I am on the verge of losing my faith after today (SRS)

[RainingBlood]

OP, do you realize that more children have died of starvation since you posted this thread than in the school shooting? Around 15 million children die a slow, miserable death each year because they have no food....and THIS is what makes you question your faith....because it's front page news...

Lord works in mysterious ways, OP. It's all in his plan. All the world's suffering occurs just to test the faith of Christians.

These children didn't die, they were murdered. Someone was sick enough to end 20 lives. 20 lives that haven't even started living yet. No first car, no first kiss, no prom, and no graduation. Children across the world starving to death is a common occurrence, so no one really cares. It's almost normal.

[SkyGuardian]

You missed an excellent interview on FOX News today.. this one guy asked the other dude how some might think how God could let this happen.

And his answer was basically- We want to ask this, but we want to pull God out of the schools. How about letting him in.. in which Gods ideals can be made known and possibly prevent things like this. We want to put God out of the schools but call on him after stuff like this happens?


Not trying to be all Bible thumper, but I found it interdasting.

So god let this happen out of spite? Sounds like an amazing fellow.

[ManMole]

I'm actually stoked that this happened.

[tacdgb]

No one wants to let God in but they are the first ones to blame God when something goes wrong. If God were there to begin with this may not of even happened. I say may not as you have to take Satan in account......he's making a mess of things.

[BEARDofNORRIS]

These children didn't die, they were murdered. Someone was sick enough to end 20 lives. 20 lives that haven't even started living yet. No first car, no first kiss, no prom, and no graduation. Children across the world starving to death is a common occurrence, so no one really cares. It's almost normal.

Is there a point in there somewhere?

[jjosephs]

I never thought I'd say this in my lifetime. It gets harder every time something like this happens to keep faith.

Glad to see your eyes are opening to the 21st century.

[im12watisthis]

If you'd "lose faith" over this, I'd say you haven't even read the Bible or know what it teaches

[jamesggg]

only faith i know brah...

u aware of taylor swifting brah?

[Sal93]

We don't need god in schools. What we need to promote in schools is an ideal of love for one another.

this is so true. faith can be done elsewhere, leave it out of school, the last thing we need is people complaining they aren't religious/atheist and start a whole war about it in school. but if schools actually try to promote love for one another, people wont grow up to be psychopaths

[jamesggg]

yes it was satan, not god. strong logic. TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS NOONE KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS UNIVERSE

[trackblonston]

yes it was satan, not god. strong logic. TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS NOONE KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS UNIVERSE

Yeah, but lettuce be cereal - it's probably not the work of satan.

[envied09]

Yes in God. I'm Christian.

R U kidding me? How well do you know your faith? how much have you actually studied it? if youre losing faith in God due to unjustified events that happen in life then you are a ****ing ignorant individual and im glad youre no longer associated with the Christian faith. Unreal.

i believe it was tooleys argument on evil. ...

1. many sad events occur in which the good features do not outweigh the bad features.
2. if so, then many sad events go unjustified, the good features dont outweigh the bad.
3. therefore, if God exists: then he allows unjustified sad events to occur.
4. but God wouldnt allow unjustified events to occur.
5. therefore, it is likely that : God doesnt exist.

there you go OP, youre now an athiest! how neat is that!?

[jamesggg]

Yeah, but lettuce be cereal - it's probably not the work of satan.

strong 777 rep power. you satans brother brah?

[SkyGuardian]

Is there a point in there somewhere?

The point is, the settings are entirely different. This is not a 3rd world country where kids should have to worry about being shot just going to school. The fact that you can equate starvation in a area where poverty is the norm with a man going out to a school, where children think they are safe, and blowing them and their teachers away in front of their peers is dumb. They aren't the same at all. This is our home and anyone living here should be troubled by this because these are our f*cking kids.

[Rigour]

You should read up on existentialism and nihilism OP.

[solidus2k3]

wwelcome to the dark side op

[Dr._S._Colbert]

Jesus was tortured and nailed to a cross until he died. If bad things happening to innocent people makes you question your faith, Christianity probably wasn't a good choice for you to begin with.

[Sal93]

people that blame this on satan = stupid in my opinion

satan -> punishes the bad people in life -> automatically known as the bad guy

never made sense to me

[Calborn]

What kind of faith was that to begin with.

[Jellytin]

God is an *******.

All these lucky kunts dying at birth and getting a free pass to Heaven and I have to live this life and suffer ****ers like you.

[BEARDofNORRIS]

The point is, the settings are entirely different. This is not a 3rd world country where kids should have to worry about being shot just going to school. The fact that you can equate starvation in a area where poverty is the norm with a man going out to a school, where children think they are safe, and blowing them and their teachers away in front of their peers is dumb. They aren't the same at all. This is our home and anyone living here should be troubled by this because these are our f*cking kids.

Still don't understand what this has to do with anything...

What you're saying - in the context of the thread - is that 15 million children dying of hunger every year is no reason to question God, because it is expected and usually happens in places outside America....but 20 kids getting shot is a valid reason, because it was unexpected and happened in America.

Is that your point, or am I misunderstanding? Hopefully, i'm just misunderstanding your point - or you're attempting sarcasm...

[leakypipe23]

Welcome

I believe it was Huckabee that talked about religion in schools.

[djdizzydave]

some of you all quick to blame God for something.... terrible.

God didn't make this kid do anything. the kid made the choice to do these acts. God isn't going to pull some superhero act and fly down and stop someone from doing this. Remember the whole idea of free will... he can't interfere with our choices.

if you wish to "lose your faith" then so be it, but apparently you didn't have much to begin with to even say that. it won't get you into Heaven, but hey more room for the rest of us. Good luck.

[VinMichael]

God let his own son get crucified amongst thieves. You really think he controls the actions of people on earth?

[Dude.Jon]

people that blame this on satan = stupid in my opinion

satan -> punishes the bad people in life -> automatically known as the bad guy

never made sense to me

When I was a stupid child I thought Satan had parties in Hell with all the sinners, then I learned he punishes people, which makes even less sense.

[Brandon0212]

God had a plan for those little kids.



















Not srs.

[BEARDofNORRIS]

some of you all quick to blame God for something.... terrible.

God didn't make this kid do anything. the kid made the choice to do these acts. God isn't going to pull some superhero act and fly down and stop someone from doing this. Remember the whole idea of free will... he can't interfere with our choices.

if you wish to "lose your faith" then so be it, but apparently you didn't have much to begin with to even say that. it won't get you into Heaven, but hey more room for the rest of us. Good luck.

So....God created man, but outsourced the brain programming to the lowest bidder? Or are we all infested with the snake_apple virus that's proliferated via soul mail?

[SteadyWayfarer]

World is far from perfect. Just a reminder that we are in this world full of free-choice, sin and evil. Wherever there's sin, there is potential for death.

[johnsch8]

see my sig

[Mr Beer]

I am on the verge of losing my faith after today (SRS)
I never thought I'd say this in my lifetime. It gets harder every time something like this happens to keep faith.

Yeah well when you grow up it can be tough to say goodbye to your imaginary friends.