Substitutionary atonement is a ridiculous and immoral doctrine.
There only real atonement is between the person that has been wronged and person that wronged them.
Just another in the long line of examples of how Christianity forces people to surrender their morality.
There only real atonement is between the person that has been wronged and person that wronged them.
Just another in the long line of examples of how Christianity forces people to surrender their morality.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.