“God put Abraham to the test.” Take your “son Isaac… and offer him up as a holocaust.” “Abraham… took the knife to slaughter his son.” But seeing his devotion, God said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy.” Abraham’s tribe is transfigured by his rejecting child sacrifice. Jesus is also transfigured, on a mountaintop. … Continue reading “Youth Are Not Being Radicalized, They Are Being Soldiered”
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The Challenge to Change Religion
Sunday’s first reading concerns child sacrifice. Yahweh wants Abraham to murder his young son, Isaac, as a test of faith. Will Abraham offer his son in a blood sacrifice ritual for Yahweh? It turns out that Abraham will. At the last moment, however, Yahweh stops Abraham but commends his willingness to obey the violent command. … Continue reading “The Challenge to Change Religion”