(March 27, 2017 at 9:19 am)SteveII Wrote:(March 27, 2017 at 9:03 am)Khemikal Wrote: You mean, if we ignore some violent parts outright, and pretend that other violent parts don't exist, then christianity doesn't seem as violent as islam..if we focus on the violent parts?
Genius!
You are conflating Christianity with the OT theocracy. The two covenants are very different in their context, structure, and goals.
Bullshit. The man character "God" is the same character from the first page to the last page. You trying to argue the changing whims of God/Jesus/dad/me/same guy but not the same guy, does not change the core character of the book.
"God changed his mind with Jesus"
Yea, but at the end of the book he goes right back to beating the shit out of people who didn't kiss his ass.
Your character behaves just like an abusive spouse.
Part 1. "Be a good Hebrew and I wont beat the shit out of you. Fuck you, you didn't behave I will commit an act of genocide which is way beyond an act of correction, and only leave the Noah family left, let them fuck each other to repopulate the planet".
Part 2. "Ok, I am sorry I hit you, here are some flowers(Jesus) I promise not to beat you again, but please remember the 10 commandments in the OT and cherry pick to defend the old book while claiming it doesn't count."
Part 3. End Times Revenge of Jerry Springer, " Remember when I said I wouldn't beat you anymore? Fuck you, if you didn't kiss my ass I will torture you for eternity".
"God changed his mind in the NT" Is not an argument. Tell me, even if you forgive a serial killer, should they be let out of prison? If you claim God did allow all the violent shit of the OT then cop out to "he can do what he wants" you are not erasing the acts one bit. Even the NT Jesus character says he didn't come to erase OT law but to uphold it.
I was bullied as a kid, I have no desire as an adult to get revenge on them, but to gloss it over and forget that it happened would make me a doormat.
The entire book as a whole does not paint the main character as someone to be reasoned with through consent logic and debate and compromise. The God Character as a whole comes across as a insecure narcissistic bully whom will squash you like a bug if you don't obey him. "Sometimes he'll give you flowers if you kiss his ass", is not an argument.
