Rarely folks question the non-sense in Matthew 5.44. The history...

Rarely folks question the non-sense in Matthew 5.44. The history of the earliest Christianity, starting with Jesus, obviously imitated by his zealot disciples (such as the stoned Stephen), appears to show they were experts at making enemies.

Possibly a better start would be: "try to avoid making enemies" by not offending so many people; such as claiming your new kooky Hindu-Brahma-Krishna imitation religion represented the Jewish religion of the Old Testament and claiming the Jewish temple was "My Brahma/Father's House".