When God Ordered Genocides in the Bible

Think the Bible is about love and forgiveness? It also commands mass murder, child slaughter, and ethnic cleansing — all in God’s name.

When people talk about the Bible, they like to picture peace, love, forgiveness, and that shiny “God is love” message, focusing on the nice bits of the New Testament. But turn the pages to the Old Testament and read the fine print, and you’ll find some extremely problematic scenes that make modern war crimes look mild. We’re not talking about regular ba…