Given the Bible, God is Morally Repugnant and Undeserving of Praise (+).

My opponent claims that my argument is circular. This is simply not so. My opponent affirms in his resolution that God is morally corrupt GIVEN THE BIBLE. Since the Bible states the opposite - that God is indeed morally upright and perfect - then it is quite apart from the Bible that my opponent reaches such a conclusion. 1. My opponent's empty claim that my argument is circular notwithstanding, he seems quite fond of circular reasoning himself. He states that some things are "wrong qua wrong." "Consider a case where God made a rule that raping babies was morally permissible... The actions of God do not change the fact that raping babies is wrong qua wrong." My opponent merely uses an appeal to emotion rather than defining why it is wrong. You cannot simply say that it is wrong because it is wrong. Even still, my opponent is negating his own resolution because God IS a moral !entity given the Bible! "The verses my opponent references are simply more cases where the Bible is incorrect. Genesis is incorrect about how man came to be. Deuteronomy is incorrect about the actions and motivations of God." This is mere casuistry of the highest sorts. My opponent can use the Bible to affirm his resolution, and of course the passages he quotes must be correct in order for his argument to hold, but all my use of the Bible is incorrect? This is intellectually absurd. The Bible is assumed true by the resolution, my opponent cannot simply pick and choose what in the Bible he will accept as true and what he will not. 2. My opponent must substantiate his claim that Morality is uncreated. If indeed morality was created it was surely created by the One who creates all things. God is the measure by which we judge right and wrong. The Judeo-Christian God is the divine law-giver as is evidenced by the nature of his commands and that fact that we will be judged thereby. "If God is the final arbiter of morality, then he must be a hypocrite as well, ordering the Israelites to show no mercy to their enemies, wiping out armies that oppose Israel, murdering babies in Egypt, and accepting bargains involving human sacrifice.... all while telling the Israelites "Thou shalt not commit murder." You are correct that the Ten Commandments say "thou shalt not commit murder." Indeed the Hebrew word ratsah is employed. Therefore my opponent must show how God's acts are criminal acts of murder. Even still, God is not included in the command he gave, nor is he bound by them (Isaiah 55:8). The fact of the matter is the Bible says God is a morally upright entity, therefore all his actions are morally just and perfect, regardless if we understand the complexities and nuances. Much like a doctor who performs a careful incision to remove a malignant mass on a waking patient. The patient may wake up and not know that he has a malignant mass, or that the man cutting him is a doctor. While the patient will surely perceive what is being done as evil, having a full breadth of understanding tells us otherwise. 3. "How can I make the claim that an entity that tells you he is worthy of praise is not? Easily - by looking at his actions. If the Bible is the word of God, we cannot take God's word that he himself is moral - that's completely circular. It's like asking a suspect to sit as judge in his own trial. As for Samuel and David... again... another case of Biblical characters being mistaken about the nature of their deity." This is again casuistry. My opponent cannot use the Bible to affirm his resolution, and then say that I cannot use the same Bible to negate it. My opponent must show that God is not worthy of praise GIVEN THE BIBLE. Since the Bible is very clear that God is indeed worthy of praise (see aforementioned passages) the resolution cannot stand. Conclusion: My opponent has not substantiated his use of an alternative metric of morality. My opponent is persistent in contradicting his own resolution. My opponent is seeking to show that God is morally repugnant by appealing to a morality that is quite apart from the Bible – since such is the case my opponent has not defended his resolution that God is morally repugnant GIVEN THE BIBLE. My opponent's previous references still stand as mere red herrings.