is a Christian God great.

So the topic at hand is "is a Christian God great", and by no means do I think it is. This argument will more than likely turn into does the good out way the evil. As my opponent will surely point out there are acts of charity because of religion, in fact mass acts of charity. I would ask however when or if he makes this point we look at the implications of this statement. If indeed religion does offer up charity, by what means is this being done. We as humans are capable of doing charity without religion, and do so out of pure desire to help each other. While some may do it for self gratitude, it is a immensely better alternative than the cause religion does it for. Most of the acts that come from religion will always be subject to the critique that they are done out of fear, or by order. The bible teaches Christians that they must love one another and abide by the laws of a divine being and in fact if they do not do so and accept the commandments that are laid before them, the will suffer an eternity in hell. By this inference i can make a point that there could be a vast majority of people doing kind acts out of fear rather than want. Howbeit it is still a kind act, it is entirely for the wrong reasons. It goes without saying that organizations can do the same thing without religion. Countless organizations do charity without fear of hell or eternal torment or without the need of praise from a divine being. Which way would be morally wound. Helping people to help people, or helping because you are commanded to do so. The next point I would like to make is that if there he would be quite sadistic do you not think? He created us knowing that we would sin(some would argue made us sin), so that he would send his son to die for us, so that we could metaphorically drink his blood and eat his flesh, to be saved from the sin that he originally condemned us to. All while knowing the ones that reject him will burn in a lake of fire where they will be plagued for all eternity. If we look at it logically when we die, it would be the equivalent of God tapping us on the shoulder and saying "you are wanted at this party", and send you to torment. Which in some cases I think would be a far more viable option than the alternative, which would be him tapping us on the shoulder and saying " Hey you are coming to this party and you can never leave, and you will enjoy it whether you like it or not. " I can also point out all of the evil that God has caused in the world. From the crusades in the name of Christ, to hitlers crusade(If you do not believe this was God inspired the belt buckles the nazis wore had "God with us" engraved on them in German),and also the intolerance that it breeds in today's society. As my opponent agreed, he acknowledge that the bible is true. If the bible is true, then the old testament is true. Then we surely cannot overlook all the heinous acts that God did. From murdering the first born of every family, to causing plagues and illness, and even sending angles to murder people in their sleep because they opposed him. If this type of tyrant existed, I would not enjoy serving him or by no means would he be considered good. My opponent will also most likely state that our definition our justice and Gods definition of justice is two different things. That he could commit all the aforementioned points because it was in his plan or that some people could learn from it. This is not a savior or a saint, this is a monster I conclude that indeed religion is poising the world. From Muslims believing that women are lesser beings, to people killing in the name of Christ, to jihad and extremeist, and even possibly the radicalism that exists in America like westboro Baptist church. Indeed if there is a God he has a bad sense of humor. Every day he lets children die, natural disasters kill millions, and people die of starvation. Operating under the assumption there is a Christ, he is not good he is a tyrant that would make Hitler look like a saint. I hand the floor back to my opponent.