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What does it mean?
The speaker rejects a deity or authority figure deemed too harsh to serve.
In plain terms
This god is too cruel for me to follow.
What can you take from it?
Moral limits define what one worships.

Where it applies

  • religious struggle
  • moral dilemma
  • personal choice

Putting it to work

  • set moral boundaries
  • question authority

Questions to consider

  • When do you stop following a leader?
  • What defines a just authority?

Another view

What is cruel to one may be just to another.

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