(August 23, 2010 at 11:28 pm)Godschild Wrote: If He [Yahweh] were a monster then why would Christ have died to save us from our sins?
This is every bit as compassionate as a murderer who stops himself from killing his victim, thereby "saving the victim's life", and then threatens to kill the victim unless the victim loves and worships him.
In fact, one could say that the "love" of Yahweh is very much like the "love" an abusive husband shows for his beaten down wife. The abusive husband convinces his victim-wife that she's worthless, unworthy of genuine love (you're a worthless sinner) who deserves the abuse (we're only worthy of eternal Hell) and that somehow she has provoked the incidents of abuse that occur (we've made him angry with our sins). The perp-abuser seeks to isolate his victim from outside sources of love or support (the Bible admonishes believers to shun non-believers, a tactic found in most cults) and tries to indoctrinate his victim into a sense of dependency (we are weak and must turn to him).
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
