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The Velveteen Ocelot

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11. I guess God didn't want to bother with the 100,000 in the US who died,
Sun May 24, 2020, 01:52 PM
May 2020

or, for that matter, the 345,000 people around the world. If God didn't care about any of them, what makes you think you're so special? I saw a dumb meme on my Facebook feed that said "Who here believes that God has protected you and your loved ones through these months of pandemic? Thank you, Lord! I believe!" I didn't bother to comment; there's never any point in arguing with that kind of nonsense - but the first thing that came to mind was the question, "why didn't God protect all those people who got sick or died and their loved ones?" The idea that God (assuming he/she/it exists at all) randomly "protects" some people and not others is offensive and even theologically absurd. To the anti-maskers: God hasn't got you, but maybe covid-19 does.

Yeah who needs medical care when you've got Jesus on your side? Initech May 2020 #1
Shh. Just don't tell them that Jesus has forsaken them and will never return during their lifetime. TheBlackAdder May 2020 #59
Pictures of 2 very stupid parents..More stupid than anyone can know... Stuart G May 2020 #2
Step in front of a bus because God's got you covered. Mister Ed May 2020 #3
So if their kid dies will the parents thank their god? TeamPooka May 2020 #4
It will be gawd's will. You can't argue with that. Arkansas Granny May 2020 #6
"Daddy was such a good man GAWD took Maru Kitteh May 2020 #15
"God works in mysterious ways." plimsoll May 2020 #25
Some day she'll grow up and realize what horrible things her family has taught her. Girard442 May 2020 #5
Look at her face, that is not an actual smile TNNurse May 2020 #26
Programming/indoctrinating. eom sprinkleeninow May 2020 #52
If God had us covered,we wouldn't have had covid to begin with. LisaL May 2020 #7
Exactly! Rebl2 May 2020 #10
Wait for it... Grokenstein May 2020 #32
They use a many sided argument. They would say God gave us covid19 to teach us an important Blue_true May 2020 #56
If God Rebl2 May 2020 #8
They died because their belief wasn't strong enough mercuryblues May 2020 #62
Where was God for the 350,000 people worldwide that are now dead? tulipsandroses May 2020 #9
I guess God didn't want to bother with the 100,000 in the US who died, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #11
Sad sacks all Solly Mack May 2020 #12
If God had not expected people to think Frances May 2020 #13
God created science so we could learn to protect ourselves demigoddess May 2020 #19
Natural selection will sort this out for us. Have patience. bullimiami May 2020 #14
I'm beginning to believe that large parts of our society has no use for us old people. Sucha NastyWoman May 2020 #18
I wish they would cite... Newest Reality May 2020 #16
moms wearing glasses, probably daughter has had braces, born in hospital... this is family that Demovictory9 May 2020 #17
Don't forget things like engineering and a grivulture, just to name a few. niyad May 2020 #42
exactly. Demovictory9 May 2020 #53
Proud home-schooling parents. iemitsu May 2020 #20
idiots pamdb May 2020 #21
Ask the young lady how she explains away the nearly 100K reported deaths in her country? Brainfodder May 2020 #22
Do they tell her not to wear a bicycle helmet? Or seatbelt? How about surgery? lostnfound May 2020 #23
Pelosi said it best Shermann May 2020 #24
Play in traffic with a blindfold, because God's got you covered mellow May 2020 #27
With a body bag. nt Xipe Totec May 2020 #38
He must have missed the other 350k...wonder how He chooses? jmg257 May 2020 #28
They're training her to be a moron. cp May 2020 #29
Crazy land Joinfortmill May 2020 #30
Do they think God was too stupid to come up with masks? Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #31
They don't understand how faith works ecstatic May 2020 #33
Proud parents. GeorgeGist May 2020 #34
This is truly ignorant lettucebe May 2020 #35
Church sign: we welcome God's victims Danmel May 2020 #36
... Celerity May 2020 #61
Pity they cannot be charged with child abuse and endangerment. Or attempted murder. niyad May 2020 #37
The God I believe in gave me a brain and that brain tells me to wear a mask. nt iluvtennis May 2020 #39
Which god, people? Paul says there are many, but one head honcho. If you look at the Karadeniz May 2020 #40
Tell that to the 343,513 global dead or the 100,000 US dead by Convid19. Fla Dem May 2020 #41
Leave your guns at home. smirkymonkey May 2020 #43
Stay out in that bright sunlight long enough and their god will leave a mark. KY_EnviroGuy May 2020 #44
"Got you covered" in 6 feet of dirt. BamaRefugee May 2020 #45
BBut I bet dad carries a gun. RandySF May 2020 #46
Every time that I see some variant of "god will protect me, so I don't have to take any niyad May 2020 #47
God seems to have uncovered almost 100,000 here in America. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #48
These people are selfish GD idiots Trueblue Texan May 2020 #49
You know what god did? matt819 May 2020 #50
Are they against hospital care too, since God has them covered? IronLionZion May 2020 #51
You know... Squidly May 2020 #54
Covering their faces shouldn't be anything new to them pink May 2020 #55
"We're not thinking with our brains here..." Blue Owl May 2020 #57
God gave us masks In It to Win It May 2020 #58
I just don't understand thinking like this and its in my own family Shiv May 2020 #60
Thank you for sharing your story. I don't understand, either. Rhiannon12866 May 2020 #63
Welcome to DU mercuryblues May 2020 #64
Noah wore a mask. 7wo7rees May 2020 #65
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