I never understoo this notion of religious generalisation. I find it rather disturbing.
I also do not understand how can people hate something they dont believe in. Such notion is irrational - thats like me hating leprachons.
People who have such dramatic dislike to something they claim dont believe in, must identify with it in some way. Whats not part of us does not bother us.
I don't hate Christianity, Islam or Judaism, because i simply do not believe in those ideologies. I do not agree with the voilence and discrimination they all preach in their books.
Why do people bash Christians? Like WD already mentioned - because they can. Freedom of speach, and because it is not politically inccorect or wrong.
If someone comes into a thread and says something like ''christians are such and such'' 10 other people will come in and agree with it. However, if someone says ''Muslims are such and such'' 20 people were come into the thread and bash that person, calling him/her prejudice and saying how they are even worse as Christians.
I am frankly very sick of the hypocrasy and prejudice - if you are gonna have a problem with religion, treat every religion of the same nature and laws the same.
I am a Buddhist, but I would be quite happy living in the biggest Christian country in the world, because it so happens that it has very ritch culture i would love to be part of.
And for those who keep ranting on about how America is the biggest Christian nation in the world, its not.
Brazil is the largest Christian country in the world.
Yes, lets all generalise - im sure all Brazilians are homophobic, prejudice, and are bombing Iraq.
I live with a devoted Christian and a Jew and to be honest any kind of such prejudice i have not encountared from them, or their friends or even their parents.
Why do people bash Christians? Because its socially acceptable to do so.