What does the saying “there is no hate like Christian love” mean?

[Anonymous]

What does it mean and what do you think of it? I’m interested in someone who’s Christian, but someone mentioned this about Christianity.

[BCRanger10]

It's a phrase that should be taken with a massive grain of salt.

If I'm to be completely honest, I don't even know what it means. It's an empty phrase used by people on any side of the political spectrum who can't, though I'd hazard it's more choose not to distinguish between a Christian remaining faithful to Christian doctrine and calmly and politely evangelizing and the self-righteous piles of garbage who tell everyone they don't like that they're going to Hell.

The standard for "hate" is extremely low, practically subterranean. In such people's minds, Jesus Christ was just a nice hippie Marxist surfer dude who came to us to do little more than tell us "be nice" and approved of every last thing anyone did. The Cleansing of the Temple, the denunciation of the Scribes and Pharisees, "O faithless generation, how long must I endure you", and "shake the dust from your feet in testimony against them" would disagree, but whatever.

Now, this does not - DOES. NOT. - give Christians license to be jerks 24/7. It's all subject to the virtues of prudence and temperance. There is a time for being gentle, warm, and yes, nice. Likewise, there is a time to be forceful and assertive, and yes, even for mockery (1 Kings 18.20-29). There is a time to express anger and impatience (read, for example, about Saint Louis de Montfort and the band of drunks who disrupted a parish mission he was preaching). I myself have done plenty of both in my time here; there is, for example, one member here, a woman who is as vocal and ardent an atheist and liberal as I am a traditionalist Catholic and conservative, who has told me that I am her favorite moderator (by the way, to this person, THANK YOU!), so despite my occasionally being pompous, abrasive, and sarcastic (even when it's meant in good fun), I'm clearly not scaring everyone off.

Look, what I'm getting at here is that this phrase is often used by people who think they know Christianity better than those who practice it. In some cases, probably even more than a few, that is true. And yes, there are some Christians who are legitimately hateful, scummy, and unpleasant people; I'd like to think I have a good eye and ear for such and can point to three members specifically over the years that really stand out (two have since left and one is still active, and I would be very happy to see this person banned). But generally speaking, it's not true.

[Kaneki05]

It comes from how Christians gaslight and use their judgment on others as if it's good for them.
Gay conversion camps are a prime example, 'Oh we are doing this for your own good, it's the right thing, we care and want you to live life god intend.' they're using this pretense of love to hate on the thing they're and trying to change them.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Christians often see things in a different way from the secular world. Specifically, they think they’re making the world a better place by getting rid of queer identities and culture because “It’s not God’s will,” they also think trying to force you to convert is good because they’re “saving your soul.” The christian community is not always kind to those who don’t fit into their idea of normality, especially the conservative christians in American politics as they are the most hypocritical christians in existence as they go entirely against christ’s messaging but still consider themselves to be good based on nothing but the fact that they call themselves christian and go to church every Sunday.

[Agape93]

It means that while the christian may think they are doing or saying something out of love, it can be seen as bigoted or harmful to others.

[WindAtMyBack]

It's nothing more than someone who is not clever thinking they are saying something clever. It's said by someone who has no idea what they are talking about. All they know is misinformation and stereotype.

I'm not a Christian apologist. I'm not a Christian at all. But I can identify someone who is spouting bullshit.

[strateguy632]

It is truly "hate speech" and means to demonize Christians, by equation, but hey! Christians are not a "protected minority" so they don't get censored.

[Anonymous]

It's a moronic leftist phrase that's meant to demonize Christians. It's best ignored.

[Asker]

The person that said it was not a leftist, they were just a different religion.

[Opinion Owner]

Doesn't matter, it's still a moronic statement meant to demonize a demographic that they them selves hate.

[Sal_Monella]

Some kind of absurd, bigoted expression from a hateful mind.

[shortster]

It means the person who said it is antichristian.

[MasterKS]

if too religious than you life in trouble.