Haters and Heathens hatin' on Righteouness?

Many of the Scribes and Pharisees were 'hater-hoe-heathen' types, for Jesus said of them (at Matthew 23:15), ‘Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees – hypocrites – because you travel land and sea to make a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of the garbage dump (gr. Gehenna) as yourselves.’ Gehenna was the name of the garbage dump outside the walls of Jerusalem in Jesus’ time, and it appears as though his use of this term implied that such individuals (the irreverent Scribes and Pharisees) could not expect a resurrection, they will just be gone.
Righteous people are at peace with others – James 3:18, ‘The seeds of the fruit of righteousness are planted in peace by those who are making peace.’
You have to be an honest judge to be found righteous – John 7:24, ‘Quit judging from the way things look on the surface; judge righteously!’
Righteousness involves standing up for right things, even if that invites persecution – Acts 4:19, 20, ‘If it’s righteous in God’s eyes to listen to you instead of to God, judge for yourselves. But we can’t stop talking about the things we’ve seen and heard.’
For more on righteouness, listen or watch - 'Mystic Revealers - Righteous' (one of the greatest reggae groups ever!)