Ivan mockingly puts the problem of theodicy (the jus- tification of evil in a divinely created world) before his unassuming, car- ing brother, relating the incident of a retired general who was affronted by a poor village boy for having ac- cidentally wounded his favorite dog. The ...
It comes up regardless of how you’re talking about the subject of religion, which is the problem of evil. What better company to talk about the problem of evil than people who come at it from completely different approaches? Alex O’Connor: So, I don’t really know how w...
The Catholic Church is no stranger to controversy and scandal, whether it be the Crusades or the Inquisition or the role of Catholics in the colonization of the New World, or more recent scandals like the sexual abuse scandal. And non-Catholics might hear about all of these things and wonder...
My church life was a very big part of my life in Washington. I miss certain parts of the Mass that are different at the church I attend now. The music to the Responses are different and they use a different song book. They only say the Apostle’s Creed and I miss saying the...
The background, relevant articles and responses Book Review: Close-ups of the Charismatic Movement(5/10/02) Untested spirits and idle minds Birds of a Feather(4/27/02) Several themes for wayward cardinals Compassion, Secrecy and Scandal in the Archdiocese of Seattle(4/11/02) ...
"Catholic priest" in good standing with the Vatican II Sect opposes Texas abortion ban … This man is the evil fruit of the Vatican II sect. He puts himself right next to the satanic temple, which argues, that abortion is their "religious right". An abomination, that cries to heaven. ...
Again, Mike, thank you for all the wonderful responses. Please relay my humble thanks as well to Fr.'s Francis and Nick for the time they took to address my question. Your web site is a great blessing! April 2006 from Cindy Lynn Carter: Hello, and thank you for your wonderful web si...
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This is the same objection we find in “the new atheism.” The atheist directs us to observe all the evil and suffering around us. Obviously there cannot be a good God, argues the atheist, because if God existed, He would not allow such meaningless, pointless evil and suffering to occur...
how much I love you, maybe even more than $20. So with no further ado, you can watch it happen. You’ll see me type in, you’ll see first of all how incredibly quickly it produces the answer. And then we can go through and say, how would we reply to these different responses?