text: christians:  how rational is blood sacrifice for attonement?? how rational is it for god to sacrifice 'his own innocent son' and he cannot even punish the evil doers who sin all over the earth?  the bible requires a blood sacrifice: and almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. (hebrews 9:22)   what does jesus (peace be upon him) say about this matter:  jesus was teaching his disciples in the outer court of the temple and one of them said unto him: master, it is said by the priests that without shedding of blood there is no remission. can then the blood offering of the law take away sin? and jesus answered: no blood offering, of beast or bird, or man, can take away sin, for how can the conscience be purged from sin by the shedding of innocent blood? nay, it will increase the condemnation. (gospel of the nazorenes, lection 33, verses 1-2)  i find it impossible for a man to offer himself for sacrifice for 'the sins of mankind' when he condemns sacrifice himself. yet another contradiction about the christian faith.  the biblegod seemed to love blood...right until jesus' blood got spilled, anyway.