By "hate God" I mean those who decide against following his words, the Scriptures. Sorry for the unclear language, but that is the term used in the Scriptures so I sometimes use it myself. The term is not meant to imply people who decide not to follow the Scriptures are hateful people, nor am I implying they have any particular anger towards anyone or even towards God. It simply means they do not love God (ie follow, trust, and obey him) as closely as possible. And in the type of Christianity I practice, God and the Word are seen as the same. So if I were to deny the Word of God, I would in a sense be "hating" God. I probably should be a little more clear, again sorry.

Quote Originally Posted by Polymirize
What a polarized view. You can't really believe that the alternatives are to love god and follow, or hate him on one's own. Can you?

What about all the vocal christians who hate? What about all the complete agnostics who manage to cultivate love and kindness every day?

Is god really the sort to draw a line in the sand with his big toe and then dare us to cross it?