You praise ethics above God's perfect morals? There is no such thing as ethics without God....people would have no morals without God.
The only ones who squander their lives are the ones who live it only for themselves and live in decadence. Not Christians.
Emma has repeatedly explained to you God's reason for testing Abraham. I will try it one last time: God wanted Abraham to bless the rest of the world through Isaac, a direct ancestor of Christ Jesus who saves all who choose Him and grants them all eternal life.
Oh...and don't delude yourself. If there were no religion, there would still be division in the world. People would definately find something to hate about each other. It is human nature to be evil. Christianity is what HELPS LESSEN evil and division in the world. It would be horrible to have a world without Christians.
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 13, 2007 10:36 PM: Message edited by: Tra ]</font>