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12. the christian god is a sadistic hating bully, incapable of love nt

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 01:36 PM

Dec 2012

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Why, God? (A thoughtful response by a priest about God and evil events) [View all] Are_grits_groceries Dec 2012 OP

If Newtown *WASN'T* "when it wanted to"... gcomeau Dec 2012 #3

Exactly. Shadowflash Dec 2012 #7

For the sake of argument... MicaelS Dec 2012 #13

That could be the case. Absolutely. Shadowflash Dec 2012 #14

But god apparently does intervene all the time. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #17

Some parents do adopt that attitude. MicaelS Dec 2012 #18

Are human parents omniscient, omnipotent beings? NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #19

That is not a equivalent analogy Shadowflash Dec 2012 #20

Then what good is he? Zoeisright Dec 2012 #26

Did you read this? Are_grits_groceries Dec 2012 #4

excellent points. I'll break it down this way wyldwolf Dec 2012 #10

As One who doesn't believe in god, I wouldn't go so far as that.... Moonwalk Dec 2012 #6

Interesting view... TreasonousBastard Dec 2012 #5

Actually, NOT having an eternal framework makes it easier... Moonwalk Dec 2012 #11

Excellent post. KatyMan Dec 2012 #16

Good point, but I haven't heard much lately asking... TreasonousBastard Dec 2012 #25

I'm a religious person, phylny Dec 2012 #28

Du rec. Nt xchrom Dec 2012 #9

the christian god is a sadistic hating bully, incapable of love nt msongs Dec 2012 #12

Great piece... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #15

Perhaps the obvious answer is right. ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #23

God to Step Down at End of Current Term Ichingcarpenter Dec 2012 #27