Why do so many liberals despise Christianity?

The Week ^ | 1/10/15 | Damon Linker

[DallasBiff]

Liberalism seems to have an irrational animus against Christianity. Consider these two stories highlighted in the last week by conservative Christian blogger Rod Dreher.

Item 1: In a widely discussed essay in Slate, author Brian Palmer writes about the prevalence of missionary doctors and nurses in Africa and their crucial role in treating those suffering from Ebola. Palmer tries to be fair-minded, but he nonetheless expresses "ambivalence," "suspicion," and "visceral discomfort" about the fact that these men and women are motivated to make "long-term commitments to address the health problems of poor Africans," to "risk their lives," and to accept poor compensation (and sometimes none at all) because of their Christian faith.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Freedom and self-determination. Leftists are control freaks, and are not happy in a world where you don’t have to do what they say. That is a bona fide mental disorder. But it seems the crazy ones always wind up in power, but not through democratic means. Well, sometimes. They would prefer non-democratic ones so they don’t have to wear those sheep’s clothing all the time.