I do not understand how a God who sent His Son to be tortured, humiliated, defamed by hypocrites and evildoers, and die on a crucifix just as a sacrifice for the evils of a people whom He could have just as easily let die in sin (and consequently burn in Hell) is evil, but you are entitled to your opinions. I have not flamed anyone on this forum, I daresay I do not think I have ever flamed anyone.
I'd just like to step in and answer to this point -
Do you seriously believe sending his son to be TORTURED and KILLED, knowing *full well* what would happen to him was anything but cruel?
Especially considering that you believe God is *omnipotent*, meaning he could have just waved his arms and said "Fine, you're forgiven"?
He's still the one who lets them burn in hell for no good reason, I see that as no different than being a jealous little prick. You're free to prove me wrong, this is just what I understood after reading through the Bible a few times - "Fine, you can have free will, but if you use it go to against me, you BURN!"
That's the equivalent of saying that a thief holding a gun up to someone's head saying "Give me all your money or die" giving the person free will. I mean they don't HAVE to give the thief all their money, maybe he's wrong all along. Maybe he ISN'T such a sadistic ******* that would kill you for disobeying what he says. Maybe the gun isn't loaded. But odds are if he doesn't give him the money, he'll be shot and the money will be taken regardless. It's not "free will", really.
That's really what I thought about when I was reading the Bible. Maybe God wouldn't torture us just for not believing in Jesus, maybe Hell doesn't really exist, but if it does than he is a major ******* simply for letting us suffer in it. All-loving? All-forgiving? More like picky and selective, caring only about those that worship him. Like a dictator, really.