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TexasBushwhacker

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13. Ask her if God is more powerful than Satan

Reply to worstexever (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 09:58 PM

Nov 2017

My guess is that she will say yes. Then ask why did God allow his followers to be slaughtered. She can't blame it on Satan if God is more powerful. If God is less powerful and cannot protect his followers, even an 18 month old child, why does he deserve worship?

And if this is all part of "God's Plan", maybe this is his way of telling us we need more effective gun control.

"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?"

Epicurus

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I have a cousin who is a fundamentalist Christian and her comments on the latest mass shooting... [View all] worstexever Nov 2017 OP

You know the answer. Cary Nov 2017 #1

god permitted this killing and jesus sat there doing nothing. nt msongs Nov 2017 #2

I'd recommend she find a better god. This one SUCKS! lindysalsagal Nov 2017 #20

I would assume she would tell you all were influenced by Satan Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #3

Fundamentally foolish, elleng Nov 2017 #4

Ironically, the church pastor explained the Vegas shooting Nevernose Nov 2017 #5

I know the answer. Initech Nov 2017 #6

Aurora is a major sanctuary city ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #27

I was thinking of all the mass shootings. Initech Nov 2017 #30

I had a student who worked the concessions stand at the theater ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #31

Yeah that's why I think it's time to make the NRA irrelevant. Initech Nov 2017 #32

I definitely, 100% agree with that suggestion! nt ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #33

She suffers from mental illness RhodeIslandOne Nov 2017 #7

In the Bible god allowed infants to be slaughtered ismnotwasm Nov 2017 #8

"god" has no problem in any of the Abrahamic faiths with slaughtering infants. alphafemale Nov 2017 #35

You can't reason with these types. SweetieD Nov 2017 #9

That's the answer. Alice11111 Nov 2017 #17

Shouldn't God's will be in there somewhere? The Blue Flower Nov 2017 #10

She's batshit. And has no real Christian empathy. Like all of them. Sorry. I have Squinch Nov 2017 #11

!!! Alice11111 Nov 2017 #18

As you probably guessed, she's a Trump supporter worstexever Nov 2017 #12

Ask her if God is more powerful than Satan TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #13

good thoughts bluestarone Nov 2017 #14

They'll probably answer something like Yoda does when asked if the Dark Side is stronger. n/m RhodeIslandOne Nov 2017 #19

For some reason "Christians" like to feel they are under siege elfin Nov 2017 #15

They very well may feel under siege, defacto7 Nov 2017 #22

Human beings are so damn scared of death, Corgigal Nov 2017 #16

An ancient false conception about defacto7 Nov 2017 #23

Didn't Omarosa say that everyone would have to bow down to Donald Trump? StevieM Nov 2017 #21

There is nothing Christian about fundamentalists.... Xolodno Nov 2017 #24

Can I be the one to tell her there is no God? Pretty please? You won't have to get me anything for TeamPooka Nov 2017 #25

Inability to comprehend events combined with delusional thinking. Very common among hard RKP5637 Nov 2017 #26

Soooo..... The NRA is Satan ?? C_U_L8R Nov 2017 #28

They frame it this way I think because SHRED Nov 2017 #29

Appreciate your comments worstexever Nov 2017 #34