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SheilaT

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13. Number 4. Why did God let it happen?

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2015, 05:41 PM

May 2015

The answers are creepy.

The other thing I dislike so very much about most religion, is that they say it's perfectly okay for God to do completely horrible things, like allowing child abuse or war or being burned alive. Just on, and on. If God does it, it's perfectly okay.

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Wtf? bravenak May 2015 #1

in other words KT2000 May 2015 #2

profoundly sick and- and I rarely use this word- evil. cali May 2015 #3

My god... Cooley Hurd May 2015 #5

Raises questions about some of these fundamentalist groups, doesn't it? Skidmore May 2015 #7

Sick, disturbing and not surprised diabeticman May 2015 #4

This dumps almost all responsibility on the victim. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #6

Wow. hifiguy May 2015 #8

And there you have it - a cesspool that creates victims and then blames the victims. Solly Mack May 2015 #9

Disgusting. shenmue May 2015 #10

That is some fucked up shit. City Lights May 2015 #11

Wow, that's some sick shit tularetom May 2015 #12

Number 4. Why did God let it happen? SheilaT May 2015 #13

That's just all kinds of wrong. gollygee May 2015 #14

Creepy child-abusing reality TV cult Adenoid_Hynkel May 2015 #15

I think I am going to be ill. sheshe2 May 2015 #16

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It has been covered up. sheshe2 May 2015 #19

I agree. Right now they are trapped Skidmore May 2015 #22

I don't think we've heard the half of this yet malaise May 2015 #17

That is profoundly sick, and disturbing . . . MrModerate May 2015 #20

Read the part about not reporting it? (#5) Solly Mack May 2015 #21

I feel nauseous. What a prison they've created for girls and women. Hekate May 2015 #23

I agree Delmette May 2015 #28

I agree. Skidmore May 2015 #29

But...but...GOD amuse bouche May 2015 #24

OMG, horrific MoonRiver May 2015 #25

This is so sick RockaFowler May 2015 #26

submission and self-blame? Gothard says if you hit these rock-bottoms, MisterP May 2015 #27

Daniel's fate should befall them.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #30