What drives people away from Christianity?

Answer 1

The majority of Christians .

Answer 2

Christians. "The name of God is cursed among the Gentiles because of you!" St. Paul, Letter to the Romans, 2:24

Answer 3

I can only tell you my personal journey

First, it was the hypocrisy I saw in Christians. They would condemn in others what they themselves were guilty of doing. They would talk about charity and peace yet be greedy and violent. And, often those loudest about their Christianity were those guilty of the least "Christian" acts.

Next, it was the inconsistency of the Bible and the doctrine. Different clergy and different denominations saying different things, yet all of them claiming they were drawing from the Bible. The claims that the Bible is 'true' even when it clearly wasn't. The lies told about science in the name of pretending that the Bible was accurate.

Finally, I recognized that all religions are on shaky ground philosophically. There just is no evidence for God, and what arguments can be made are the same for all religions, and yet those different religions claim their doctrine is correct and others are wrong.

Answer 4

For me it was Catholic grade school in the 60s and early 70s. Graduated from the 8th grade in 1972. The Nuns and Priests for the most part were so mean they were evil. Certainly not kind or compassionate.

Answer 5

No wonder if Christianity drives even Christian people away. Their way of teaching and preaching create fear and despair in the minds of the people. This religion and almost all religions didn't understand God properly. That is the problem.

Answer 6

people saying that we're gonna be God's mindless slaves in Heaven

Answer 7

The TRUTH drives people away from Christianity.

Answer 8

Uh...Christianity?

Answer 9

I think there are two main reasons.

One is the bad example some Christians set.

The other is an unwillingness for anybody, even God, to tell us what to do.

Answer 10

Improvements in education.