I think this falls in the "easier said than done" category. All you need to do is go to Youtube.com, type in the word Christians in the search bar and immediately you are flooded with videos bashing Christians. Youtube even suggests you try typing in "crazy Christians" for better results.
Here are a few examples of the negative videos you can find:
It's easy for people to pick out the "crazy" Christians. Take the Westboro Baptist Church, for example. Their website www.godhatesfags.com gives out such a warm and fuzzy feeling it was blocked by Taylor's iPrizm.
How can we expect non-Christians to have a happy feeling about us if we are treating them like they don't matter? Picketing the gay rallies with signs like "God hates the gays" is not going to make them like us or want to join our lifestyle!
I'm not trying to rant here, but this topic gets me riled up. I come from a background where I have worked and interacted my whole life with mostly non-Christians. Because of this, I have learned that the best way to get them interested in my faith is to show them through my actions what I believe. My friends know that I am a Christian and that I wouldn't live their lifestyle. They know that I don't approve of it, and yet they still know that I am their friend.
Right now, I think the only way that we can take off that negative view is for the "crazy" Christians to stop. Stop picketing. Stop telling people they are going to hell. That is not the way to win them over.
I don't think changing the view from negative to positive is one that can happen overnight. Everyone has to work together to change it.
