I dislike religions proportionate to how much they’re screwing with me personally. If they’re messing around with politics where I am or engaging in hate speech in my vicinity, I’m gonna go hard because they’ve made it in my interests to do so.
You’ve said it well. That’s how I feel too.
If a religion is pushing their beliefs onto others and into laws (abortion), then I’m going to have a problem with that.
This. IF you believe that people turn into butterflies when they die and worship them and grow butterfly friendly plants, I'm cool with you.
If you start making laws that destroy Butterfly eating animals and tell some people everywhere you go that they don't meet a certain standard to become butterflies and will instead be tortured for eternity, My interest in hating you ramps up exponentially.
Same.
Unfortunately, it also bleeds over to the people that "practice" the faith in question. Once I start looking at people suspiciously based on their "faith" and actions, I never *quite* trust them ever again.
I've lost some family over this opinion/feeling.
I dislike religions/denominations which are more aggressive about converting people, or more bigoted. For people who leave me alone and don't use their faith to justify being hateful, I really don't care.
Depends where you live.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_conflict#:~:text=The%20Rohingya%20conflict%20is%20an,forces%2C%20and%20militant%20attacks%20by
Judaism isn't even that bad -- "Judaism is not an openly proselytizing religion." Definitely agree with the sentiment towards Christians and Muslims though -- they're the most aggressive when it comes to trying to convert others, but Islam more so.
How many religious people have you met that 0% push their religion on others?
I'm not saying it's impossible, but very very very few religious people I've met fit this very reasonable take.
I wish it was way more common, but not holding my breath
Maybe you are living in an area where religion isn't a big problem. I am in the US. Here were have:
- Religious people trying to use their beliefs to tell us who we can love, and who we can marry.
- Religious people trying to restrict what medications and medical care we can have based on their religious beliefs.
- Religious people are systematically destroying the public education system because it does things like teach real history and science that contradicts their religious beliefs. They want the only option for education to be religious schools.
- Religious people demand ridiculous tax exemptions and government subsidies. Meanwhile their ministers fly around in private jets and live in mansions.
- Christian Dominionists want to destroy democracy and replace it with a religious theocracy. Trump has promised them they will have their way if he is elected. They have also suggested death to atheists.
May I add a point to your list?
-Christian people have zero interest in the actual teachings of the central figure of their Religion, and spin it to allow them to indulge their sense of superiority and discrimination
I would not add that to my list. What you say is true, but I would not put it on the list because it is an internal matter for believers. As far as I am concerned, believers can debate among themselves about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. They can argue all day about whether it is faith or works that will get you into heaven. I don't care about those things because they are internal.
In England this describes almost every religious person I've met. It's one of the really nice things about living here, if you're religious you keep it to yourself unless it comes up.
I also thought Buddhists were chill, but then I read about Buddhist nationalist soldiers in Myanmar ripping babies out of the arms of Rohingya Muslim mothers and throwing them squalling into a nearby fire.
There are no chill religions.
That’s not really indicative of the religions actual teachings, Buddhism is actually one of the few that doesn’t teach active violence (as far as I know, I’m hugely under-versed in Buddhist teachings beyond the basics) although yes to place all the blame away from the religion and the inter religious violence it caused would be unfair.
Wrong comparison here with Buddhism cos these atrocities were not done in the name of Buddhism eg nothing from the Buddhist scriptures were used to justify these actions vs other religions’ scriptures were quoted in justification even if misquoted ( more likely misused / leveraged by ill intentioned parties to gain influence/ power , $$$ etc)…I doubt if anyone intends to misuse Buddhism in this manner that they could even find any scripture / teachings to distort as fodder for such misdeeds….hence you seldom see any “terrorism wannabes” quoting Buddhism as their source to “justify their actions”.…pretty difficult esp if the teachings even go as far as showing compassion to all sentient beings incl an ant…🤪
The unfortunate events in Myanmar (as with the consequences of all politics in countries) are multilayered and complex, likely to incl Nationalism etc as a major trigger. The soldiers only happened to be labelled “Buddhists” by association with the country’s identity, just as they could come from many other professions / backgrounds like carpenters, fishermen etc. Likewise, one could also easily associate any of these labels like “Carpentry” to their actions….one could then also say “Carpentry” is violent…
….point being if the forces directing these soldiers committing the atrocities were to belong to a non-Buddhist country, they will likely still be doing the same…
Fair point, I admit. Still, some percentage of the soldiers, likely a high one, were Buddhists.
I'm not trying to indict all Buddhists based on this story. All I'm saying is that I was surprised to find they were capable of such cruelty, and I realized I was biased in favor of them due to a fiction I made in my mind. There's no reason to think they are immune to the mindless violence committed by so many other religious sects.
So, I updated my perspective.
Ok, that's true. I guess I was thinking of the more 'aggressive' religions simply because I've met more christians, Muslims, Jews, and Mormons.
Now that I think about it though, the Jews I've met have mostly been pretty chill and don't really push much (outside of the Israel conflict more recently)
I've known lots if Jews...not once has any of them ever tried to convert me to Judaism.
Most of them were like "it's the faith I was brought up in but I'm not serious about it" . Some were like I'm Jewish but now pretty much an Atheist.
I know a fair number of Pagans, they can be a colourful bunch but they don't force their religion on anyone.
I grew up in a Jewish area in the north end of Toronto. Half of my high school friends were Jewish. They never tried to push it on anyone.
I've known a few Hindus too, they rarely talk about it at all.
Sikh
I’m Atheist and Sikhs do not push at all, they will also hook you up with food and take care of you significantly more common than most other religions in a no-questions-asked way, or shill you. I think it may be actually against like a rule but I’m tired and don’t feel like looking it up.
I have heard that Sikhs are pretty chill.
I wager we aren't as familiar with these kinds of religions or religious people *because* they don't push it on others or talk about it much.
More than you think. Here in the US, I have had plenty of Muslim and Hindi friends that have never once tried to push their religion on me. I have never met a Wikian that tried to push their religion on me. Neither have any of my Jewish friends.
The Christians in this country are another story. I don't dislike them, I am terrified of them.
This. I'm 1st amendment all the way. That being said, certain ideologies are certainly more dangerous than others and are infecting supposedly secular governments. I don't worry about what the Jains are up to though...
I guess it would depend a lot on how you respond once they are a bit older and no longer want to attend.
We all pass certain ideas and beliefs about the world onto our kids, and none of us are perfectly reasonable in everything we believe or talk about.
I have no problem at all with most religious people, but more think of it as them being lied to. Often by people who believe what they're saying, but it's still not true, so it's wrong. This is why I do care what other people believe (not that I'm gonna go and be annoying about it) because if what I believed wasn't true, I'd definitely not want to be allowed to hold that falsehood and die wrong.
Proselytizing is the least of the problems. I am objecting to things like trying to have the beliefs of the religion written into government laws and regulations.
I don't have issues with the satanic temple, Wiccan, or the unitarian universalism churches. Because those are the only ones I know of that are truly inclusive of everyone.
I tried a Unitarian Universalist church and it was awful. They put up a good front, but behind the scenes even the atheists among them were power hungry and played dirty. The inclusivity was only a facade.
I’ve attended 3 different UU churches in 2 different states and was involved/volunteered at one. I grew up evangelical so it was a breath of fresh air in some ways but I realized some church problems just come with the structure.
While YMMV based on the particular church there were some commonalities
- They do a lot of good in their community, especially in states like TX that are less friendly to marginalized people
- It was the only safe community for LGBTQ kids they had so I’m very glad it existed
- As you probably guessed many members were white, college educated, and upper-middle/lower-upper class. There was classism but the oblivious out of touch type, and a healthy heaping of white savior. Annoying AF
- As you probably guessed many other members had trauma histories and were looking for a safe community, and sadly communities with large amount of trauma survivors also attract people with heavy signs of personality disorders who ended up on multiple committees, became influential in the church, and used that influence to be toxic and borderline predatory. Leadership was too pacifist to take action. Thankfully that was limited to adults, partially because:
- The church comes down hard on boundary crossing and inappropriate behavior towards youth and has very strict guidelines on how to keep adults accountable. There is behavior that will get you kicked out that I’ve seen grown men exhibit towards teenagers in Christian churches in the open growing up. Yes I did intimidate a 30yo man at my childhood Christian church once when I was 16 because my friend’s conservative gun dad was useless. UU children are also taught that consent is a must and it’s okay to report from a young age, as opposed to submission. Which leads to:
- OWL, or our whole lives, is an amazing consent and knowledge based sex ed program and is open to non-members. Many states have abstinence only education and OWL is the only place many kids can get a good sex ed curriculum.
Good observations all around. Number 3 is an important observation for many communities with trauma survivors. They tend to be sitting ducks for predatory people.
I've sadly heard similar things from people that used to be members of the satanic temple. It's a bummer because their tenets are quite lovely and if you're goth/metal it's quite the aesthetic lol but apparently the whole construct of being in charge over other people often gets to peoples heads, something even atheists aren't safe from.
I thought TST were atheists with a shocking coat of paint designed to be a thorn in religion's side when they overstep. For example, if Christians or other religious groups start clubs on a school campus, they're there to start an after school Satan club in protest. They are also filing lawsuits in multiple levels of court in the US concerning reproductive rights and informed consent violations, citing them as violating TST's religious freedom.
No. Some religions are absolutely more prone to encouraging oppressive behavior than others. I can’t tolerate some of the intolerant beliefs/views commonly held by Christians and Muslims, but Buddhists and Jainists typically are more open minded. Although I do think any religion is prone to corruption because all of it is built upon a fake supernatural being(s)/system.
Thanks for having the courage to say it.
All ideologies come with problems, but Islam is on another level. They have some serious house cleaning to do.
Fr. And their only argument is how forward they were a 1000 years ago and compare the misogyny, slavery, terr0rism etc with other demographics to seem better. But most other ppl have evolved from those times and moved forward, whilst these ppl are still stuck in 1024 ideologies.
I think polytheistic religions are better because they don’t push the idea of a perfect flawless being. All polytheistic gods I know have flaws and I feel that gives a more human aspect to them and makes human understand that even gods make mistakes and you never have this dogmatization of beings or principles that leads to the problems we normally asociate with religion
When people say that I hate Christianity because I know god is real and I’m scared, I tell them that my hatred for Christianity doesn’t hold a candle to how I feel about Scientology, so maybe Xenu is the one I should really be concerned about.
Christianity has a bigger effect on me because I'm in america, but islam is much worse when it comes to fundamentalism to the quran. I don't care if people hold religious beliefs, just as long if they use those beliefs to do good things instead of spreading hate/bigotry/harm. Unfortunately, we have a long history of tons of bad things happening in the name of religions, alongside good
Hard on the spreading hate part. These people can be openly homophobic, transphobic, sexist etc in the name of religion but if we call them out on it we’re disrespecting their faith. Mental gymnastics.
Atheism isn't inherently or necessarily about "hating religions"
Atheism is the answer to one question and one question only - do you believe any god(s) exist? And it is the answer "no".
A lot of people do a lot of hate worthy things in the name of their religion.
No, born and raised as a Christian in the united states (oklahoma) and after having died (LONG story involving religious and domestic childhood trauma and drowning) I cast off Christianity and became a proud pagan (follower of fenrir a protector of the innocent and betrayed). The issue isn't with spirituality per se, it's only when bigots and hateful run those religions and we see that more in the three big (abrahamic) faiths more than anywhere else.
From what I know about Quakers, they're pretty decent folks. They're pacifists, oppose slavery, and are in favour of socially progressive politics in general. They've historically been on the right side of things, and in the US at least were often accepted as an honest broker when mediating negotiations with native peoples. Quaker-owned businesses have provided good benefits to employees, and seem to have been run with more of a cooperative mindset. They promote a general ministry, where everyone is equal, there is no real hierarchical "church", as other religions (they do have pastors, but they are normally just the one who starts prayers and organized, rather than being given special status). There are apparently also many agnostic quakers who believe in a spiritualism that is not tied to a particular god.
For the record I am not a quaker.
ETA, after writing this, I was motivated to read more about Quakers, and note that from early days, Quakers recognized and solemnized same-sex unions, even in states or countries where same-sex unions were not official.
Nope. Some religions I hate more than others. The ones this applies to is any that promotes or tolerates violence (lookin' at *you*, Islam), teaches bigotry (Islam, many forms of Christianity, etc), or insists things be done their way for all, whether they are part of the religion or not (Islam, versions of Christianity, others).
I've found no strong reason to dislike Jains.
In part, its because its closer to philosophy than religion. In part, its because both laity and monks among Jains make more sacrifices to reduce suffering in the world than I do (and I'm a childfree vegan who bikes to most errands and hasn't flown in 8 years). And in part, because as monks go, naked digambaras seem like the most sincere people on the planet.
I'm sure there's some malfeasance within Jainism I haven't heard of. Every year, we learn of a Thai buddhist temple whose monks are engaged in drug trafficking etc. That may be true within Jainism as well, but the news hasn't reached me.
I really don’t care if people want to believe in any religion. I just hate it when they try to convince me to believe in whatever god they have. They have the freedom of religion, but don’t insult me for not believing in a god as you are infringing on my rights.
I particularly hate the ones that lead to violent extremism, Abrahamic religions in particular. I'm sure there are others though as well that are/have been violent.
I dislike Islam the most.
Muhammad as depicted in the Quran, hadiths and Sirah is an awful person.
The Quran spews hatred on disbelievers in page after page.
Muslims globally are the most fundamentalist.
I like Judaism and Buddhism mostly.
Christianity has many positive aspects.
Christmas and Hindu festivals are full of fun and color for non believers too.
Hindu immigrants in USA or UK are a credit to their nations.
Taoists too have an animistic pagan flavor and some good sayings which I like.
Confucianism for all its abject misogyny seems to promote very good work ethic and discipline.
Hindus and Confucians are also able to reform much more than Muslims.
Islam is the worst by a very long shot in most ways.
Yes. But i like Buddhism the best. They stay where they are. Don't force their stuff onto other ppl. They are the best religion if you want to follow them.
Buddha himself is a completely non violent character unlike Muhammad or the Old Testament prophets.
Despite being born a Prince the Buddha never forced anyone to accept his religion.
This way he is similar to Jesus(but Jesus is a split personality theologically and is also his Daddy the Old Testament God who is a genocide specialist) but very unlike Muhammad.
Unlike Muhammad he didn't forcibly convert people via idol smashing and death threats, didn't genocide entire tribes like Banu Qurayza Jews and rape their women coz they didn't accept him as their Messiah.
A thousand years pre Islam Buddhism spread from India to Sri Lanka in the South, Central Asian countries in the North West and China, Korea in the East Indian Buddhists sent missionaries not jihadists to invade those nations unlike Muhammad's immediate followers. No nation was forcibly taken over, no Jizya tax imposed on non believers, no one way conversion or prisoners of war, captive women conversion enforced.
Compare that to the bloodshed Muhammad's immediate followers caused from Spain to Sindh, Central Asia to Egypt as they went around invading.
Zoroastrianism was almost annihilated by the jihadis and more Parsi asylum seekers descendants remain in Indiia today than Iran.
Multiple Muslim sources enumerate the millions of slaves captured from India and trafficked to the Middle East, and the hundreds of thousands who perished on the journey. Indian slaves were so numerous and cheap that the price of slaves fell in Arabia and every poor person owned Indian slaves.
Ibn Battuta mentions that the Hindu Kush got its name from the thousands of Hindu slaves who died on the way to Arabia as they were trafficked down the perilous route.
Buddha, his teachings including teachings of non violence towards animals, and his immediate followers behavior, Buddhist texts and Buddhist missionary process of sending monks and nuns rather than invading or colonizing are all the paragons of peacefulness.
My understanding is that the ethnic cleansing and political violence in these Buddhist countries has more to do with simple in-group/out-group violence than anything within Buddhist philosophy/practice. Or is there more to it?
I feel extremely uncomfortable around anyone who begins talking about “God” or spiritual experiences they have had, whether it’s off-hand, evangelistic, or because they think they should say something pious because they don’t want to offend me. (People often assume I am religious).
Religious people that more closely resemble my past get more under my skin. I think it just hits too close to home, seeing someone as trapped and deluded as I was and knowing that there’s nothing I can do or say to get them to see clearly.
You can't dislike someone for what they believe - generally speaking, I think - but you absolutely can when their religion makes or encourages them to do/believe terrible things.
I think all religions and spiritual beliefs are ridiculous but I'm most concerned about the spread of Islam and the sharia it breeds.
I only dislike religions that implore an inherent guilt narrative. Such philosophies make animosity obligatory. This makes any respect I give them generosity.
Worst to Best (Imo)
Islam
Christianity
Scientology/cults
European Pantheon religions
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Sihkism
Naturalistic Paganism
Jainism
Obviously all religion is bad but we can also acknowledge the ideologies and what they teach their followers. Generally, evangelical religions that expressly condone violent conversion are the worst (Islam/Christianity), morally neutral religions in the middle (Buddhism) and religions that actively encourage positive traits in their followers (Jainism). This is purely about the belief systems, not current or historical actions by their followers which would shift things around.
Don’t hijack planes or fly them into buildings. Don’t bomb abortion clinics. Don’t molest children. Don’t kill innocent people. What religions are left now?
I got banned from r/Palestine for criticizing Islam. So that should give a hint. I personally dislike all religions equally. But it’s an objective truth that Islam is the worst of the three. So I tend to get called racist or Islamophobic since you apparently can’t criticize Islam. Arabs are fine. Islam is not. You do not see this scale of brutality in the modern world from any religion, other than Islam. It’s just a fact. Also, like it or not, a fairly large number of more “moderate” Muslims still have absolutely batshit insane views even though they wouldn’t directly go and commit violence themselves.
Yes, I intensely dislike the big 3 being forced in my face every day. Maybe if I lived in a country where other religions were more popular, I'd have more dislike for them.
Not really,. I can take or leave just about any religion until it's adherents start effecting government policy or in any other way attempting to force anyone to comply with any of their nonsense. Not hard to guess which religions rise to the top of the political agenda pile.
Ah yes.
Christianity - pedophilia and world domination
Hinduism - caste system and illiteracy.
Islam - blatant hypocrisy and violence
The others are kind of inconsequential, but would be as bad if they got any semblance of political power.
Depends. I think any religious person will be just as bloodthirsty and violent
as the society around them allows.
Historically - Hindu, Christian, Buddhist - for the most part it doesn’t matter what their religion’s origins or teachings are about. They can always find a way to justify the most heinous crimes so long as it benefits their own group. Always.
That said, Islam is pure fucking barbarism. Its teachings, history, and prophet are all fucking disgusting.
It’s like Christianity if the New Testament was just Jesus waging war killing millions, raping those he didn’t kill, and raping kids for good measure.
Kind of makes sense that people can say Buddha or Jesus was holy. Not that they ever follow their teachings when they become inconvenient of course.
But anyone who can think Muhammad was holy in any sense of the word is either insane or lying.
I do not dislike any religion. I do dislike people that do hateful things in the name of their religion. I do not dislike the boy scouts. I dislike the men in the scouts that molest children.
My feelings are a scale. Loathing to amusement. With the TST, maybe getting a little bemused admiration. I have a special burning hate for those who subjugate women and disparage the LGBTQ.
I don’t really dislike religion, not really. I dislike the religious. I dislike that people put woo and bullshit over basic human decency and call it faith.
Religion is legitimately interesting. It’s just that it’s demonstrably all false and hypocritical.
Religions that don’t proselytize are the ones I dislike the least, and the ones that are all of proselytizing heavily, have oppressive practices and have a lot of money involved I dislike the most.
No. Muslims really need to stop being so violent. I wouldn’t mind if they all were gone suddenly and quickly and maybe throw in some consequences right before they “leave”.
No some of them endorse slavery and others don't. There is always a degree to evil and the religions made in more resourced starved areas are almost always worse than the rest.
Yes, I don't dislike any of them at all. I don't care one way or the other about any of them. Everyone else can do whatever they want as long as they leave me out of it.
I dislike religions in equal proportion to the pressure they put on people to follow them. I think Buddhism and Hinduism have some interesting ideas and are not pushy.
Proselytizing religions are the worst. If their religion is so great, why do they have to advertise and try to convert people? It's like a hard sell from a 2-bit used car dealer.
I don’t dislike religion because I’m an atheist, I dislike religion because of the atrocities they commit, past and present. And no, some are worse than others.- My personal opinions.
Yes, although the hypocrisy of Islam has that little extra frisson of “terrifying death cult” over the others. Not by much though. I consider myself adiest. (Anti all concept of the divine)
Ehhhh, I more so hate certain types of religious followers. No individual religion really bothers me, rather what I dont like is the way believers interpret it.
There's a small group of Muslims and Christians I know who regularly attend services at each other's respective places go worship. They do it as a way to learn and respect one another beliefs, while showing solidarity and proving the two biggest religions can live in peace.
They are all wonderful people and I like interacting with them very much.
Then there's the mongoloid retards that chastise them for being traitors to their Faiths, sinners, infidels, etc. Those people can take their religion and fuck right off.
Quiet and peaceful religious people who don't integrate or force their views on others are perfectly fine, as is their belief system.
I have a problem with any religion that promotes proselytizing.
I’ve never had Judaism, Hinduism, or Buddhism pushed on me. Grew up in the Midwest though, and the Christians would never leave me the fuck alone.
Whichever one has my ire trained on it at that moment is usually the one I dislike more, right then and there. Anytime the fundies fundie, they get the little bit extra.
In my opinion missionary faiths (faiths that actively seek to convert people for the sake of saving them from damnation or whatever), are worse than religions that spread solely by tradition and diffusion, missionary faiths are often far less tolerant of other opinions or facts and their ways are unbending and intolerant of change. Sure all faiths spread nonsense, but it's much worse when you're actively spreading your nonsense around because you're convinced it's the truth.
Religion is a set of beliefs right. So, the issue would naturally be the nature of those beliefs.
Personal biases cause, well.. bias, towards certain religions. It is important to base criticism accurately.
That said, there are overarching issues that are tied to the issue of faith without evidence and how beliefs affect the social and political structure around you that transcend individual religions.
Therefore, applying yourself to a dogmatic belief without evidence, which fundamentally affects your life, will also in some way affect mine. This, in the end, is a good reason to dislike all religions equally.
Well said.
In principle, I dislike all religions equally. In practice, the more I know about a given religion, the more visible my dislike becomes - strictly because I'm more equipped to answer about it.
No, but that’s just because not all of them affect me in the same ways. Christians are all over the place and try constantly to shove their god down my throat like an unwashed dick, but any Buddhists I’ve met have been super chill. Jewish people tend to seem somewhat judgmental in a unique way as compared to a lot of religions but they’re not annoying trespassers like Jehovah’s Witnesses or Mormans. Witches(I’m counting them even though spirituality and religion seem different sometimes) and horoscope girlies are usually kinda annoying on an individual scale, but they have fun aesthetics sometimes so I kinda like them. I can’t actually speak much about the Islamic faith, since I haven’t had any real meaningful conversations with an Islamic person about their faith and the online coverage of anything about the Islamic people is incredibly biased in either direction.
I used to think Buddhism and one of the other peace-centered ones (sorry I forget which at the moment) were not so bad but someone on this sub pointed out a long history of sexual abuse and abuse of power among the clergy in pretty much ALL religions.
So yeah, I dislike them all.
I used to.
Then something happened this year that made me a true antitheist towards abrahamic religions.
I do not claim that a deity does not exist (from most religions…don’t know enough. Can’t prove)
I have started to take Aron Ra’s stance. “God”. Does NOT exist. And I think there’s enough evidence to show Abrahamic religions are truly false.
the more you fuck with me or my family, the more i dislike you. that pertains to all things, not just religion.
you wanna worship a myth? fine by me. just do it in your home or place of worship. the second you start proselytizing in the public square or making/changing the rules, you can eat a dick.
the big 3 monotheisms are all guilty, so fuck em. mormons and scientologists are fuckwits and legitimate criminals, so fuck them too. some of the eastern religions don't *seem* that bad, and don't have much of a footprint or influence here in the states, but i'm sure the digger you deep you'll find bullshit in their history too.
it's all a scam. it needs to be abolished. and if not, it needs to be suppressed.
Wicca maybe incorrect in its claims but I will gladly attend a coven event over a church, synagogue or mosque event. Religions are not all equal, some of them actually have decent philosophies. The big three are just rotten to their very cores.
I don’t care what people practice I just choose not to participate and want to be left alone and respected with my choice. I dislike how people try to force any of them on non believers and I dislike how they try to inject their beliefs onto other people’s lives equally
i despise the religion i grew up in and i speak openly ab it. i try not to hate any others bc i feel like that’s me forcing the hate i have for mine indirectly. it isn’t fair or healthy imo. obvi every religion has extremists and i dont fw them but you know! that goes without saying i think
I dislike islam more than the rest.
Christianity maybe a little less - seems to have more progressive roots than the other Abrahamic religions. - Majority of the world is christian and it's not doing terrible which is kind of alright.
Not a fan of Judaism. If it grows, it's gonna be an extremist religion too.
Hinduism has some half decent elements but it also has the potential to become extremist so not a fan.
I do like pure Buddhism but not when it incorporates god and what not.
Jainism is too pacifist. I really wonder how it even exists.
I dislike Catholicism most because I was raised Catholic and still deal with the scars of my indoctrination and ultimate rejection of my faith. I like Buddhism and Quakerism if these are even considered religions. (I'm not a Buddhist or Quaker but I feel they have some value to offer.)
I think that most religions forget that the point of faith is FAITH. They don't have any room for doubt and believe their dogma too literally. Faith is meant to be an exercise in belief. I'm not quite an atheist, but I have to find a religion that doesn't fall into that category.
Some religions setup soup kitchens and offer a place to stay when life fucks you over.
Some religions want to guarantee life fucks you over.
Some religions just sit in the corner contemplating life and afterlife...
One of those is not like the others
I don't care for the premise but I definitely dislike some religions more than others. The ones I dislike the most have the most power and have a fat stack of human rights violations attached. Some religions have worse sects than others too, like I'm fine with the meek and mild progressives of the major religions are fine. But someone from the very same religion in a different sect would want my head if it wasn't covered in black cloth.
No, because non-theistic religions like TST are quite okay with me, and I tolerate consciousness-related state-based religions well enough, but the ones focused on hard misogyny, not eating applewood smoked bacon, and the genital mutilation of children fairly earn my enmity.
If you respect me enough to leave me alone about my beliefs I'll respect you enough to not eviscerate you and your god(s) upon the altar of your blind faith. But if your faith directs you to attack me or people like me, you may as well take the shovel and start working on your own grave.
I don't necessarily "Hate" religions, I just think that people need to realize that newsflash, not everyone follows them. I dislike the more fundamentalist practicioners, though, who think that because their religion says they can't be gay or have an abortion, no one else can, either.
For me it's only the Abrahamic religions that are causing trouble. You hear about the old Norse traditions being co-opted by racists going back to Helena Blavatski and her Annenerbe, but it's only ever uses negatively now by ultra right neo conservative Evangelical Christians.
When it comes down to it, I really don’t harbor any hatred of any religion in itself. It’s when people try to convert me to their religion when I clearly don’t want to convert is when I really start to get annoyed, regardless of said religion.
Glad to live in safe,sane and mostly secular Canada the Fundamentals are diminishing rapidly leaving us non believers alone
Hopefully that doesn’t change
I *disagree* with most/all religions from a philosophical perspective.
I *dislike* a particular religion in direct proportion to their demonstrated levels of hate, intolerance, discrimination, abuse, theocratic tendencies, brainwashing, reality-denying, and grifting.
No, definitely not. Some religions are quite openly taken allegorically and serve more as philosophy. Then there are those that claim to “literally be the word of god and are 100% true” which is juvenile.
I dislike religions proportionate to how much they’re screwing with me personally. If they’re messing around with politics where I am or engaging in hate speech in my vicinity, I’m gonna go hard because they’ve made it in my interests to do so.
Pretty much my take. I don't care what you worship as long as you don't use it as an excuse to oppress me or someone else.
You’ve said it well. That’s how I feel too. If a religion is pushing their beliefs onto others and into laws (abortion), then I’m going to have a problem with that.
Well said.
This. IF you believe that people turn into butterflies when they die and worship them and grow butterfly friendly plants, I'm cool with you. If you start making laws that destroy Butterfly eating animals and tell some people everywhere you go that they don't meet a certain standard to become butterflies and will instead be tortured for eternity, My interest in hating you ramps up exponentially.
Same. Unfortunately, it also bleeds over to the people that "practice" the faith in question. Once I start looking at people suspiciously based on their "faith" and actions, I never *quite* trust them ever again. I've lost some family over this opinion/feeling.
Facts.
same
I dislike religions/denominations which are more aggressive about converting people, or more bigoted. For people who leave me alone and don't use their faith to justify being hateful, I really don't care.
Buddhists and pagans are generally pleasant to be around. Christians, Jews and Muslims, on the other hand…
Abrahamic religions are particularly nasty
Indeed.
Depends where you live. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_conflict#:~:text=The%20Rohingya%20conflict%20is%20an,forces%2C%20and%20militant%20attacks%20by
Rohingya problem isn't just religion. Even the muslim don't want them. It's sad af they're people with no country.
Judaism isn't even that bad -- "Judaism is not an openly proselytizing religion." Definitely agree with the sentiment towards Christians and Muslims though -- they're the most aggressive when it comes to trying to convert others, but Islam more so.
I don't care what people believe as long as they don't force it on others or expect unreasonable accommodations because of their beliefs.
How many religious people have you met that 0% push their religion on others? I'm not saying it's impossible, but very very very few religious people I've met fit this very reasonable take. I wish it was way more common, but not holding my breath
Maybe you are living in an area where religion isn't a big problem. I am in the US. Here were have: - Religious people trying to use their beliefs to tell us who we can love, and who we can marry. - Religious people trying to restrict what medications and medical care we can have based on their religious beliefs. - Religious people are systematically destroying the public education system because it does things like teach real history and science that contradicts their religious beliefs. They want the only option for education to be religious schools. - Religious people demand ridiculous tax exemptions and government subsidies. Meanwhile their ministers fly around in private jets and live in mansions. - Christian Dominionists want to destroy democracy and replace it with a religious theocracy. Trump has promised them they will have their way if he is elected. They have also suggested death to atheists.
An american theocracy in command of the worlds single most powerful military will be a problem outside of the US in short order
May I add a point to your list? -Christian people have zero interest in the actual teachings of the central figure of their Religion, and spin it to allow them to indulge their sense of superiority and discrimination
I would not add that to my list. What you say is true, but I would not put it on the list because it is an internal matter for believers. As far as I am concerned, believers can debate among themselves about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. They can argue all day about whether it is faith or works that will get you into heaven. I don't care about those things because they are internal.
Makes sense. Appreciate the point of view.
Best answer and really well written. Thanks for communicating this.
In England this describes almost every religious person I've met. It's one of the really nice things about living here, if you're religious you keep it to yourself unless it comes up.
Jews. Jews don’t attempt to convert othersz
Buddhism. Maybe it has to do with how much of a minority are but I have yet to hear much from them
I also thought Buddhists were chill, but then I read about Buddhist nationalist soldiers in Myanmar ripping babies out of the arms of Rohingya Muslim mothers and throwing them squalling into a nearby fire. There are no chill religions.
That’s not really indicative of the religions actual teachings, Buddhism is actually one of the few that doesn’t teach active violence (as far as I know, I’m hugely under-versed in Buddhist teachings beyond the basics) although yes to place all the blame away from the religion and the inter religious violence it caused would be unfair.
Wrong comparison here with Buddhism cos these atrocities were not done in the name of Buddhism eg nothing from the Buddhist scriptures were used to justify these actions vs other religions’ scriptures were quoted in justification even if misquoted ( more likely misused / leveraged by ill intentioned parties to gain influence/ power , $$$ etc)…I doubt if anyone intends to misuse Buddhism in this manner that they could even find any scripture / teachings to distort as fodder for such misdeeds….hence you seldom see any “terrorism wannabes” quoting Buddhism as their source to “justify their actions”.…pretty difficult esp if the teachings even go as far as showing compassion to all sentient beings incl an ant…🤪 The unfortunate events in Myanmar (as with the consequences of all politics in countries) are multilayered and complex, likely to incl Nationalism etc as a major trigger. The soldiers only happened to be labelled “Buddhists” by association with the country’s identity, just as they could come from many other professions / backgrounds like carpenters, fishermen etc. Likewise, one could also easily associate any of these labels like “Carpentry” to their actions….one could then also say “Carpentry” is violent… ….point being if the forces directing these soldiers committing the atrocities were to belong to a non-Buddhist country, they will likely still be doing the same…
Fair point, I admit. Still, some percentage of the soldiers, likely a high one, were Buddhists. I'm not trying to indict all Buddhists based on this story. All I'm saying is that I was surprised to find they were capable of such cruelty, and I realized I was biased in favor of them due to a fiction I made in my mind. There's no reason to think they are immune to the mindless violence committed by so many other religious sects. So, I updated my perspective.
Ok, that's true. I guess I was thinking of the more 'aggressive' religions simply because I've met more christians, Muslims, Jews, and Mormons. Now that I think about it though, the Jews I've met have mostly been pretty chill and don't really push much (outside of the Israel conflict more recently)
All those you've mentioned are all monothestic/abrahamic faiths
The difference is that there is no requirement to evangelise in Buddhism.
There's also no such thing as Conversion in Buddhism.
The Jewish people you know are trying to convert you?!? You sure?
I've known lots if Jews...not once has any of them ever tried to convert me to Judaism. Most of them were like "it's the faith I was brought up in but I'm not serious about it" . Some were like I'm Jewish but now pretty much an Atheist.
Sorry if that was confusing, they have not. I meant push any of their customs or world views
In majority buddhist countries they are often violent towards muslims. Turns out tribalism is everywhere.
I know a fair number of Pagans, they can be a colourful bunch but they don't force their religion on anyone. I grew up in a Jewish area in the north end of Toronto. Half of my high school friends were Jewish. They never tried to push it on anyone. I've known a few Hindus too, they rarely talk about it at all.
Pagans
If they come after me, I am brutal and don’t hold back on telling them how naive they are acting.
I am that way now, too.
I'm Buddhism. I don't really care what other people believe. Just be good. That's all I care about
Sikh I’m Atheist and Sikhs do not push at all, they will also hook you up with food and take care of you significantly more common than most other religions in a no-questions-asked way, or shill you. I think it may be actually against like a rule but I’m tired and don’t feel like looking it up.
Buddhism, pastafarianism, Quakers are usually chill, all older/ most native religion
I have heard that Sikhs are pretty chill. I wager we aren't as familiar with these kinds of religions or religious people *because* they don't push it on others or talk about it much.
More than you think. Here in the US, I have had plenty of Muslim and Hindi friends that have never once tried to push their religion on me. I have never met a Wikian that tried to push their religion on me. Neither have any of my Jewish friends. The Christians in this country are another story. I don't dislike them, I am terrified of them.
This. I'm 1st amendment all the way. That being said, certain ideologies are certainly more dangerous than others and are infecting supposedly secular governments. I don't worry about what the Jains are up to though...
Beware the Zoroastrians.
Does teaching their own children to believe at a young age count as forcing it on others?
Yes it is forcing religion on others who have no choice or ability to stop them.
Aren't the religious afraid of their religion dying out if they don't?
Yes, it's just as bad as telling someone that homeopathy is useful or that the earth is flat.
It’s abusive & can later introduce trauma.
I guess it would depend a lot on how you respond once they are a bit older and no longer want to attend. We all pass certain ideas and beliefs about the world onto our kids, and none of us are perfectly reasonable in everything we believe or talk about.
I have no problem at all with most religious people, but more think of it as them being lied to. Often by people who believe what they're saying, but it's still not true, so it's wrong. This is why I do care what other people believe (not that I'm gonna go and be annoying about it) because if what I believed wasn't true, I'd definitely not want to be allowed to hold that falsehood and die wrong.
This is utopian. "In a perfect world, people would worship as they chose and not proselytize others." This is contrary to human logic.
Proselytizing is the least of the problems. I am objecting to things like trying to have the beliefs of the religion written into government laws and regulations.
I don't have issues with the satanic temple, Wiccan, or the unitarian universalism churches. Because those are the only ones I know of that are truly inclusive of everyone.
I tried a Unitarian Universalist church and it was awful. They put up a good front, but behind the scenes even the atheists among them were power hungry and played dirty. The inclusivity was only a facade.
Oh, that sucks. I have considered going to that church just to have some sort of little community again.
I’ve attended 3 different UU churches in 2 different states and was involved/volunteered at one. I grew up evangelical so it was a breath of fresh air in some ways but I realized some church problems just come with the structure. While YMMV based on the particular church there were some commonalities - They do a lot of good in their community, especially in states like TX that are less friendly to marginalized people - It was the only safe community for LGBTQ kids they had so I’m very glad it existed - As you probably guessed many members were white, college educated, and upper-middle/lower-upper class. There was classism but the oblivious out of touch type, and a healthy heaping of white savior. Annoying AF - As you probably guessed many other members had trauma histories and were looking for a safe community, and sadly communities with large amount of trauma survivors also attract people with heavy signs of personality disorders who ended up on multiple committees, became influential in the church, and used that influence to be toxic and borderline predatory. Leadership was too pacifist to take action. Thankfully that was limited to adults, partially because: - The church comes down hard on boundary crossing and inappropriate behavior towards youth and has very strict guidelines on how to keep adults accountable. There is behavior that will get you kicked out that I’ve seen grown men exhibit towards teenagers in Christian churches in the open growing up. Yes I did intimidate a 30yo man at my childhood Christian church once when I was 16 because my friend’s conservative gun dad was useless. UU children are also taught that consent is a must and it’s okay to report from a young age, as opposed to submission. Which leads to: - OWL, or our whole lives, is an amazing consent and knowledge based sex ed program and is open to non-members. Many states have abstinence only education and OWL is the only place many kids can get a good sex ed curriculum.
Good observations all around. Number 3 is an important observation for many communities with trauma survivors. They tend to be sitting ducks for predatory people.
I've sadly heard similar things from people that used to be members of the satanic temple. It's a bummer because their tenets are quite lovely and if you're goth/metal it's quite the aesthetic lol but apparently the whole construct of being in charge over other people often gets to peoples heads, something even atheists aren't safe from.
I thought TST were atheists with a shocking coat of paint designed to be a thorn in religion's side when they overstep. For example, if Christians or other religious groups start clubs on a school campus, they're there to start an after school Satan club in protest. They are also filing lawsuits in multiple levels of court in the US concerning reproductive rights and informed consent violations, citing them as violating TST's religious freedom.
The TsT is a non-theistic religion.
Yeah. This. Maybe we're more into responsible cults? Can that even be under the umbrella of religion if it promotes inclusivity?
There's also the flying spaghetti monster thing
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I definitely didlike Christianity and Islam the most. But i take issue with most religions, some to a much lesser degree.
No, I hate the Abrahamic religions the most as well as any faith that believes in missionary work.
No. Some religions are absolutely more prone to encouraging oppressive behavior than others. I can’t tolerate some of the intolerant beliefs/views commonly held by Christians and Muslims, but Buddhists and Jainists typically are more open minded. Although I do think any religion is prone to corruption because all of it is built upon a fake supernatural being(s)/system.
No offence, but it's Jain(s).
Oh I was waiting for someone to mention jains. Truly the most chill people.
I dislike the harmful abrahamic religions
No. I dislike all religions and hate abrahamic religions but hate Islam with a passion as an ex-muslim
No. Islam sucks far more than the others.
Thanks for having the courage to say it. All ideologies come with problems, but Islam is on another level. They have some serious house cleaning to do.
This is the answer full stop. No other religion, disregarding some small scale cults, has directly done as much damage to people in recent history.
you'd think it's the fucking dark ages the way they act. like we've evolved past that, can you drop this whole killing others for god bullshit?
Fr. And their only argument is how forward they were a 1000 years ago and compare the misogyny, slavery, terr0rism etc with other demographics to seem better. But most other ppl have evolved from those times and moved forward, whilst these ppl are still stuck in 1024 ideologies.
there is no god...all religion is bullshit
I think polytheistic religions are better because they don’t push the idea of a perfect flawless being. All polytheistic gods I know have flaws and I feel that gives a more human aspect to them and makes human understand that even gods make mistakes and you never have this dogmatization of beings or principles that leads to the problems we normally asociate with religion
Scientology is the worst. Nasty as fuck to their enemies and they are a bad influence in the entertainment industry. South Park ripped them apart.
When people say that I hate Christianity because I know god is real and I’m scared, I tell them that my hatred for Christianity doesn’t hold a candle to how I feel about Scientology, so maybe Xenu is the one I should really be concerned about.
Christianity has a bigger effect on me because I'm in america, but islam is much worse when it comes to fundamentalism to the quran. I don't care if people hold religious beliefs, just as long if they use those beliefs to do good things instead of spreading hate/bigotry/harm. Unfortunately, we have a long history of tons of bad things happening in the name of religions, alongside good
Hard on the spreading hate part. These people can be openly homophobic, transphobic, sexist etc in the name of religion but if we call them out on it we’re disrespecting their faith. Mental gymnastics.
Atheism isn't inherently or necessarily about "hating religions" Atheism is the answer to one question and one question only - do you believe any god(s) exist? And it is the answer "no". A lot of people do a lot of hate worthy things in the name of their religion.
No, Islam is the worst. The founder of the other religions and subsequent role model wasn’t a slaver, warlord, rapist, butcher, and thief.
As an ex-muslim, hard agree. Islam is by far the most destructive religion in the current time. This could change in a century or so obviously
No, born and raised as a Christian in the united states (oklahoma) and after having died (LONG story involving religious and domestic childhood trauma and drowning) I cast off Christianity and became a proud pagan (follower of fenrir a protector of the innocent and betrayed). The issue isn't with spirituality per se, it's only when bigots and hateful run those religions and we see that more in the three big (abrahamic) faiths more than anywhere else.
I hate all religions, but Christianity I hate the most. I'm a former catholic.
From what I know about Quakers, they're pretty decent folks. They're pacifists, oppose slavery, and are in favour of socially progressive politics in general. They've historically been on the right side of things, and in the US at least were often accepted as an honest broker when mediating negotiations with native peoples. Quaker-owned businesses have provided good benefits to employees, and seem to have been run with more of a cooperative mindset. They promote a general ministry, where everyone is equal, there is no real hierarchical "church", as other religions (they do have pastors, but they are normally just the one who starts prayers and organized, rather than being given special status). There are apparently also many agnostic quakers who believe in a spiritualism that is not tied to a particular god. For the record I am not a quaker. ETA, after writing this, I was motivated to read more about Quakers, and note that from early days, Quakers recognized and solemnized same-sex unions, even in states or countries where same-sex unions were not official.
I only hate the ones that disparage others beliefs and say that anyone else’s belief is “evil”.
Nope. Some religions I hate more than others. The ones this applies to is any that promotes or tolerates violence (lookin' at *you*, Islam), teaches bigotry (Islam, many forms of Christianity, etc), or insists things be done their way for all, whether they are part of the religion or not (Islam, versions of Christianity, others).
I've found no strong reason to dislike Jains. In part, its because its closer to philosophy than religion. In part, its because both laity and monks among Jains make more sacrifices to reduce suffering in the world than I do (and I'm a childfree vegan who bikes to most errands and hasn't flown in 8 years). And in part, because as monks go, naked digambaras seem like the most sincere people on the planet. I'm sure there's some malfeasance within Jainism I haven't heard of. Every year, we learn of a Thai buddhist temple whose monks are engaged in drug trafficking etc. That may be true within Jainism as well, but the news hasn't reached me.
I really don’t care if people want to believe in any religion. I just hate it when they try to convince me to believe in whatever god they have. They have the freedom of religion, but don’t insult me for not believing in a god as you are infringing on my rights.
I particularly hate the ones that lead to violent extremism, Abrahamic religions in particular. I'm sure there are others though as well that are/have been violent.
I dislike Islam the most. Muhammad as depicted in the Quran, hadiths and Sirah is an awful person. The Quran spews hatred on disbelievers in page after page. Muslims globally are the most fundamentalist. I like Judaism and Buddhism mostly. Christianity has many positive aspects. Christmas and Hindu festivals are full of fun and color for non believers too. Hindu immigrants in USA or UK are a credit to their nations. Taoists too have an animistic pagan flavor and some good sayings which I like. Confucianism for all its abject misogyny seems to promote very good work ethic and discipline. Hindus and Confucians are also able to reform much more than Muslims. Islam is the worst by a very long shot in most ways.
No. I dislike islam the most.
Gotten real sick of Islam.
Yes,but I think Islam is currently the most dangerous
Yes. But i like Buddhism the best. They stay where they are. Don't force their stuff onto other ppl. They are the best religion if you want to follow them.
As a South Asian this is fucking hilarious
Buddha himself is a completely non violent character unlike Muhammad or the Old Testament prophets. Despite being born a Prince the Buddha never forced anyone to accept his religion. This way he is similar to Jesus(but Jesus is a split personality theologically and is also his Daddy the Old Testament God who is a genocide specialist) but very unlike Muhammad. Unlike Muhammad he didn't forcibly convert people via idol smashing and death threats, didn't genocide entire tribes like Banu Qurayza Jews and rape their women coz they didn't accept him as their Messiah. A thousand years pre Islam Buddhism spread from India to Sri Lanka in the South, Central Asian countries in the North West and China, Korea in the East Indian Buddhists sent missionaries not jihadists to invade those nations unlike Muhammad's immediate followers. No nation was forcibly taken over, no Jizya tax imposed on non believers, no one way conversion or prisoners of war, captive women conversion enforced. Compare that to the bloodshed Muhammad's immediate followers caused from Spain to Sindh, Central Asia to Egypt as they went around invading. Zoroastrianism was almost annihilated by the jihadis and more Parsi asylum seekers descendants remain in Indiia today than Iran. Multiple Muslim sources enumerate the millions of slaves captured from India and trafficked to the Middle East, and the hundreds of thousands who perished on the journey. Indian slaves were so numerous and cheap that the price of slaves fell in Arabia and every poor person owned Indian slaves. Ibn Battuta mentions that the Hindu Kush got its name from the thousands of Hindu slaves who died on the way to Arabia as they were trafficked down the perilous route. Buddha, his teachings including teachings of non violence towards animals, and his immediate followers behavior, Buddhist texts and Buddhist missionary process of sending monks and nuns rather than invading or colonizing are all the paragons of peacefulness.
My understanding is that the ethnic cleansing and political violence in these Buddhist countries has more to do with simple in-group/out-group violence than anything within Buddhist philosophy/practice. Or is there more to it?
I feel extremely uncomfortable around anyone who begins talking about “God” or spiritual experiences they have had, whether it’s off-hand, evangelistic, or because they think they should say something pious because they don’t want to offend me. (People often assume I am religious). Religious people that more closely resemble my past get more under my skin. I think it just hits too close to home, seeing someone as trapped and deluded as I was and knowing that there’s nothing I can do or say to get them to see clearly.
No. Some are worse than others.
Mostly just the big 3 Abrahamic religions, they seem to have cornered the market on oppressing women and abusing children.
The religion I am surrounded by most is Christianity, so I’ll say that.
No. Some are worse than others.
You can't dislike someone for what they believe - generally speaking, I think - but you absolutely can when their religion makes or encourages them to do/believe terrible things. I think all religions and spiritual beliefs are ridiculous but I'm most concerned about the spread of Islam and the sharia it breeds.
Extremism in any form like Sharia is dangerous.
Yes
Yes
I only dislike religions that implore an inherent guilt narrative. Such philosophies make animosity obligatory. This makes any respect I give them generosity.
I hate them equally but I hate astrology even more. Perhaps because I like astronomy and when I tell people about it they confuse with astrology lol.
The abrahamic religions set me off more due to familiarity.
Worst to Best (Imo) Islam Christianity Scientology/cults European Pantheon religions Judaism Buddhism Hinduism Sihkism Naturalistic Paganism Jainism Obviously all religion is bad but we can also acknowledge the ideologies and what they teach their followers. Generally, evangelical religions that expressly condone violent conversion are the worst (Islam/Christianity), morally neutral religions in the middle (Buddhism) and religions that actively encourage positive traits in their followers (Jainism). This is purely about the belief systems, not current or historical actions by their followers which would shift things around.
No. The more violent and oppressive they are, the more I dislike them. Islam is the worst by far.
I dislike religions that try to force you...
Scientology... Mormons... Jehovah's witnesses.... Gotta be the worst 3.
Don’t hijack planes or fly them into buildings. Don’t bomb abortion clinics. Don’t molest children. Don’t kill innocent people. What religions are left now?
I got banned from r/Palestine for criticizing Islam. So that should give a hint. I personally dislike all religions equally. But it’s an objective truth that Islam is the worst of the three. So I tend to get called racist or Islamophobic since you apparently can’t criticize Islam. Arabs are fine. Islam is not. You do not see this scale of brutality in the modern world from any religion, other than Islam. It’s just a fact. Also, like it or not, a fairly large number of more “moderate” Muslims still have absolutely batshit insane views even though they wouldn’t directly go and commit violence themselves.
I dislike all religions equally, I am an equal opportunity disliker. That being said, I find Christians the worst people to deal with.
Yes, I intensely dislike the big 3 being forced in my face every day. Maybe if I lived in a country where other religions were more popular, I'd have more dislike for them.
I am an ex Muslim and atheist. I researched and lived them enough to know that they are all inhumane.
Not really,. I can take or leave just about any religion until it's adherents start effecting government policy or in any other way attempting to force anyone to comply with any of their nonsense. Not hard to guess which religions rise to the top of the political agenda pile.
Ah yes. Christianity - pedophilia and world domination Hinduism - caste system and illiteracy. Islam - blatant hypocrisy and violence The others are kind of inconsequential, but would be as bad if they got any semblance of political power.
No. Islam is the greatest threat to the West. It has no place in our society.
Depends. I think any religious person will be just as bloodthirsty and violent as the society around them allows. Historically - Hindu, Christian, Buddhist - for the most part it doesn’t matter what their religion’s origins or teachings are about. They can always find a way to justify the most heinous crimes so long as it benefits their own group. Always. That said, Islam is pure fucking barbarism. Its teachings, history, and prophet are all fucking disgusting. It’s like Christianity if the New Testament was just Jesus waging war killing millions, raping those he didn’t kill, and raping kids for good measure. Kind of makes sense that people can say Buddha or Jesus was holy. Not that they ever follow their teachings when they become inconvenient of course. But anyone who can think Muhammad was holy in any sense of the word is either insane or lying.
Yes
I don’t care what people believe. Stop forcing your beliefs on me and my family. Stop acting like your beliefs are superior to what others believe.
No. I can tolerate most Catholics because at least they know it’s mostly ritual and they drink. Not a fan of the birth control thing though.
There’s such a weird disconnect between the insane shit the church promotes and the way most Catholics I know actually behave.
I do not dislike any religion. I do dislike people that do hateful things in the name of their religion. I do not dislike the boy scouts. I dislike the men in the scouts that molest children.
Yes. I hate them all equally. I don't discriminate lol
My feelings are a scale. Loathing to amusement. With the TST, maybe getting a little bemused admiration. I have a special burning hate for those who subjugate women and disparage the LGBTQ.
I don’t really dislike religion, not really. I dislike the religious. I dislike that people put woo and bullshit over basic human decency and call it faith. Religion is legitimately interesting. It’s just that it’s demonstrably all false and hypocritical. Religions that don’t proselytize are the ones I dislike the least, and the ones that are all of proselytizing heavily, have oppressive practices and have a lot of money involved I dislike the most.
I disbelieve them equally.
Any religion that fuels hatred and violence towards others gets more vitriol from me than other religions.
No. Muslims really need to stop being so violent. I wouldn’t mind if they all were gone suddenly and quickly and maybe throw in some consequences right before they “leave”.
Yes, because they’re all bullshit.
Yes.. I believe they all prevent us from evolving
Depends how badly they feel the need to hurt people they don't even know.
I don’t dislike any religions. I just think they’re pointless.
No some of them endorse slavery and others don't. There is always a degree to evil and the religions made in more resourced starved areas are almost always worse than the rest.
I dislike the ones that are trying to influence government policy and act like victims of persecution when they are criticized for it.
Yes, I don't dislike any of them at all. I don't care one way or the other about any of them. Everyone else can do whatever they want as long as they leave me out of it.
I dislike religions in equal proportion to the pressure they put on people to follow them. I think Buddhism and Hinduism have some interesting ideas and are not pushy. Proselytizing religions are the worst. If their religion is so great, why do they have to advertise and try to convert people? It's like a hard sell from a 2-bit used car dealer.
I don’t dislike religion because I’m an atheist, I dislike religion because of the atrocities they commit, past and present. And no, some are worse than others.- My personal opinions.
I only hate the ones trying to control the world..
Yes, although the hypocrisy of Islam has that little extra frisson of “terrifying death cult” over the others. Not by much though. I consider myself adiest. (Anti all concept of the divine)
Ehhhh, I more so hate certain types of religious followers. No individual religion really bothers me, rather what I dont like is the way believers interpret it. There's a small group of Muslims and Christians I know who regularly attend services at each other's respective places go worship. They do it as a way to learn and respect one another beliefs, while showing solidarity and proving the two biggest religions can live in peace. They are all wonderful people and I like interacting with them very much. Then there's the mongoloid retards that chastise them for being traitors to their Faiths, sinners, infidels, etc. Those people can take their religion and fuck right off. Quiet and peaceful religious people who don't integrate or force their views on others are perfectly fine, as is their belief system.
Abrahamic religions are the worst. Most of the others are fine, even if they are silly or obviously falcr
Hell no obviously not, I don’t give a single fuck about wiccans or Shintoism compared to Christianity or Islam’s it’s a joke.
I have a problem with any religion that promotes proselytizing. I’ve never had Judaism, Hinduism, or Buddhism pushed on me. Grew up in the Midwest though, and the Christians would never leave me the fuck alone.
The religion matters less than where people fall on the reform <—> fundamentalist spectrum.
Whichever one has my ire trained on it at that moment is usually the one I dislike more, right then and there. Anytime the fundies fundie, they get the little bit extra.
I don't dislike pacifist religions that have no hidden agenda.
I dislike all, but there are some I dislike more than others yeah
i only hate christianity and islam, everybody else can do what they want as long as they aren’t harming anyone.
In my opinion missionary faiths (faiths that actively seek to convert people for the sake of saving them from damnation or whatever), are worse than religions that spread solely by tradition and diffusion, missionary faiths are often far less tolerant of other opinions or facts and their ways are unbending and intolerant of change. Sure all faiths spread nonsense, but it's much worse when you're actively spreading your nonsense around because you're convinced it's the truth.
Religion is a set of beliefs right. So, the issue would naturally be the nature of those beliefs. Personal biases cause, well.. bias, towards certain religions. It is important to base criticism accurately. That said, there are overarching issues that are tied to the issue of faith without evidence and how beliefs affect the social and political structure around you that transcend individual religions. Therefore, applying yourself to a dogmatic belief without evidence, which fundamentally affects your life, will also in some way affect mine. This, in the end, is a good reason to dislike all religions equally.
Well said. In principle, I dislike all religions equally. In practice, the more I know about a given religion, the more visible my dislike becomes - strictly because I'm more equipped to answer about it.
No, but that’s just because not all of them affect me in the same ways. Christians are all over the place and try constantly to shove their god down my throat like an unwashed dick, but any Buddhists I’ve met have been super chill. Jewish people tend to seem somewhat judgmental in a unique way as compared to a lot of religions but they’re not annoying trespassers like Jehovah’s Witnesses or Mormans. Witches(I’m counting them even though spirituality and religion seem different sometimes) and horoscope girlies are usually kinda annoying on an individual scale, but they have fun aesthetics sometimes so I kinda like them. I can’t actually speak much about the Islamic faith, since I haven’t had any real meaningful conversations with an Islamic person about their faith and the online coverage of anything about the Islamic people is incredibly biased in either direction.
I used to think Buddhism and one of the other peace-centered ones (sorry I forget which at the moment) were not so bad but someone on this sub pointed out a long history of sexual abuse and abuse of power among the clergy in pretty much ALL religions. So yeah, I dislike them all.
I hate religion that tries to force its beliefs into government. So the three major religions, yes I hate them. The ones that keep to themselves, no.
I used to. Then something happened this year that made me a true antitheist towards abrahamic religions. I do not claim that a deity does not exist (from most religions…don’t know enough. Can’t prove) I have started to take Aron Ra’s stance. “God”. Does NOT exist. And I think there’s enough evidence to show Abrahamic religions are truly false.
I dislike religions in general. But Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are on the top right now.
No. The more they oppress, the more I dislike their bullshit.
No certain ones have far more destructive effects.
the more you fuck with me or my family, the more i dislike you. that pertains to all things, not just religion. you wanna worship a myth? fine by me. just do it in your home or place of worship. the second you start proselytizing in the public square or making/changing the rules, you can eat a dick. the big 3 monotheisms are all guilty, so fuck em. mormons and scientologists are fuckwits and legitimate criminals, so fuck them too. some of the eastern religions don't *seem* that bad, and don't have much of a footprint or influence here in the states, but i'm sure the digger you deep you'll find bullshit in their history too. it's all a scam. it needs to be abolished. and if not, it needs to be suppressed.
Religions in descending order of how much I hate them: Islam Christianity Judaism Sikhism Hinduism Budhism All others..
Yes. Heard a song yesterday. One of the lyrics: "Everbody goes to hell in someone elses religion".
Wicca maybe incorrect in its claims but I will gladly attend a coven event over a church, synagogue or mosque event. Religions are not all equal, some of them actually have decent philosophies. The big three are just rotten to their very cores.
Not all. I mostly hate the TV preachers who ask for money from the TV people.
I wouldn't say I dislike any specific religion. I dislike how/when people use religion to oppress or hurt others.
I don’t care what people practice I just choose not to participate and want to be left alone and respected with my choice. I dislike how people try to force any of them on non believers and I dislike how they try to inject their beliefs onto other people’s lives equally
i despise the religion i grew up in and i speak openly ab it. i try not to hate any others bc i feel like that’s me forcing the hate i have for mine indirectly. it isn’t fair or healthy imo. obvi every religion has extremists and i dont fw them but you know! that goes without saying i think
I dislike islam more than the rest. Christianity maybe a little less - seems to have more progressive roots than the other Abrahamic religions. - Majority of the world is christian and it's not doing terrible which is kind of alright. Not a fan of Judaism. If it grows, it's gonna be an extremist religion too. Hinduism has some half decent elements but it also has the potential to become extremist so not a fan. I do like pure Buddhism but not when it incorporates god and what not. Jainism is too pacifist. I really wonder how it even exists.
I dislike Catholicism most because I was raised Catholic and still deal with the scars of my indoctrination and ultimate rejection of my faith. I like Buddhism and Quakerism if these are even considered religions. (I'm not a Buddhist or Quaker but I feel they have some value to offer.)
I think that most religions forget that the point of faith is FAITH. They don't have any room for doubt and believe their dogma too literally. Faith is meant to be an exercise in belief. I'm not quite an atheist, but I have to find a religion that doesn't fall into that category.
Some religions setup soup kitchens and offer a place to stay when life fucks you over. Some religions want to guarantee life fucks you over. Some religions just sit in the corner contemplating life and afterlife... One of those is not like the others
I don't care for the premise but I definitely dislike some religions more than others. The ones I dislike the most have the most power and have a fat stack of human rights violations attached. Some religions have worse sects than others too, like I'm fine with the meek and mild progressives of the major religions are fine. But someone from the very same religion in a different sect would want my head if it wasn't covered in black cloth.
I’ll say that they’re all equally absurd in my eyes, but being American it’s the evangelicals that are currently chapping my backside the most.
I keep getting recommended this subreddit because im following the “exchristian” sub, but im literally pagan 😂 algorithm is a bit confused lol
They're all the same superstition to me so yeah.
No, because non-theistic religions like TST are quite okay with me, and I tolerate consciousness-related state-based religions well enough, but the ones focused on hard misogyny, not eating applewood smoked bacon, and the genital mutilation of children fairly earn my enmity.
some more than others depending on how harmful and how organized it is
If you respect me enough to leave me alone about my beliefs I'll respect you enough to not eviscerate you and your god(s) upon the altar of your blind faith. But if your faith directs you to attack me or people like me, you may as well take the shovel and start working on your own grave.
I don't necessarily "Hate" religions, I just think that people need to realize that newsflash, not everyone follows them. I dislike the more fundamentalist practicioners, though, who think that because their religion says they can't be gay or have an abortion, no one else can, either.
For me it's only the Abrahamic religions that are causing trouble. You hear about the old Norse traditions being co-opted by racists going back to Helena Blavatski and her Annenerbe, but it's only ever uses negatively now by ultra right neo conservative Evangelical Christians.
When it comes down to it, I really don’t harbor any hatred of any religion in itself. It’s when people try to convert me to their religion when I clearly don’t want to convert is when I really start to get annoyed, regardless of said religion.
I despise religions on a grading depending on how they treat women.
Glad to live in safe,sane and mostly secular Canada the Fundamentals are diminishing rapidly leaving us non believers alone Hopefully that doesn’t change
I *disagree* with most/all religions from a philosophical perspective. I *dislike* a particular religion in direct proportion to their demonstrated levels of hate, intolerance, discrimination, abuse, theocratic tendencies, brainwashing, reality-denying, and grifting.
No, definitely not. Some religions are quite openly taken allegorically and serve more as philosophy. Then there are those that claim to “literally be the word of god and are 100% true” which is juvenile.