The story of Abraham may have been my wife's last straw with the church. She was in the Primary Presidency and was asked to give a 'sharing time' on the story. She could find nothing redeeming, uplifting, or moral about the story so she decided to pick another topic. It makes me wonder what the collective affect on society is when Christians imagine such gut wrenching stories week after week for their whole lives. I can't stand people that always want to find someone to blame for every situation.
Many situations are no one's fault.
Rather, they are merely the result of things that just happened. I've always wondered why God couldn't think up a better resolution than having his son tortured and killed . People tell me that's the way it is buddy, you better toughen up. This placing blame seems like an underlying basic concept that's causing trouble. When people realize that individual accountability and self-action cures problems, the world will be a much better place.