In a few months she went from a sweet, loyal friend to a self-righteous, nasty bitch that ignored me whenever I spoke to her. Now she doesn't want to talk to me anymore because I recently said in class that I think that a lot of believers are hypocrits (I can't remember me saying that, but it sounds like something I would say in the heat of an argument).

I know that that's probably in the personality of these people, but I already had issues with christianity, and people like these are just the cherry on top.

i've noticed christianity seems purely self-serving. something to pull out and say, "i'm better than you because," at least in the case of all churchgoing christians i know. it seems like it's there to make you feel ok with how you act, so long as you believe in god, and do what the church tells you to.

i went to elementary school in a predominantly white christian town, and i spent the entire seven years being harrassed and told repeatedly i was going to hell for not being christian. it ruined my childhood. the idea of missionaries also bothers me because it endorses the idea of christianity being the one true religion. everyone should be able to believe as they like, unmolested, and the belief that you have the one true religion only fuels wars, like the one america is in now.

i also have a problem with the Holier-than-thou attitude. it's great you've got a religion that works for you, but there are hundreds of mainstream religions, and thousands of denominations, an frankly, most of them leave you alone, you should return the courtesy.

christianity has also wormed its way into politics here in america, and that utterly disgusts me. those pulling religion into politics tend to be christian fundamentalists who don't care that america's government is not a theocracy, and that there is a blatent rule: don't mix church and state. but with this, they seem to feel that they are the exception, and so we see many pulling the religion card. if you don't want to have an abortion, recognize gay marriage, or conduct or endorse stem cell research, that's fine, but pushing your feelings on all of us is what is turning my country into a theocracy.

I don't have anything against Christians, just their beliefs. I'd go on a long rant, but I believe the ranting has been covered.

I'm not sure to be perfectly honest. I am opposed to many of their principles and also to a fair few aspects of the church but I wouldn't call it a "negative feeling", more a difference in opinion.. Maybe that has created a negative feeling.. Either way I'm not going to go into it here, I'll start arguing with myself.
In general I would say no.

Yes and no. I think, like a lot of other people have said, as an atheist I have been perscuted by religious people, so when that happens, I definately have negative feelings towards them! And the other day, a religious group fabricated 7 more deadly sins (I am about to write a forum about it!). So I'm not feeling that great about religion at the moment. But in general, I think it is their belief and they are entitled to it.

There is nothing wrong with Christianity in and of itself. There is nothing wrong with people who practice this religion. A lot of the lessons the Bible teaches are good lessons, such as love your neighbors, honor your father and mother, giving to the poor. Don't get all nit-picky about the details, it's a pretty old book.

What I think a lot of people and atheists see in the media and around them are the loud, awful, idiotic Christians who have nothing better to do with their time then spout nonsense about God and Jesus and their beliefs. Just as only a small fraction of Muslims are radical, it's the same with Christians. Only the loud ones are noticed, and since it's mostly American's we're talking about, they're even louder.

Some of my best friends are very religious people and they couldn't be kinder, more thoughtful, giving people if they tried. I love them, and other Christians to death. They have never said anything about my religious views, and I won't say anything about theirs.

i don't hate christians i just find it odd how they can believe there's this "god" who just appeared one day and decided to make the earth and etc. i also don't know how they can think this "god" MADE us. plus it doesn't say anything about dinosaurs in the bible and we have proof they were around and humans couldn't of lived at the same time as them!! And as well Jesus, the so-called leader of christianity, would of been raised jewish so why would he be the leader?!!!

I agree with Lunaste and TweenaCat. I can perfectly respect a christian, but I can't respect their beliefs. I have lots of christians friends, and we don't avoid the religion subject. One of my friends thinks abortion is wrong in all cases, and we discuss about that ALL THE TIME, but besides that she's a really good friend and person. Although, most of my religious friends just believe that there's a God, and maybe a Heaven, but they are perfectly fine with gays (and their rights), abortion and evolution theory.
But if there's someone that's totally religious and has problems with gay people or something like that, then I don't think it'd be easy for be to be with them...

i think u guys hav said all there is 2 b said. i dont mind christiens...just wut they bleve.

Ok. So as believers we are very selfish. I have learned that and can say it's totally true since I go to a school of a religion I am not. All Christians at least can talk the talk but when it comes to action, we think everyone believes and does the same things we do. Like today at school a boy asked me if 'this' is how you do the cross thing. And I said I don't know, I'm not Catholic Then one other boy said, "so?" and I said "Only Catholics do that." That kind of ruined all the emotions but it's the truth! And that reminded me of the whole aspect.
Just thought I'd let y'all know that we're not all like that. Many of us see that problem and try to make it better. We don't mean to be selfish but the topic of religion can make the most ridiculous wars.
Abortion is wrong though. It's wrong because only because the organism hasn't been born yet, it doesn't mean it's not a living creature. All creatures deserve to live. Therefore, abortion is murderer.

Just know that we don't choose to believe just because "some guy made it up and we believed him." No. That's the truth about global warming but not Christianity. Al Gore made it up to make people do something to save our planet. It worked but it's so not cool. Global warming is a theory.

Oh, and just so no arguments may start [just in case], I am not saying this angrily or disrespectfully at all, but rather calmly.

"Abortion is wrong though. It's wrong because only because the organism hasn't been born yet, it doesn't mean it's not a living creature. All creatures deserve to live. Therefore, abortion is murderer."

I'm not saying it isn't something alive... But do you consider murderer to cut off a flower? Because before 3 months the foetus is not more alive than that flower. If you consider that killing a flower is not okay, then it's perfectly fine and I understand you... You think every kind of killing is wrong, okay. But if you don't care about the flower, then I can't get why you would care about ONLY A LIVING CELL, and with time, a beating heart. But before 3 months, that's ALL IT COULD BE. =) And I'm not saying this desrespectfully either :P

kind of

I agree with TweenaCat, Lunaste, emmahugstrees, tvdabst and Praesse.
I have a Christian friend that said that Gay marriages were okay, and they all said that she was warped.
And concerning abortion, if the parent is going to die and the only way to save her is to abort, she definitely has the right to save her own life.

Honestly i have a big problem with the religion but nothing against the people that believe in it UNLESS they try and push it on others.

Abortion NOT murder to a point in the pregnancy. Because to be murdered you have to have been alive BEFORE you are killed NOT have the potential to be alive. And your only actually alive when you have brain function - so until the foetus has brain function they are NOT alive and therefor cannot be "murdered".

Love all of your comments! and i have something to say about abortion: When a girl get's raped and she get's pregnant from it, maybe the baby will remind her of that awful experience, what about that?(DaDa) You still think abortion is wrong at that point?

I have negative feelings toward ANY religion that forces their narrow-minded views and beliefs upon others - be it Christian or otherwise.
As for abortion: I won't even go there except to say that in the 21st century where there is so much means of contraception available there really should be no need for so many pregnancies being terminated!

Cammie, and what do you thing about a rape-baby?

That's totally different, Praesse.
Rape is an act of violence and if a pregnancy occurs as a result of this act then I do not believe that any woman should be expected to have the baby. It would be cruelly unfair for both mother and child as it would only serve as a reminder of the trauma and violence that caused the child's conception.
However, as a mother myself, I will add that I am absolutely disgusted at your casual comparison of a baby (although unborn!) to a mere flower. I have ultra-sound pictures of my daughter (who's now 19) when I was only 6 weeks pregnant and I can tell you there's a hell of a friggin difference between the two.
You're only very young though, maybe one day when you're a mum yourself you might not see some things with such disregard and disrespect.

Praesse, I see where you're coming from. I guess my answer is: A flower may be a living organism or so, but it does not have a soul. Sure, killing plants isn't really a great thing to do, but they're completely different from animals. And abortion has nothing to do with your faith.

ricko, my comment didn't have every detail. I believe abortion is alright in some cases. In the case you noted, no. Many women have been raped and had the child and raised it and made it become a blessing. They were devastated and may have wanted to take that road, but as humans we learn to be strong and leave the past behind. It's alright when she will have health issues or death if she has birth.

Something I have come to be able to realize more often: Religion is awful. But faith is a whole other story. I know I should really use that word here, but it's the only word I can think of.

I don't have any real problem with Christianity that I don't have with other religions. It's no better or worse than any other dogmatic system.

I don't have ONLY negative feelings towards it. But I do have some negative feelings about it.

A lot of christians don't act christian and think they're justified to do so because that's what their god would want.

None whatsoever. I think to have faith is a great thing.
As for the abortion topic, I think it's sometimes easy for people to say they would or wouldn't. But at the end of the day you never know how you're going to react until your in that situation. I certainly dont. Plus like other people have said there are many different scenarios like rape.

sometimes. I get angry at times when I hear some things from that side and their arguments. but its mostly just really sad. I dont mind it as long as noone tries to show me the light

Sort of, but I think my parents did that to me though!
:S

not just christianity but almost all religions. and whilst buddism is perceived by many as the most peaceful religion, i'm sure there are buddists- not all of them though, who are homophobes and child abusers. i don't hate christians or people of any religious group-rather i just don't buy into religion. if anything, religion has probably caused more war, destruction, death and violence in this world in the last 10 years or so especially than anything else.

like most people here, i am more against the principles of christianity and for it denouncing abortion, same sex marriages and the like. if people are religious then so be it, but they also shouldn't condemn and knock atheists for opting against religion.

i accept there beliefs but it still pisses me off!!!!! >:-( lol

Only slightly in that I don't think they're right about God, the afterlife, and all that. But that doesn't mean I think they should stop believing what they please. And, as for Christian people, well some are good and some are bad. I don't want to say anything about the group as a whole, because you just can't judge a group of people like that.

'You're only very young though, maybe one day when you're a mum yourself you might not see some things with such disregard and disrespect.'

I'm quite young (nearly twenty) but because of circumstances (I take heavy medication that would have to be very controlled in case of pregnancy) I would have an abortion if I became pregnant.
It would be the choice between me and my child in that case.

But because of this I am also very carefull: I take birth control even though I am not the one-night-stand-type and I do not have a relationship, simply because I don't know what will happen, and I want to be as prepared as possible for whatever happens.

My point? Sometimes this has nothing to do with age, but more with your personality, experiences and circumstances

'I have nothing against god, it's his followers I don't like.'

Don't know where I found that quote but it's kind of how I feel.. I don't have anything against Christianity in it self but the people who are Christians and do stupid things and then justify it because of their religion. Just because the bible says so doesn't mean it's what is right.

And I feel the same way about other religions too, not just Christianity.

i dont like how ppl say how god is perfect, and we r not worthy. i think every1 should be a god or goddess

I'm not perfect.

i have no problem with it. people should believe in whatever they want with out being judged. its just kinda annoying when they say things like "im just waiting for god to tell me what to do" i have friends who do that and im just like greatt, tell me when he says something so i can take you to the psych ward... i think people should keep their beliefs to themselves and stop acting like theres something wrong with you if you dont believe in a god.

its hard to be an ex-christian, and thats why i have so much bitterness towards it

Yeah I do... I really don't like much of any religion , to me it is a bunch of stories. (No offense to anyone.)

Also painful things like religion geniside wouldn't happen with there beening religion.
But it is fun to have something too debate about with people who do believe in God.
BUT i can't stand people who say I am going too burn in hell for my sexual preference and my beliefs , they kind of reck my respect for all religions. >:L Srry

Twilight_Dream drivin me insane.

And I have good reason to. I have had many experiences with different churches and Christians, and I find many (not all) to be judgemental and hypocritical.

i became atheist because i didn't want to live the rules of a game we base on faith. and i really don't like baptisms. all they do is make babies cry.

I honestly '' hate '' VERY few things in life. I Disliek alot of things, But '' Hate '' is a strong word.

But Religion and Christianity expecially, I can truly say i Hate.

It is the main cause of war, millions have died for something I deem to be unimportant and fantasy... of course I harbour some grudge.

CHRISTIANITY DOESN'T CAUSE WAR MY GOD! I'm Christian and I have gay freinds, Jewish freinds, and the accasional Aitheist, but we get along just fine! We've found something worth living for and proud of it! Can I just ask why you think that such a beautiful religion causes war?!

Hitler was Christian, he persecuted Jews because they follow Christianity. He caused a war. A bloody big one too!

It's not so much the Christian religion that I object to, but religion in general. I've had terrible experiences with Christians though, completely caused by my beliefs, or lack thereof.

I think religion is hideously ugly, but that's just me :)

jennabug, might I ask why you're on the Atheism spot simply to attack what we beleif (or once again, what we don't)?

christianity as religion has really violent, just read the first 5 books od old testament and in new testament jesus was saying things as: "bring and slay in front of me those who don't believe in me and who don't serve god", "kill all the pagans" etc. also in both testaments are a lot anti-greek messages that are really offeding to me, as i'm greek...

look, i repect there stand on this subject but ill stop not liking them when they stop puting us down.

@jennabug121: not only hitler but does the word "crusades" sound familiar to you? or middle ages and witch hunting (1million> people were killed as withces/wizards)? if you study history not as a fanatic but as a person who just reading the facts you will realize that christianity cause the biggest wars in history since 300 AD. not to mention how romans kill a lot of pagans to make christianity the official religion until 1056AD when the church spiled in orthodox and catholic and started calling each other heretics...

I respI try to respect other people's opinions and everything, but I disagree with Christianity a lot, and i've seen some pretty negative things in the bible. I've just also had some bad past experiences with it. I just dislike how so many people seem brainwashed by it.

And Judaism and Islam.

I have nothing against Judaism, but Islam's sort of a touchy subject

The ancient Jews came up with their god as an excuse for oppression and genocide. Christianity was adapted from that, and it didn't get rid of a lot of problematic things. Likewise with Islam from Christianity. It's a bit tricky to oppose Islam publicly because people will assume you're a prejudiced Christian, but I oppose each of the Abrahamic religions. I also don't see Muslims as fundamentally different from Christians.

I try not to and I have many friends who are Christians and very nice people. But I've also encountered many Christians who are so close-minded and judgmental that it's hard not to feel negative towards Christianity. Not all Christians are the same. I know this and I always keep it in mind. I don't want to be as judgmental towards them as they can be towards others. But I do have a kneejerk negative reaction towards Christianity.

But it's not just Christianity. Organized religion in general inspires negative feelings in me. I think religion is responsible for a lot of wars and atrocities throughout history. A lot of times it perpetuates hatred of minorities and is used as an excuse to facilitate greedy agendas.

Let me put it this way. Religion isn't necessarily bad. But what people use it for can be. And since I see a lot of this misuse of religion, I can't help but feel negative towards most religions. But I'm always willing to give individuals the benefit of the doubt and I don't judge people on their denomination but rather their personal behaviour.

well, not the modern ones. But the ancient ones, yes! They killed millions!

yes i do have negative attitudes towards Xtians because i lived in the Bible Belt my whole life and all i saw was lies, hypocrisy, kids that were assaulted or being broken down by verbal abuse and hatred towards sex

Okay...?

Wanna trot down to the "Ask a Christian" forum and share your beliefs with thetacoman? His Christianity seems to differ from yours :P

it gives me people to hate and something to entertain myself with

oh wait that's catholic

No, I would respect their decision. Unless they try to make me a Christian.

I have negative thoughts towards most religions. Christianity isn't an exception. It's cruel, violent, judgmental, and ridiculous.

Mostly just extremists, but I do feel positive about them too, like say for instance there is a zombie apocalypse, a christian is much more likely to be nice and save me vs. say an atheist, who won't care about looking good in god's eyes.

practically ALL of them SHOVE their beliefs down your throat! I hate it! And I hate THEM!

I've found it plainly annoying and stupid.

i have negative feelings for "religion" in general.

just because of all the hate i get from them, but i know not all of them are bad.

Everyone has a belief and you have to respect it no matter what.

Even though I picked yes on this thing it's only certain things about that have negative feelings for.

How much atrocity has been committed in the name of God/Jesus or whoever? The Israelites of the Old testament committed genocide on numerous occasions because God told them too.

"God save us from your followers!"

If God does exist, then God help us!

No. 'Coz I'm a Christian myself!

Certainly! Especially when religions people in general say Evolution is false I want to kill myself!

No. I have negative feelings towards those who use their views to hate, dictate and control people.