Is a religion based on human sacrifice moral and ethical?

[Zen Badger]

Fr0d0 is correct, no human was or has ever been sacrificed to God. Christ was a sacrifice for mankind and God made the sacrifice not man. Christ accepted being a sacrifice before creation because he knew man would disobey God. God did not bring sin into the world man did, the loving God could not have committed such an evil act. The justice God gives comes through love and for no other reason.

Really?

Then how about this.....

"Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him." (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)

And I still maintain that jesus's sacrifice was no sacrifice at all as he went straight up to heaven(which he knew he would do).

A sacrifice is when you give something up, jesus gave up NOTHING (except the prospect of another 20 years or so of living in the shit in Palestine).

If on the other hand he'd volunteered to take the place of even one person in hell, that would've been a genuine sacrifice.

But this? this is nothing. Certainly nothing worthy of worship.