(August 23, 2013 at 7:47 am)Sword of Christ Wrote: Jesus Christ was not a murderous monster I'm not sure where you're getting that idea. The Old Testament may have had an imperfect view of Gods Moral Justice/Law but even there you see portrayals God as a compassionate being who loved his people and saw his creation as "good", who demanded the Jews treat the aliens in their land with respect as they themselves were once aliens in the land of Egypt. There is an emphasis on the equality of man no matter what your race, nation or ethnicity. This was very much stressed by Jesus himself of course.
The old testament features numerous accounts of your god committing genocide upon humanity, and through your prophets, encouraging his followers to to the same.
Whether these stories are true or not is irrelevant. Your view on them is irrelevant. Many people believe these stores are true, and examples of your god's good justice. People read these tales to children, as examples of your god's good justice, poisoning their minds.