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Re: Mercy? (Was Re: My Prayer on this National Day of Prayer)
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Sat, 15 Sep 2001 00:59:37 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Geordan Hankinson writes:
> Everything has a purpose, whether we see that purpose in a few days, a year,
> ten years, or even a century, God has a reason for everything. The reason
> could be very suttle, it could be realised by only a few people, or there
> could be a number of reasons for any one issue realized by many people.
Ah-ha! I see! God wants us to kill these evil people! Is that it? Maybe His
plan is to bring the nation and world together? Please, we are coming together
to do only two things: help those who have lost family/friends/property in the
attack and kill those who attacked us. In the first case, the vast majority of
those people were not in need before the attack, so why did God need to kill so
many to create a need? Why not create a non-tragic event that would cause
people to help those who were in need *before* the attack? In the second case,
how can killing people without a trial be good? How can god want this? isn't
there a Commandment that says "Thou Shalt Not Kill"?
> Right now I can name a number of good things that God has brought us due to
> this already:
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> It has brought the nation together,
> It has brought most of the world together
> People have opened up their houses to the people in need and therefore made
> a few new friends, people have learned to appreciate others and be more
> thankful.
All of which SHOULDN'T take the deaths of thousands to perform. Besides, why
are we only helping the victims, and not people who were suffering *before* the
attack? Wouldn't it have been better to just leave it as it was?
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > In article <GJo2MB.Lp4@lugnet.com>, "Ian Warfield" <ipw47@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Let's be thankful for His mercy during such a tragedy.
> >
> > What mercy? Where is the mercy for:
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> -What about the mercy for the people rescued from the rubble?
Oh, yes, half a dozen out of over 5000 is REAL merciful.
> -What about the mercy for those who were stuck in a airport and someone
> opened up their house so they would have someplace to stay?
The Kindness Of Man. Please, give credit where credit is due, and don't
shortchange the good people.
> -What about the mercy for those who thought they had lost a family member,
> but later found out they were alive?
What about the tens of thousands more who will never see their loved
ones/friends ever again? Mercy to a few is vindictive.
> -What about the mercy for those who were donated blood, when they were
> injured in the hospital?
The Kindness Of Man. See above, please.
> -What about the mercy for those who were late coming to work that day and
> missed the explosion?
Blind dumb luck. Happens to me all the time.
> What about the mercy for those working in the white house, but the plane was
> crash landed before it got there?
The mercy of good city planning, perhaps. I'm currently not entirely convinced
the White House was really a target
> -What about the mercy for the families who have had money donated etc.?
They wouldn't need it if the attack hadn't happened, and what about those who
have needed help longer?
> This has to be God at work, whether you like it or not, God has shown
> himself clearly in the face of tragedy.
I'm sorry, I don't see God there anywhere. I see the kindness of people being
unfairly credited to a non-existant being. Why is all the evil in this world
credited to man, but none of the good? God sure doesn't have anything to do
with my good deeds.
Jeff
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