# How could a loving God approve?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 3, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-a-loving-god-approve/573321 "2011-03-03T06:13:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-a-loving-god-approve/573321/21 "2011-03-04T15:39:52Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Better yet, what makes you think God is _loving_?

Better yet, what makes you think God is.

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**Author:** ![Burton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Burton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burton)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-a-loving-god-approve/573321/22 "2011-03-04T15:42:43Z")

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Read the old Testament.

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