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I don't think that's necessarily American. Thing is God in Abrahamic (Judaism, Christanity and Islam) religions is unquestionable force of goodness.
by Ygg2 11y ago
I don't think that's necessarily American. Thing is God in Abrahamic (Judaism, Christanity and Islam) religions is unquestionable force of goodness.
- dovdov 11y agomore like rightness
- jdimov9 11y agoDefinitely rightness, not goodness. A "good God" would never punish. Only one with an ulterior agenda (and therefore not a true creator) would resort to punishment.
- cmrdporcupine 11y agoYes it's a big distinguishing mark between 'pagan' belief systems and Christian/Islamic systems, a belief in the moral rightness/perfection/correctness of God. Roman pagans, Greek 'mythology', Germanic and Celtic religion, all had gods who were more like exaggerated people (with all their faults and flaws and terrible behaviours) than what Christians and post-Christians think of as a god.