Why are so many Christians close-minded hate mongers?
Good question. Everything Jesus did, said, and stands for would go against this. I think this goes back to the person and not the faith. There are, and always will be, close-minded, mean people. (One of the ways they manifest themselves is using the phrase or concept “God hates _____,” such as, “God hates sin.” The words “God” and “hate” do not really belong in the same sentence.) Just because they happen to be Christian, and tie a lot of how they live their own mean little lives into what they preach and perceive, does not devalue the faith, God, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit. In other words, jerks are everywhere. Just because they are Christian doesn’t save them from being jerks. For example, if someone who works in a bookstore is a jerk, do you assume that every book in the store is bad because of it? Of course not. So, if you encounter a mean person who claims to be a Christian, avoid the person, but don’t elect that person as a representative of the whole faith. This is actually a sym
