Sounds like a red herring or tu quoque or non sequitur to me
I'm sorry if that was too subtle for you, I'll spell it out. You suggest that there is a definitively correct Christianity, but the plethora of mutually-contradictory sects and cults which accrete into the morass that is 'Christianity' would suggest that's not the case. How, therefore, can I be said to 'misunderstand' when it's not clear what the party line is, even before you try to establish that any of them has any validity.
You have offended the good for your own ego’s aggrandisement on several occasions
I've no doubt offended someone, at some point. Whether or not they're 'good' is for you to demonstrate, but being good doesn't entitle someone to be isolated from offence.
or to put it another way God is the judge of human decency.
God of the repeated human genocide? God of the 'I am a jealous god' fame? God of the 'rules for humanity' which don't preclude rape or slavery, but have special rules for genital mutilation, trendy haircuts and limiting farming practices? I reject your god's application and obviously inappropriate.
People are still able to judge when they have offended against even that and others or even you will have pointed out to you where you indeed have.
What's the punishment for abuse of the English language? What the hell is that even supposed to mean?
A human(common) decency that only you and your chums fulfil is a bit of a put up job, don’t you think?
The overwhelming majority of the Christians, Muslims, Jews and just people in general that I know typically practice a reasonable level of human decency, I wouldn't restrict it to one particular group. Only a rabid anti-theist would (or the straw-man of one) would even suggest such a thing, I think.
No he’s paying for the actions you are responsible for
Apart from the fact that the price is unjustifiable (I note that you didn't address the problematic 'blood sacrifice' element), and the fact that we've just established that I'm not cosmically responsible for fulfilling my inevitable destiny in a created universe, and that god isn't really paying (as he doesn't 'die' like real people do)... but apart from that, it still doesn't explain why it needs the spiritual drama-queenery to 'forgive' humanity for being the humans that he created them as.
that’s what mercy is
No, mercy is forgiving WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A PAYMENT.
Since he's paid what you owe.
Can I get an invoice for that, I'll declare it on my P11D as a gift in kind...
Being worried about all this runs contradictory to your argument about theophobia somewhat and that is that niggling concern that I advocate that people explore in themselves.
On the contrary, being worried about people treating this sort of nonsense as though it had any place in the modern world is exactly why it's entirely justifiable that we stand up and point out the ridiculous claims of religion - the world needs people to point out that the Emperor has not clothes.
Having said that what it all means is the Lifeboat has arrived Outrider…….are you going to turn it away?
Even if I was prepared to pay the price, despite the snake-oil assertion that it's already been paid, I can't find the pay machine, can't convert any of my cash into spiritual dollars and object to the fact that they charge (but claim they don't) for a seat on the lifeboat...
O.