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

While incorrectly claiming that I make a fallacious argument via ad populum, my opponent presents the following: "Even if it were not a fallacy he would still be neglecting the fact that the majority of people also believe that God is a moral entity." THE EXACT SAME fallacy!! I'm also confused as to where my opponent got the impression that morality was subject to an ad populum framework. It is also quite clear that I presented two options for accessing morality, not two different forms of morality. The two methods will yield a morality that is roughly equivalent on most issues and nearly exactly the same on core moral issues. He then goes on to assert that according to 2 Timothy 3:16, the Bible is used for instruction in morality. However, The verse actually reads: "All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Many dictionaries distinguish between secular and religious definitions of righteousness. Secular meaning simply means "The quality of being just or rightful" (Random House Unabridged). Religious meaning implies "The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude" (Webster Unabridged). Nowhere in these definitions, EVEN THE RELIGIOUS one, does it imply that righteousness = morality. My opponent also asserts that an appeal to a source of morality outside of the Bible contradicts the resolution. It is plain that there is nothing in the resolution that defines a standard of morality. I have made the case that the Bible lists God's preferences for ideal followers, and not moral code. I have also rebutted my opponent's evidence that the Bible states that it is used for moral code. In his attempt to rebut the notion that God has committed immoral acts, my opponent appeals to the notion that the Bible states that the actions of God are just. This should not surprise anyone, as it is just a form of God saying: "Since I am God, and my word is law, I can commit atrocities and state they are just." Obviously, God's say-so does not necessitate truth, else we would live in a much different world... for example, if God's say-so necessitated truth, all serpents would eat dirt - and it is plain that they do not. My opponent's argument thus far can easily be summed up thus: While God has committed atrocities, he is moral and praiseworthy simply because he says he is. Utterly uncompelling. However, there is something to be said for the argument that given the framework of the resolution, God is indeed praiseworthy. But the farthest that this argument can reach is to show that technically God's moral worth is indeterminate, but that he is a hypocrite. The truth of the matter, is that if you look at the Bible, you will see: 1) God has committed atrocities 2) God is worthy of praise. Obviously the two are inconsistent. An entity can exhibit both moral and immoral traits at the same time, but when one looks at the atrocities this entity has committed, it becomes clear that this God is morally repugnant. I ask the reader to look at the section below and ask themselves if an entity that performs these actions is moral and worthy of praise.... ***************************** "If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives." (Leviticus 20:13) "Slaves, male and female, you may indeed possess, provided you buy them from among the neighboring nations." (Leviticus 25:44) "I will punish you with terrible woes--with wasting and fever to dim the eyes and sap the life" (Leviticus 26:16a) "I will make the sword, the avenger of my covenant, sweep over you. Though you then huddle together in your walled cities, I will send in pestilence among you, till you are forced to surrender to the enemy." (Leviticus 26:25) "...till you begin to eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters." (Leviticus 26:29) "The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name." (Exodus 15:3) "And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him." (Exodus 4:24) "And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle." (Exodus 12:29) "Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and a$$." (1 Samuel 15:2-3) "And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor." (Exodus 32:27) "The sword of the LORD is filled with blood." (Isaiah 34:6a) "Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses." (Isaiah 37:36) "But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him." (Luke 12:5) "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." (2 Thessalonians 2:11-12) ********************************* How many of the actions above are moral? Is ANYONE, even GOD, that perpetrates any of the above actions moral and deserving of praise. It would seem ludicrous to think so. The entity that commits these heinous actions is morally repugnant and therefore undeserving of praise. This entity is otherwise known as God. Will you praise a murderer? A liar? A baby-killer? One who condones slavery? I will not.