Could be. I haven't looked into this subject a lot, but you could be right. General idea of New Testament seems to be not that bad, honestly, but I can see how it could be used in order to gain power and control. I've no illusions in that sense. Old Testament, on the other hand, really is quite frightening. I completely agree on that. I wouldn't want to live in a world where OT is the arbiter of truth, morality and all the rest of that.