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ToonLinkWithGun posted...

How was he a horrible role model? He healed people, showed compassion, cast out demons, and literally died a gruesome death bearing the sin of every man and woman that had lived, was alive, and ever will live. The worst part is the spiritual torture he also went through.

Well, I don't agree with any religion that says that suffering is a good thing, that people should not stand up against injustice or tyranny ("Turn the other cheek", suffering in this life, etc), discourages civic involvement ("Pay back Caesar's things to Caesar and God's things to God"), etc. Jesus sort of embodies these ideas.

There was also the fact that some of the stuff he said didn't exactly line up; for example, he told people to turn the other cheek, and then did things like cursing a fig tree for being out of season or chasing people around the temple with a whip.

I mean, if you want to believe in him, that's okay. Personally, I put more value in personal responsibility, honor, courage, vigilance, and the forthrightness to stand up for yourself and your loved ones.