I think we Christians in this nation can say the same thing after witnessing the 2012 Democrat Party convention in Charlotte, NC:
We are hated because we persist in wanting to exist as Christians. In other words, we are hated because we persist in demanding a basic human right.
.....And also because we as Christians convict the world of its sin.
This is Islam. After they convert, subdue or kill all the members of other religions, they will continue to kill each other.