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“In the caricature, God creates hell in order to torture sinners. But in the biblical story, we are the authors of hell’s fury. God does not create the power of hell; we do. God does not rape kids and murder his neighbors; we do. God is not the one with skeletons in his closet; we are.” quote by Joshua Ryan Butler — Download Open image

““In the caricature, God creates hell in order to torture sinners. But in the biblical story, we are the authors of hell’s fury. God does not create the power of hell; we do. God does not rape kids and murder his neighbors; we do. God is not the one with skeletons in his closet; we are.””

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