How does religion explain birth defects?

[Captain Scarlet]

the god peddled out to the masses is a form of mass advertising. ive always considered organized religion as a power trip.
its not unlike the early days of a tobacco company. and again, my reasoning behind the hiding of god is to not distract us from
our purpose. which again, as a spiritualist, i believe each person has a purpose or a goal to accomplish.

Then you need to show some evidence or reasoning to beleive this proposition. I do not believe we are here for a purpose. Our goals are only those those imposed on us or adopted by us, by our interaction with humanity and the material world.