Why do people hate Christians and Jews, but are OK with Muslims and Athiests?

[Banana fanna fo fanna]

Post your opinions here.

[Adron]

Not sure why people wouldn't also hate muslims. Any group of people making claims (such as ownership of land) based on what some "higher power" is "telling them"?

[hismajesty]

Your claim is bogus! Only Democrats like Muslims.

[DOOM]

Because respecting Muslims is considered to be a part of "cultural diversity," which is good because it lets us all ease our guilty consciences.  Christians are plentiful and do all sorts of mean things to people, like support charities and food drives.

[Arta]

Why should anyone hate any of them?

[MyndFyre]

Why should anyone hate any of them?

Indeed a good point; in fact, one that I believe storm was probably trying to make. 

[Hazard]

Because in general Christians and Jews are a uniting force who do not set up a designated hierarchy, when Muslims preach men's superiority to women, Islamic persons superiority to all others, call for the destruction of the Jewish state, etc. Atheists just because people don't want to deal with the hot-bed that is atheism.

[hismajesty]

Why should anyone hate any of them?

Tradition. Although I don't hate any of those religions, over in that region there is a ton of hostility over that stuff. It's not as widespread (or apparent, at least) in the States' I think.

[Adron]

You should probably also ponder why catholics should hate protestants and protestants hate catholics...

[MyndFyre]

You should probably also ponder why catholics should hate protestants and protestants hate catholics...

I don't hate catholics!  I just think they're not Christians. 

[quasi-modo]

You should probably also ponder why catholics should hate protestants and protestants hate catholics...

I do not hate catholics and I am a baptist. It is a sin for anyone to have true hate in their heart. Keep in mind, anger and rage are not to be mixed up with hate. God can be angry and God can show rage, yet God cannot hate. I do not hate Muslims either. The only thing I really hate are false doctrines, in all forms, taking over the world. I believe Islam is one of those, and Catholicism its self is one of those. Do not mistake the distaste I get in my mouth when I see Muslims for me hating them, I only hate the fact that they are following a god I believe to be false, and impersonal god named Allah. That does not mean that I will go out and slaughter the followers of Islam, nor the Catholics, nor anyone else.

[Forged]

I don't hate people because of their religon, I might hate islam, christianity, and judaism, but I don't hate muslims, jews, and christians.

[hismajesty]

You should probably also ponder why catholics should hate protestants and protestants hate catholics...

I don't hate catholics! I just think they're not Christians.

You should probably also ponder why catholics should hate protestants and protestants hate catholics...

There is definately a bunch of hostility towards Catholics on a wide scale here, I'd assume. Take, for example, us only having one Catholic president ever - and luck would have it that he was assasinated. (Kennedy)

[quasi-modo]

There is definately a bunch of hostility towards Catholics on a wide scale here, I'd assume. Take, for example, us only having one Catholic president ever - and luck would have it that he was assasinated. (Kennedy)

That is not hostility, that is a majorities distaste of the catholic church if anything. Hostility is like what you have between north and south Ireland. I think religion, of the Issues has been largly a minor one. I cannot think of any other election where it has been an Issue at all besides this one which is because of moral stances on things like gay marriage and abortion.

[hismajesty]

Fine I guess hostility was the wrong word. Distaste would be better, yes.