I think they hate Christianity because deep down, they fear it might be true, and that they may really be damned. Therefore instead of repenting, they curse the Savior.
Islam has the stench of death to it, and they recognize the kindred spirit with which they are accustomed.
And yet some may have difficulty seeing the difference between a determined and yet universally caring Father, and a church that has gotten full of itself way too often. They point out, rightly, that multiple religions assert threats of hell.
I’ve been musing, is it better for Christians to try to police the world for morality, or to keep their own personal accounts with God short and be the best possible example while they “hold out the word of life”? It occurred to me this morning, if we successfully policed all moral problems out of view in the world but did not show it the need of a Savior or what a Savior could do, we would have failed in what it takes to get “stars in our crown.”
The way I read the 1st Chapter of Romans, homosexuality is a sign that someone has rejected God, so they have been given over to their sinful desires. Therefore, it is not surprising that they mock God . . . unsettling to me for the consequences they are likely to reap . . . but not surprising.