(July 1, 2015 at 8:50 am)Nope Wrote: How is this god any different than the OT god?
It's not.
What I find funny is that Xtians often assert that the New Testament is somewhat more 'progressive' or less barbaric than the Old Testament. However, in the Old Testament, the concept of hell, the place of eternal punishment isn't even conceived. For me, the notion of hell is one of the most barbaric things to come out of this religion, and it only came about after Jebus so wonderfully sacrificed himself to himself for the rest of us because we are all so sinful.
So one of the most cruel and totalitarian aspects of christianity, hell, actually comes from the New Testament. The only difference between the two testaments is that the Old Testament was somewhat more blunt about its barbarism, the New Testament less so. But it's still there. It's the same fucked up god.
