I agree with Envy Is Blind on this one for the most part, except the part about the Judeo-Christian concept of God. Read the Old Testament my friend, and you will see a vengeful god. Famine, plague, and death of all kinds visisted upon the doubters. While God seems nicer in the New Testament, he does allow a fair share of pain to be visited on his followers and their enemies seem to get off pretty light. Christ, and almost all of the Apostles were martyred. Thats right, many of them were crucified. Not a nice experience by any means. Yes, god does so love the world, but most realistic Jews and Christians do beleive that god can also show his anger when provoked, and that God is to be both exalted and feared.
I agree with Envy Is Blind on this one for the most part, except the part about the Judeo-Christian concept of God. Read the Old Testament my friend, and you will see a vengeful god. Famine, plague, and death of all kinds visisted upon the doubters. While God seems nicer in the New Testament, he does allow a fair share of pain to be visited on his followers and their enemies seem to get off pretty light. Christ, and almost all of the Apostles were martyred. Thats right, many of them were crucified. Not a nice experience by any means. Yes, god does so love the world, but most realistic Jews and Christians do beleive that god can also show his anger when provoked, and that God is to be both exalted and feared.