Dear Joey,
I am sad to report that you are on the Bible god’s shit list. You will remain on the list, and continue to get shit for it, for the entirety of your life. Why? It seems your grandfather did something really bad. Oh, and don’t expect to get off the list, because the Bible god never forgets.
And he [the LORD] passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.” (Exodus 34:6-7, New International Version, emphasis added)
Yes, Joey, for a merciful and gracious god, he sure can carry a grudge. Punishing children to the fourth generation for something a long-dead ancestor did? Pretty nasty, huh? You’ve gotten a raw deal, I know.
Fundamentalists would like the Ten Commandments posted in the public school you attend. I would like the above verse discussed objectively in every classroom. Even elementary age children such as yourself can see how glaringly unfair it is to punish innocent children for what their father or grandfather did.
The only people who might find merit in such an extreme form of “mercy” are those with a long-standing hatred of another people . . . of another race, religion, culture. Armed with such an unyielding attitude, they could justify their hatred and keep persecuting, punishing and executing whomever they perceive as belonging to a people guilty of violating their god’s will.
As for you Joey, here’s my advice: If a person quotes scripture to you, recite the above passage in return. A scripture-loving person is someone who worships the hard-hearted divinity that insists on punishing you for what your stupid old grandfather did. I think it’s perfectly okay for you to gain a small sense of pleasure in witnessing that person blanch and then stutter as he or she tries defend something no fully sane and compassionate person should attempt to defend.
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[cartoon thanks to atheistcartoons.com]
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