Jayb.,

Religion has been brought up as a subject in this
discussion and you are not under any obligation
to join in if it bothers you.

Hate is in my view a symptom of our inability to be one humanity.
Had this planet had no oceans we may have been one people.
But we still may have found reasons to hate.
Politics is now using hate to explain its inability to bring us together.
Yes religion has been bought to the thread it is my view right now Christianity, Islam, and the Jewish faith have elements within each that thrive on blind hate

To Belly.

In my opinion, the only way to fix issues that occure in the masses is to do better with them as individuals. When it comes to hate I think this is especially so. Take any issue of group hate, from racism, sexism, or hatred to a specific philosophy or politics. If you apply the points to keep you from hate in those elements then you help to keep it at bay to those who around you as well. (You're not that influential to stop them from everything but we are all Influential in some ways to those around us).

To go back to it, the suggestions to stop hatred is to:

1) take some time before reacting in anger. An hour or a day before saying or doing something in the heat of the moment.
2). Don't return evil for evil. But instead you can conquer evil by doing good. If nothing else it will break the chain reactions of getting back on the other guy. If you do this regularly it'll do much more too. Change the heart of a hateful person by being the example of unmoving love in spite of being wronged.

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3). Let justice be in the hands of the authorities. Instead of trying to right the wrongs placed on us (and too often causing more wrongs to do so), let it be in the hands of those who hold the responsibility to look after the people.
4). If you can do #3 then strive to also look at people with compassion. Strive to redeem them, even from themselves if that's the case. By doing this you change no longer look for the things to hate someone by.
5). If you can't do #4 then walk away. Have nothing to do with them. Some of the hardest stories I know are from a parent having to let their kids go on their own, lose ties with them. Because they can't help them from a drug addiction. It's sad and hard, but do this to anyone; to a stranger and to your loved ones, you won't hate them.

6). Strive to be humble by considering everyone else as your equal or your better.
7). Strive to be humble by acknowledging your own errors.
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Doing 6 and 7 will help you to treat others the way you want to be treated instead of being arrogant to others.

David,

Christians are followers of Christ and Muslims are followers of Muhammad; neither Christ nor Muhammad could have been followers of themselves.
Read a bit more history.

Dear Is Mise,

I have read quite a bit of history. Christ was not a Christian. He was the leader of a Jewish sect and was a Jew. If Christians were really followers of Christ they would follow his religion and be Jews also. Paul founded a new religion in the name of Christ who was not a Christian. Mohammed did indeed found a new religion. Jesus did not. How can one be a follower of Christ and not follow his religion?