I remember being taught this story as a child in religion class. Now, years later, I think it's horrendous that this story is taught to children as a good example of always obeying God. What if one of those children grows up to be a schizophrenic and hears voices in his head he attributes to God?
Of course it also requires one to ask the question as to why an all-loving god would put one of his most loyal followers through such an ordeal, let alone asking for human sacrifice to begin with.
Of course it also requires one to ask the question as to why an all-loving god would put one of his most loyal followers through such an ordeal, let alone asking for human sacrifice to begin with.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
