Why I'm Still a Christian

[Simon Moon]

God created the world as it is for his own reasons and he came an lived in it also. There are storms, sickness, etc, and I don't know why he made it that way, but it all goes well for those who follow him.

Isn't that convenient?

So, instead of providing a good reason why your god would do those things, you just answer, "God works in mysterious ways". Yeah, that solves it.

How does it work out for those who follow him? Christians die and suffer from disease at the exact same rates as people of other religions, or no religions. Christians that lived in New Orleans were killed, injured and lost property at the same rates as non-Christians.

but it all goes well for those who follow him

And this is the petty god that you worship? "I could save all these people, but they don't follow me, so, let them suffer and die".

How can you not see that a god that would require worship in order to assure that "all goes well" for his creations, is despicable?

Yes, God created this world in which we must live, with disasters and sickness, but he also experienced life here himself and has offered us something much better. Sorry. That's the way it is. I don't need to apologize for God.

Any god that would only reward those that follow and worship him, and punish all the rest of humanity, is the one that needs to apologize.

You have sacrificed your own morality in deference to a god that behaves in ways you would never excuse in a human.

If your god actually existed, and the Bible (NT and OT) is any example of his behavior, he should be fought against with all humanity's might. Not worshiped.