I agree with the criticisms of christianity these days, but you can't oversimplify his teachings like that. Actually read through the gospels, not just the sermon on the mount, preferably with a bible or guide that will refer you to the old testament passages that he quotes. Heck, even within the sermon on the mount he said:
Matthew 5
17"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
And that really complicates things. You need a good hermeneutic method to determine which laws he has already fulfilled and how (i.e. He is the ultimate sacrifice, so no need for animal sacrifices. Many ceremonial laws are fulfilled in him, read Hebrews.) and then there is a huge debate when it comes to politics and how we embrace principles God set out for Israel while understanding we are not Israel as it was. Also, Jesus never said not to mix your faith and politics like this guy seems to say.
Jesus wasn't some vague hippie character; he taught doctrine, and a lot of it. He was a hebrew through and through, fully embracing the heritage of all that he came to fulfill and calls us to be a part of. And sorry but this makes him very different from Gandhi and Buddha and the like. Everyone will have the same focus on love and peace, and ones vision of what this looks like will be similar, but they will differ on how it is to be brought about and established.
Are we to hate? No. Are we to speak out about what God says? Yes.
Are we to judge? No. Are we to warn about the judgement of God? Yes.
And so on and so forth... it's a tough balance, and many times christians fall to one side and it's not good. But there are also many times they keep balance and are misunderstood and mislabled, assumed to have the same intentions as those misguided christians.
The thing is that when you group people into "good christians" and "bad christians" you're already breaking even these vague hippie teachings. You need to understand that their hostility comes from weakness, misguidance, ignorance, etc. You need to show them mercy then give them grace, don't argue but find out why they think as they do and help show them the way out of their thinking box.
Matthew 5
38"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' 39But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. 41If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
43"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Sometimes this applies to christians who don't get it. Yes the "good ones" aren't as loud, but that's because being loud doesn't reach to the heart, and doesn't make a good and lasting change in a person. Before you lead a person in your worldview you have to lead them in your manner, and sometimes that takes time, personal investment, even a willing friendship.
I strongly believe in Jesus's teaching but I hate the doctrine that has come with it. I am thinking of calling myself a jesusist.
