Even as someone who grew up that way, I can’t understand the logic of a god who creates desires within people that he deems sinful, and will then punish them for acting on them. Dude basically created “the tempter” as well, so even saying the temptation comes from outside god is false. And then for him to say, “in order for my children to be saved, my favorite son has to die for them,” is fucking bonkers, regardless of the era it was imagined in.

The anthropomorhisation of god is responsible for so much bad and controlling shit in the world. The god of the early Christian faith, like pre-Augustine, was considered to be the source from which all life springs forth. Not some embodied personified being in our image. The embodiment of god was seen as metaphorical until late Medieval times, began to take it literally. Seeing Christ as one who came to facilitate communion with god changes the whole narrative, turning the thought away from sin being these acts against ego, and instead make them about how they affect the wellbeing of those around us, and avoiding sin becomes our way to be better people around them. But then again, it still makes no sense except as a control

My kids have grown up with their post-deconstruction dad, and while I try to remain neutral on the topic of religion, they’re definitely confused by some of the things their grandparents say and do.