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From: carey@seismo.UUCP (Marie Carey)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 12:47:05 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  8 12:47:05 1984
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In reponse to Daryel Akerlind who states:

>  "Take a walk through a hospital and notice the many babies whose 
>  suffering is most certainly not being inflicted on them by "man"...
>  "Such cases of suffering fall squarely on god's shoulders".
>  "By the way, if people are to be blamed for allowing suffering,
>  shouldn't god also be blamed for doing the same thing?"


Why lay it all on either man's or God's shoulders? I was raised a
Catholic and have always believed that there was some "evil presence"
in the world that does just what you were describing as "the
suffering of the babies". I have never blamed any of the suffering
of anyone or anything on God. The God I have faith in (and it is just
that by the way, faith. I can't help laugh at all these people who
give as an argument that they can't believe in a God that no one can
"prove as fact" exists) is a warm and loving God and would never make
babies suffer. Now the "evil presence" (Satan in some religions) that
I was talking about may be a true "presence" that actually makes bad things 
happen in the world. Just like God made the good things happen; like
the creation of Earth in seven days or miracles that have been
performed on people. There are just so many unexplained events, both
good and evil that occur. Anyway, this is just my personal belief (as
simple-minded as it sounds) and I am not trying to impose it on anyone.
Just asking a question, then giving some personal views, so please no flames.
M. Carey

P.S. I do have another question though and it is:

Why do I never see the word Satan in this newsgroup and why does 
everyone blame God for bad things that happen, but I never see anyone
blame Satan for the bad things that happen? Is this a totally dumb
question or does it deserve an answer even? Thanks to anyone who cares
to answer it, in advance.