All hail to the Omnipotent, so impotent; so unjust he punishes us for his own imperfections; so insecure, he threatens to damn us eternally for not singing his praises; so unforgiving, that only the blood sacrifice of his own son is acceptable penance; so dependable that thousands of martyrs have died because he would not save them.

So ungenerous that there is not one single provable act of goodness or kindness throughout the whole of history - whether history began 7,000 years ago or 13.5bn years ago - that can be attributed to him.

Should we treat each other that way: oppressively, selfishly, treacherously? Is that how to bring Heaven to Earth?

Ooops! Are my prejudices showing?