This brings me to a question that's been lingering in my mind for a good long while now. I can accept that people don't want to believe in a "Christian God", but why does it seem that the good majority of people that don't believe in such a God don't just stop at disbelief, they actually seem to hold a grudge against the notion?

This excludes a good portion of other organized religions, although not totally. While I think the majority of Hinduists, Jewish, Buddhists and so on don't hold a grudge against the Christian God, I do think the majority of Atheists, the lesser known mystic/tribal religions, and those that follow the path of science based religion do hold such a grudge.

And what for? Because the majority of Christians you've met have been assholes? Because you think if there is a caring and loving God that you shouldn't have to suffer tragedies in life? I'm sure the reasons change from person to person, but I'm also sure none of these reasons is a good enough one to dismiss an entire religion and the people that follow it. I respect people's right to freedom because I believe above all else, God gave us freedom to choose. To try and force people to believe in God would be to try to deny them the gift that he bestowed upon us all. I also feel ill suited to decide a good person's lack of faith in Christ will wind up with them going to hell. That decision is not mine to make.

I oppress no one, I am Christian and I would die for someone else’s right to not be. And yet I continue to hear constant befouling of my Lord's name. Why? I never speak ill of your gods or beliefs. When I do have qualms with people of different faith, it is because they have shown narrow mindedness towards my God and my savior, the same narrow mindedness that they accuse Christians of having.

I wrote a school paper a long while ago that was titled “I’ve never met someone who didn’t believe in God”. The reasoning behind this was that what was personified as a singular sentient being to Christians and other monotheists was different things to different people, but all referred to the same unifying or series of unifying forces that controlled existence. It was meant to harmonize, but people from all different faiths immediately jumped to the conclusion that I was belittling their beliefs, that I was saying that their faith was just an offshoot of the one true God. No one could see that I was just trying to meet them halfway.

So what is it? Why the constant downing of Christianity? Why the grudge against our God?