I cant stop crying......Denise told me of a young man that survived by playing dead.......I Love you all so much but I cant be here tonight........the news is killing me......Be back tomorrow
Shooting at Virginia Tech
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i know how you feel, i am sure its shaken us all. Well i pray for you all, and all those trying to deal with the horrific disator.
i wouldn't think so either, but hey, we can't judge a book by its cover:-| , even the most innocent looking people, can be the horrifying on the inside.
http://www.facebook.com/p/Wayne_Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis_Chiang/6202368
i think thats a more appropriate photo of the guy. definitely didn't have his mind set on the right things. Seems like a nice guy from teh photos linked above, but like i said, don't judge a book by its cover.:-|
Where was god when the shooting started?... i pray that god puts a hand of healing on all those injured and that gods watches closely over those who have lost ones, i pray this in Jesus's name....AMEN
They never address that part of the problem, do they. I've asked that many times.
None of that gibberish makes any sense when discussed by intelligent people, who are
not caught up in religious emotion.
may i respectfully suggest this might be a time to respect others beliefs, as it may give them some comfort?
Yes that is the thoughtful thing to do, but coming on here and bringing god into this disaster,
asking him to help those who need it. Dex was right, where was he before the gun was fired.
Okay, okay.
asking him to help those who need it. Dex was right, where was he before the gun was fired.
Okay, okay.
Herman
I think it's appropriate to reserve criticism of one's beliefs when the solace and comfort available to the believer is perhaps the only relief to be found. The question in and of itself is however an entirely valid one.
If our cultures and our social institutions and our structures of civilization fail....as I believe they are failing ...right across the entire spectrum of the human condition...we need to evaluate these ideas concepts and notions with much greater energy...and in fact ask these kinds of questions.
I think it's appropriate to reserve criticism of one's beliefs when the solace and comfort available to the believer is perhaps the only relief to be found. The question in and of itself is however an entirely valid one.
If our cultures and our social institutions and our structures of civilization fail....as I believe they are failing ...right across the entire spectrum of the human condition...we need to evaluate these ideas concepts and notions with much greater energy...and in fact ask these kinds of questions.
I was pretty sure somebody would make that point after what I posted, though I'm a little surprised it was you, hermann. No doubt there are many parents thanking god that their children are not among the dead. What kind of sense does that make? God protected my child but not yours? BS. False comfort is no comfort, it's a delusion. God, if he has the attributes usually attributed to him, could have prevented this. Obviously he didn't, and any thoughtful believer has to wonder why he would allow such avoidable devastation and pain. You going to tell me this is part of some vast mysterious plan that's beyond human comprehension? I'll call BS on that too, and I'll also call god a useless and incompetent turdball for not preventing this.
You wonder why I'm an atheist? Nothing else makes sense to me.
Lightning hasn't struck me yet for offering such rude opinions about the deity. I don't think he's there.
god doesn't control our actions. He gave us "choice", so we choose what we do. You ask where was "God", he was there the whole time, with those who believe, and have faith in him and his son "Jesus". Ask yourself this question, Where was God when Jesus was Crucified? I think what you's are mistaken about, God doesn't make the world a perfect place, we as humans right from the creation of mankind, ruined that, by adam and eve eating the apple. By doing that "we" gave and brought upon ourselves "choice", and choice brought upon sin. Also satan has his presence in people, demons try to rule the world, how do you know this person who commited these shootings weren't demon possessed, i think you's misunderstand. As a christian, please do some re-search and open the book aka the Bible, before you ask those type of questions.
Let me get you started, "God" is only with those who "Believe" in Christ and accept him as their savior. I'm going to leave the rest up to you to find out for yourself.
Now i used to ask myself the same question, but doing that research, and understanding more about "us" and God, answered it.
*sorry off topic*
Agreed. But this is not the time. Asking that kind of question here will only cause pain and discomfort.