From my point of view, there is vitriolic contempt by many for all things Christ - even among people on this forum for whom I have deep affection and otherwise highly regard. The malevolence is highly directed (as the Bible prophesied) - we don't see such contempt for Buddha, Mohammed, etc. Or to put it another way, people are frequently not-Muslim, not-Buddist etc. but rarely does it satisfy them to be not-Christian. Many actually become anti-Christ. Don't overlook the obvious. No one is posting quotes from the Koran or the Teachings of Buddha here. If they did, I have no doubt that they would receive the same treatment and for the same reasons (hint: it's not "hate").