This is why religion is harmful to society. People will justify crazy actions because “God” commanded them to do so (ISIS). And now we are seeing certain Christians apply this thinking. Religion hinges on throwing logic away. The bible preaches that you should show trust to Gods commands no matter the consequences.
Until a group of insane Christians occupy territory the size of small countries and start flying planes into buildings, let’s stop with the ISIS comparisons.
For example, God commanded a man to kill his own son to prove his loyalty.
If you read the next sentence you would know that God did not, in fact, command him to kill his son after he put his son on the alter.
Apply that on a 21st century basis. Some old crackpot Christian says he will kill his son to prove his allegiance to God. That is some sick shit.
Yes, that would be sick, but again, it all revolves around a lone suspect doing insane things that involve massive twisting of the original passages.
Most of Gods actions in the Old Testament prove how much of a asshole he is if he exists.
This is the mindset that irritates me. You can’t take historical documents and evaluate them based on today’s moral standards and then wonder why they aren’t as pretty as John Lennon’s Imagine.