Some people in my area believe that we must not hate the kuffar (disbelievers) who don't oppose us and they say that most kuffar are not Islamophobic, so we should generally love them. Others say we must hate the majority of them, but that it is permissible to love one of them specifically. Other people in my area make jokes which I believe to be istihza (mocking the religion), like saying to someone who says this is haram (prohibited) something like, "Leave us alone; we came to this to country to live in peace [a sarcastic imitation of excuses the speaker doesn't agree with]." They do this about important things which they know are from the religion, but they [only] do it to imitate bad Muslims and make us laugh, not to mock religion. I wanted to know if these beliefs or sayings are kufr (acts of disbelief). I do not intend to judge these people, but I want to know in order to warn them and avoid these things. Allah says that He hates kuffar and the people believe it is halal (permissible) to love most or some of them. The people in the verse in Surat at-Tawba [9:65] say they were joking, just like these people say.

As for mocking Islam or making fun of any of its teachings, it is not to be substantiated at any cost or for any reason; it is strictly prohibited. The one who does so might commit an act of disbelief without realizing it.