Morality without God

[Superjock]

Well, I don't know a good defense of the atheist standard of morality but I do know how to shut down religious claims that they have objective morality because of God.

They don't. It's the same subjective standards an atheist would use to come up with the rules society should follow. God says "these are my commandments" as if those are the standards we should follow. But then when he kills people, when he encourages slavery, rape, and lying, it's okay because he says so. When he throws a petty, jealousy fit or shows a toxic version of pride, it's okay because he's God. Christians in particular follow the morality that "might makes right" when they tout their God as being a source of "objective" morality.

So I could say something like "if God commands you to sacrifice your children, would you do it?" and if not, why not? Because God is the source of morality so if he commands it then it is intrinsically good because he commanded it. Right?

Theists will often say "but you can't judge Gods moral character in your atheistic worldview" or ... upon what basis can you judge Gods morality when he is the source of morality itself?

I need to learn how to defend not only my atheistic morality but also how to attach theistic morality, so I've got my work cut out for me.