I am not off-topic...

Man, in general, is kept enslaved to his cult's Initiation. Atheists have difficulty considering new paradigms, so they wrongly dismiss the extensive evidence for rebirth; you can see that no atheist has rationally responded to the 52 points of evidence supporting life-after-death which I linked to.

A most predominant characteristic of the behavior of the evil person is the constant scapegoating. In other words, the evil attack others instead of facing their own failures. Spiritual growth requires the acknowledgment of one's need to grow [in forgiveness, love, truth, etc]. If you cannot make that acknowledgment, you have no option except to attempt to eradicate the evidence of your imperfection.

Incredible as it may appear, evil people are often destructive to unlimited extents because they are actually attempting to “destroy” evil. The problem, of course, is that they misplace the focus and locus of the evil. Instead of destroying others they should be destroying the sickness within self. As life often threatens their false self-image of perfection, they are most often busily engaged in hating and destroying that life--usually in the name of righteousness.

So where does the adversary get its power? The answer, chelas [students], is from YOU!
You have "allowed" the adversary to intimidate you, and when you became "afraid", you gave the adversary your GOD-POWER. He controls you though your perceived "separation" from God.

GOD is all-compassionate LOVE and MERCY. It is the adversary who seeks punishment and is absolutely merciless! You who have allowed yourselves to be ruled by the adversary WILL PUNISH SELF AND BLAME GOD EVERY TIME!

So, to grow spiritually, you must love truth, love others, and be responsible for self. Forgiveness and mercy must begin within SELF since that is where GOD resides. That is to say: Forgiveness is between you and God, not anyone else. YOU MUST PETITION GOD WITHIN YOU TO GUIDE, PROTECT AND SUSTAIN YOU WITH LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE POWER OF YOUR WILL AND HIS WILL AS ONE!