Suffering makes people want God to be there, but... ultimately it's pointless when he isn't. I mean it'd make him an awful God for him to let bad people do bad things to people, and then save them. But it's completely pointless and awful to let them do bad things to make them closer to him and then do nothing.
Which dad is the best dad and most likely to be genuinely loved by his daughter?
Example A:
Sara is walking down the street, and a thug tries to beat her up. She calls out for her dad, and he comes and beats the guy up before he lays a hand on her.
Example B:
Anna is walking down the street, and a thug tries to beat her up. She calls out for her dad, but he sits and watches knowing that it'll bring his daughter closer to him, waits until after she was beat up. He then beats up the Thug.
Example C:
Jennifer is walking down the street, and a thug tries to beat her up. She calls out for her dad, but he just sits and watches. Then after she's been beat up, her dad walks away. Later he e-mails her to tell her that it'll be okay, bad things happen to her because she is broken and that's okay because he still loves her even if she is broken.
Which dad is the best dad and most likely to be genuinely loved by his daughter?
Example A:
Sara is walking down the street, and a thug tries to beat her up. She calls out for her dad, and he comes and beats the guy up before he lays a hand on her.
Example B:
Anna is walking down the street, and a thug tries to beat her up. She calls out for her dad, but he sits and watches knowing that it'll bring his daughter closer to him, waits until after she was beat up. He then beats up the Thug.
Example C:
Jennifer is walking down the street, and a thug tries to beat her up. She calls out for her dad, but he just sits and watches. Then after she's been beat up, her dad walks away. Later he e-mails her to tell her that it'll be okay, bad things happen to her because she is broken and that's okay because he still loves her even if she is broken.
The whole tone of Church teaching in regard to woman is, to the last degree, contemptuous and degrading. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
