The character of God in the Bible is essentially Adolph Hitler

I will be responding to, and refuting, my opponent's arguments.The Garden of EdenHere, my opponent seems to be a bit confused about actual Biblical events. That is understandable, otherwise he probably wouldn't be comparing God to Hitler. To benefit the round, and my opponent, I will clarify. By the time of Cain and Abel, all of humanity was already living outside of Eden. While Eden was still accessible to humans, Adam and Eve (the only two humans on the Earth at this time) lived inside of it. So there was no "preferred line of people" living in Eden at any point in time. God banished Adam and Eve for breaking the rules, just like you'd get kicked out of your neihgborhood pool for urinating in the deep end.Also, my opponent would be correct about the tree being a cruel test, if not for one thing. God gave humans no desire to sin against Him. They were completely unaware of good and evil. However, according to the Bible, Satan came down and tempted Eve to take the fruit and eat it. God wasn't tormenting them. Besides, even if He was testing loyalty, instructing a human not to eat one thing in the entire world is a pretty easy one. But, I digress. Again, human's had no desire to sin against God at this time.I would also like to point out here, that my opponent made no connection to Hitler and God in this story.Noah's ArkActually, a minor correction if I may. God was greatly grieved by all of the people sinning, and resolved to remove humanity except for Noah (who didn't convince God of anything), because Noah was a righteous man. Ah, and here we go, a comparison to Hitler and the infamous ethnic "cleansing". However, this is a loose comparison. Noah was chosen, as I just stated, for his actions, not race. And not only did God want others aside from Noah and co. to turn to Him, He even had Noah build the ark where they could all see his progress day by day and here what it was goign to save them from. God wanted them to be spared, but He also knew that humanity would never recover with such awful acts being committed by so many people. So, again, this was a matter of actions, not race.JobHere we have another fragile comparison, and more misrepresented scripture. The story of Job is a very riveting one, and one of my personal favorites. I will give a summary. Satan brags to God about being able to turn any man away from Him. God points out Job, a truly devout follower of God. Satan essentially says, "Oh yeah? Give me 5 minutes with this guy.". He wreaks havoc. Job stays true to God. Repeat 3 times. But on the third time, Job (who is absolutely miserable at this point) starts telling God how unfair He is for taking all this away from Him. God teaches Job just how alimighty He really is. Job apologizes and decides to trust God no matter what. In the end, God restored all that Job had, and multiplies it by tenfold. My opponent tries to compare this to Hitlers expiremental testing done on his captives.... and it doesn't really add up.Sodom and GomorrahThe Bible doesn't state why God chose to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. However, we are told that it is because they are wicked cities. Homosexuality was hardly the worst thing going on in them. The two angels, sent to Lot's family to warn them to leave the city before it was destroyed, at first decide to sleep in the city square. Lot, seeing them there, knows that they'll be dead by morning if they sleep there. He takes them to his house and lets them spend the night, but during dinner a group of men start banging on the door. They demanded the angels be given to them so they could rape them. So, not only does this link between Hitler and God fall due to the fact that we don't even know God's reasons, but also because there were many other things going on that are even considered crimes today.Lady LoveMy opponent here seems to be merely pushing buttons for a reaction. I'm sad he thinks of this story this way, but oh well. Yes, God impregnated Mary. At that time, and in Israeli culture, women were married at Mary's age (hence why Joseph was already engaged to her). No, He did not have sex with her. And He planned to come to Earth as a sacrifice for mankind, He didn't change his mind about being dead. So God did not have a fetish, He simply chose Mary, a virgin, to be the mother of Jesus. Since we arguing from a Biblical context, God is omnipotent. If God is omnipotent, He can do anything. Therefore, He can impregnate a woman without having sex. And in the end, we're left with an already shaky, and now utterly nonsensical, attempt to prove God and Hitler equals.RevelationRevelation is about the end of the world, yes. But again, it is nto about race, merely about those who follow Christ. In fact, it's the opposite. Christians will be hunted and killed. God will send plagues, yes. The immunity to such plagues will be by choice, not race. God doesn't care if you're black, white, Asian, or martian. He only cares about faith and actions. Hitler didn't care about actions, only race.ConclusionSo I think that pretty much sums it up. After clearing up a lot of misrepresented scripture, and shattering the already brittle comparisons between God and the leader of Nazi Germany, I believe that I have negated the resolution as it stands right now. However, my opponent will have another chance in the upcoming third round. Back to Pro. SourcesBible, English Standard Version