Today is the Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Adha. This celebrates an event in both the Jewish / Christian and Islamic mythologies. You can read it in Genesis 22 or Surah 37. It's not for the squeamish.
Basically, God told Abraham (or Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son Isaac (or Ishmael), to prove he loved God more than even his own family.
So 'Bram told God in no uncertain terms to fuck off, and spent the rest of his days as a happy humanist, right?
Because I refuse to accept that 45/46 is a failure
