The Binding of Isaac
If first-time Bible readers don't walk away from the Abrahamic religions in utter disgust after reading the outrageous tales of Adam and Eve, Noah and the flood, or the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah along with the murder of Lot's wife, then the story of the binding of Isaac (Genesis 22, not the video game) should do the trick. What an evil story in every respect! I couldn't bear to rehearse the details, which everyone knows anyway. And I won't discuss the endless and pointless interpretations of medieval and modern rabbis and other so-called religious authorities. Calling the story an allegory gets you nowhere: what is its point? Nothing good, that's for sure. It's enough to know the broad plot. Abraham robotically agrees to carry out God's command to butcher and then burn his son Isaac (his wife Sarah's only child) as a sacrifice, and Isaac is robotically obeys his father command to prepare for the event. If I wanted to play at biblical interpretat