Not wanting to contaminate Kate's site with this let me direct you to: http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2005/06/in-defense-of-hatred.html and suggest you read the FireSign Theatre lyric posted under "What makes America great?"

Most Americans have forgotten who they were in the '60s. And now the planet suffers our hypocrisy and and conveniently short memory.

I've no doubt Abraham actually existed as the story has a ring of truth to it. If you don't want to kill your kid what better solution than to come back down off the mountain and claim god told you not to do it? And based on the following link it seems no one would dare to.

http://www.world-mysteries.com/gw_rellis10.htm

You might also want to read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religion

DA Morgan