How does religion explain birth defects?

[Godscreated]

Lethe I agree with some of what you say, I do not agree with your reference that God is a tyrant, I see Him as a loving God who will help us to deal with whatever life deals us.

Oh? How has he helped you? Directly I mean, not some woo about how you were feeling sad, prayed, and felt much better, or some relative was dying and you prayed and they got better.

Leviticus 26:27-29 (New International Version)

27 “‘If in spite of this you still do not listen to me but continue to be hostile toward me, 28 then in my anger I will be hostile toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over. 29 You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.

Mmmmmm.... long pig.

Let's see He has helped me to stop smoking, drug use, profanity, abusing alcohol, gave me much more compassion and a great desire to help others and all this before He led me to a church to be a youth leader. He has helped me through my fathers death which effected me more than I could possibly imagine.He has helped me through the deaths of many close family members and several good friends. He helped me through the death of one of the youth in my youth group and used me to help others through such a terrible event. He helps me to make good decisions, when I listen to Him. For years, 30 to be exact, I have asked God to help me choose a vehicle be it car or truck that would be nearly trouble free and He has. In those 30 years we have only had to purchase four vehicles and none of them has given us much of a problem. I've asked Him for protection in our lives and to this day He has, asked Him to get us through illness and He has both physically and with peace of mind. I've prayed for many others and you'll need to ask them about their situations, I do not always see or hear from a lot of these people. I could go on and on for these are just a few things God as done in my life and all the unknown I guess will be revealed when I meet Him face to face.