What if God had sent his only begotten Daughter to Earth to be raped? Would we enact a Rape scene every year?

Question

Isn't the glorification of the torture of a human been gross? The whole business of Jesus on the cross isn't it gross? Like rape would be?

Answer 1

There's no telling what these people would do.

Answer 2

I guess so. The best exposition of this is from 'The Age of Reason' by Thomas Paine. I quote from Part I:

"The Christian Mythologists tell us, that Christ died for the sins of the world, and that he came on purpose to die. Would it not then have been the same if he had died of a fever or of the small-pox, of old age, or of anything else?

The declaratory sentence which, they say, was passed upon Adam, in case he eat of the apple, was not, that thou shall surely be crucified, but thou shalt surely die- the sentence of death, and not the manner of dying. Crucifixion, therefore, or any other particular manner of dying, made no part of the sentence that Adam was to suffer, and consequently, even upon their own tactics, it could make no part of the sentence that Christ was to suffer in the room of Adam. A fever would have done as well as a cross, if there was any occasion for either.

The sentence of death, which they tell us was thus passed upon Adam must either have meant dying naturally, that is, ceasing to live, or have meant what these Mythologists call damnation; and, consequently, the act of dying on the part of Jesus Christ, must, according to their system, apply as a prevention to one or other of these two things happening to Adam and to us."

Answer 3

Good point. There is a precedent, how about the biblical story of Lot offering his daughters to be gang raped so the horny Sodomites would leave the angels dining on tea and crumpets alone.

Answer 4

Well he didn't so why worry about it ..
What you see every year is a reminder that God's only son died on the cross for your sins ...not that his daughter was put on earth for your pleasure ..
If you can't think of a better question I would take up reading as a hobby ..

Answer 5

Scholarly, aren't we?
However, how else would I expect a man to think?
Do you know how many rapes of women and children (both male and female) occur each day? What religion are they following?
The men committing these acts come from all walk of life--religious and non. Don't push your fetishes off on Christ.

Answer 6

No, because the early patriarchy of the church would have figured out how to turn it around and make the story to look like she was in the wrong and a man saved the day.

Answer 7

What if, what if what if..............Well I'm not sure, all I know is that God sent His only begotten son to earth and He died for our sins. If you can't get with that fine, but please try to pose intelligent questions on here that do not highlight your immaturity and ignorance.

Answer 8

You have a very good point, and I don't think it's what Jesus would have wanted people to focus on. What about his life?

Answer 9

You could answer life's questions all day long with "what if's"
What if the sky was green, grass blue? What if lava monkeys flew out of your behind? Yeah......What if?

Answer 10

Whilst this may appear a reasonable argument and assertion, it none the less evades the essential and fundamental truth that Jesus Christ took upon Himself our sins, and died, then was resurrected that we too might rise again.

Answer 11

That sounds more entertaining than the Passion Plays.