Christianity is unusual in that our epitomy, the central object of our worship, has superior character to us. In many other faiths, the norm is for the serious believer to have superior character to his deity. For example, none of the terrific Mormons I admire keep harems, or gate-crash betrothals, as the Mormon deity is said to do. Most muslims are better than Islam. It is those who are most consistent with the inner dynamic of their faith who perform atrocities.
Excellent post, thanks for the insight. Very interesting.