If you look at the state of Christian Apologetics now, that is essentially the same claim made of the numerous genocides in the Bible. That God had to have the Israelites kill entire nations because it was better for the children to be dead and "in heaven" than to live in whatever immoral society they were living in.

If you've been paying attention, you can see the evil they've been cultivating out of fear that that they don't have a good answer for those texts. Instead of admit that, they've spent the last 20 years staking a position that not only is grossly immoral and insane but also is transforming our country's policies. This is not benign. These people, in an attempt to hold on to their faith, feel the need to believe in some of the most horrific ideals. It's less painful...for them. But we are all feeling the pain. Their callousness and cruelty may just be the undoing of us all.

CPAC Head Says Iranian Schoolgirls Are Better Dead Than “in a Burqa”