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Is there no God to stop us humans from inflicting such suffering?
Having just listened to this re-broadcast I am sitting here shaken. Not understanding the language, only the emotional universal feelings of horror beat into me.
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http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/01/israel-finally-comes-face-to-face-with-gaza.html#more
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Reuters article explains what's taking place in the video
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No, there is no god.
January 17, 2009 1:02 AM | Reply | Permalink
I assume you realize you used double negative and that your sentence is affirming that God does exist.
January 17, 2009 2:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
Does God care about double negatives?
I think the poster is trying to say "HEY!!! THIS IS WRONG!!!!" and you all want to debate God's existence and whether or not he'd care about syntax.
I'm with the poster.
January 17, 2009 2:40 AM | Reply | Permalink
If there is a God, and we all have a piece of the divine, how is our divinity revealed when we permit these man-made tragedies to persist?
January 17, 2009 3:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
Our divinity is in hiding until someone stands up and says, Hey, this is wrong.
January 17, 2009 4:05 AM | Reply | Permalink
And no, I'm not religious, but I believe every human on this earth should have some form of humanity in it, if nothing else.
January 17, 2009 4:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
Did you stand up and say it was wrong for Hamas to fire 5000 rockets into Israel? At some point they had to respond. How would we respond to Mexico firing 5000 rockets into the US, killing scores of US citizens?
January 17, 2009 8:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
Why do you assume we do not?
January 17, 2009 1:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Suffering is the ultimate question. I agree. I once wrote a piece of bad verse that begins:
I too have pondered these questions. Especially in relation to children abused and tortured, who came to me as adults. I personally view God as "tortured" by what we do to one another. I think that is the ultimate meaning of the crucifixion.
The problem of suffering has prompted the beginning of nearly every religious tradition. God is with the suffering.
That's my belief. But it does not surprise me that many reject religion because people have failed to really put into practice the teachings of religious leaders like the Buddha.
My heart goes out to every suffering soul, including those who are drafted as soldiers and forced to go and do harm. That too sears the soul.
January 17, 2009 10:49 AM | Reply | Permalink
I read an anecdote somewhere (and it's driving me nuts trying to remember where). Back in WWI, a British officer had a whole squad of his men blown to bits by a German artillery shell. He lost it and stood there yelling "Where is God, Oh Where is God?" And his sargeant put his hand on the officer's shoulder and said "I think we've been making it clear we didn't want him around now."
January 17, 2009 12:41 PM | Reply | Permalink