Why do some Christians hate Jews?

Answer 1

Answer 1

There are definitely some Christians who hate Jews, mainly because of ignorance and watching too many anti-Semitic films.

Answer 2

In Anne Frank's Diary, it says that Christians blamed for giving away secrets to the Germans, because they betray their helpers, and for the the fact that, through the Jews, many Christians suffered terrible punishments and dreadful fates.

Answer 3

If any Christian was to hate a Jew it would be ridiculous as Jesus was a Jew. True Christians do not hate the Jews. Hatred is not one of the fruits of the spirit of God.

Answer 4

Throughout history Christians who have not embraced this modern and liberal accepting view of the other have hated Jews and it bares some explanation. There are several bases on which these views have been predicated. It should be noted that the overwhelming majority of Christians no longer hold any of these Anti-Semitic views.

1) Blaming Jews for the Crucifixion: Although most Christians today follow the Pope's perspective on this matter (even if they are not Catholic), throughout history Christians often referred to Matthew 27:24-25. Those verses claim that the Jews decided to take on a curse for choosing to execute Jesus over Barabas. The lines in question are: 24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. "I am innocent of this man's blood," he said. "It is your responsibility!" 25 All the people [Jews] answered, "His blood is on us and on our children!"

2) Rejection of Christ: Christianity held a special place of contempt for Jews because they explicitly rejected Christ as their Lord and Savior.

3) Rejection of the Holy Faith: Before the Modern Era, the idea of religious freedom was very limited, especially in Europe. Catholics even murdered Protestants for heresy. Since the Jews were far more heretical, correspondingly they received greater punishment.

4) Blood Libels: Throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, there was a pervasive belief that Jews used the blood of Christian boys for the creation of unleavened bread on Passover. This is, of course, ridiculous, but many people believed it and hated Jews for this perceived injustice.

5) Wealth or Poverty: Jews who were wealthy were despised by Christians who were poor. This was common all throughout Western Europe. Jews who were poor were despised by Christians who were both poor and wealthy. This happened far more often in Eastern Europe. Although this is not a religious reason, this sentiment was primarily felt in Europe before the 1800s. (Since the 1800s, it has gained much more of a foothold in the Arab World.)

6) General Anti-Semitic Rationales: There are a number of other reasons for Anti-Semitism, but these are not exclusive to Europeans or to Christians such as: Fear of the Other, Pseudo-Scientific Racism, Conspiracy Theories, Failure to Assimilate "Properly", and Disbelief that Anyone Can Believe Differently among others.

Answer 5: Various Answers about Christians Not Hating Jews

• We Don't Hate Jews.
• I wouldn't say that Christians hate Jews. I'm a Christian, and I don't hate them. We might not agree on who Jesus is, but that doesn't mean that we hate each other.
• Also not all who have the name of being a Christian are such. 'Not everyone who says to me Lord Lord shall enter the kingdom of heaven but he that does the will of my Father'. The Jews are by nationality God's chosen people, through whom the savior of the world came. God's promise to Abraham that 'all the nations of the world would be blessed' through his descendants has been abundantly fulfilled in Christ. Christians are thankful to God for his amazing preservation of the Jews to this day. He is certainly not finished with them. He loves them just as he loves every other person.
• True Christians do not hate. True Jews (I am guessing) do not hate. We strongly dislike but don't hate. And Christians don't hate Jews. We just have different views.
• We don't, any good christian wouldn't. I have a crush on a Jewish girl.

Answer 6It may be because of one or more of the following reasons:

• Jews are usually more loyal to Israel than their own countries were they live. and/or

• Jews don't believe in Jesus as son of God, or God, or prophet, and/or

• Jews killed Jesus; as believed by Christians

We dont, any good christian wouldnt, i have a crush on a jewish girl

Answer 2

Not all Jews hate Christians, but for that minority who do, there are a few of such reasons.

1) Anti-Semitism: Historically, Christians of nearly all sects have promoted Anti-Semitism or Jew-hatred, either in the hard forms of pogroms and massacres or the soft forms of employment and housing discrimination. A number of Jews think that there is no way to reconcile this history and hold Christians in contempt for the acts of their ancestors in this regard.

2) Exclusivity of Judaism: There is a very small minority of Jews who hold that the idea that any part of the Jewish Covenant could belong to non-Jews violates the exclusivity of God's relationship with the Jewish people. Therefore, the Christians' embrace of the Old Testament may ruffle feathers.

3) Legal Impositions: A number of less religious Christians have agreed with the wave of strong, overt secularism which moves to place legal impositions on Jewish practice. Already, several European nations have banned male circumcision and shechita (Jewish animal slaughtering practices). That Christians are imposing laws against Judaism on Jews angers them.

4) Attempts at Conversion: Most Jews get moderately irritated when Christians try to convert them by way of knocking on your door or via a street preacher. This is especially raw for Jews, as opposed to other groups targeted for conversion, because historically Christians converted thousands Jews by the sword. They are thoroughly enraged when organizations like Jews for Jesus try to convert Jews to Christianity through subterfuge. As Jews do not try to convert Christians, most Jews would ask that Christians not target Jews for conversion.

Answer 3

Religion divides people. If there were no religions, things would be better.