"From some perspectives, the Judeo-Christian God can hardly be described as good. On judgment day, it is believed that God will essentially murder those who are not saved (i.e. those who do not believe that Christ is the Messiah), thus taking on the role of Satan (at least from the perspective of the damned). Divine justice is murder, and therefore can be viewed as wrong."

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