Common sense will get you nowhere on this thread, Stewart. I agree with you that "god" should go to hell for his (?) cruelty, though.
It's always amusing to see Christians on the attack when sex and the bible are the red meat thrown before them.
Even though you are a "newbie", don't let them run you off. Atheism amongst Freepers is unusual, but it seems to be permitted. After all, this purports to be a forum for the discussion of public policy issues, but religion, like sports, music, movies and other off-topic themes are quite prevalent. I guess we need these distractions as relief from the enervating angst produced by our discovery of the breadth and depth of the threat we face from a government running amuck.