Ambivalent Quote by David Plotz

Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He's wrathful, but at other times, He's incredibly…

— A. J. Jacobs

The Christian god is a being of terrific character - cruel, vindictive, capricious and unjust.

— Thomas Jefferson

The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving…

— Richard Dawkins

The God of the Old testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction...

— Richard Dawkins

What interests me so much about the characters of the Bible is that they make mistakes but God uses them anyway, in important ways.…

— Fred Rogers

Most of the heroes of Scripture rose to their greatest victories after their worst mistakes. God is in the redemption business, and He testifies…

— Rick Joyner

“The word 'God' is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still…

— Albert Einstein

I like a tranquil, even-keeled, self-controlled God. A God who doesn't fly off the handle at the least provocation. A God who lives one…

— Mark Galli

“The greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted. ... [God] expresses [His] tough mindedness…

— Martin Luther King Jr

Perhaps the most remarkable thing I found about the Bible was how flexible it is. Here we have a book written 3,000 years ago,…

— David Plotz

The Bible portrays God as entering into covenants with people which, when broken, causes him grief and sorrow. The biblical prophet Hosea and God's…

— Roger E. Olson

Now, I find that very difficult to reconcile with notions about a merciful God.

— David Attenborough