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Thank you for posting. Exactly how God’s Providence plays out is worthy of discussion. Book of Esther: God does not make an appearance. One decide whether everything that happens is random or coincidental, or can begin to understand the interplay between free will and God’s will. See also...

Thanks for the reply. Governments ”allowing churches to help people” is a far cry from financial support. Please provide a link to a religious charity that claims to cure leprosy with chicken blood. Are you referring perhaps to some native (Aboriginal) healing practices? Are you referring...

To those who believe that a good, all-powerful God would not permit any suffering—- This sounds like nostalgia for a Garden of Eden, “The Big Rock Candy Mountain.” But even a Garden of Eden has dangers, like rivers, for example. Foolish people will take foolish risks and injure or even kill...

Thank you for you reply. So: Your government gives unskilled religious people jobs to care for the most vulnerable and sick? Wow! Examples? I am aware of unskilled government bureaucrats fouling up the lives of people, but unaware of any government entity that assigns religious people to do...

Thank you for your posts. Maybe God is only mostly good, much of the time? (Teasing) How is life for us today versus the lives of people, say, 5,000 years ago? Certainly, we have made vast improvements in technology, improving the quality of life for all, compared to the past. (Thanks be to...

Thank you for clarifying. So, we have yet another excuse for healthy adults who would rather not take any responsibility for their behaviors. Adam and Eve also proferred excuses (but God did not even bother to acknowledge them). (Genesis 3) Healthy, mature adults do take responsibility for...

Thank you for your ideas. All Social mammals instinctively want stuff, like food and sex. They live hierarch groups based on Might Makes Right. Each member (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore) must look to its own needs, and be prepared to Use force to obtain them. Passing genes to the next...

Thank you for sharing. Because humans are social mammals, it should not surprise us that our basic nature is to be selfish and grasping. Toddlers typically act out their basic nature: grabbing from others and using force to get their way. In order to transform toddlers-children-teens into...

Thank you for your response. A couple of comments: inflation can be caused by more dollars flooding the economy with no increase in goods and services. It can also be caused by our government making goods and services more costly through excessive regulation (e.g., suppressing energy...

You are hereby awarded first prize for the pithiest, snarkiest response of the day! Otherwise, we might should be cautious about categorical statements that “all X are Y.” Peace.

Our sincere condolences on the passing of your dear mother, now resting in the arms of God. Tough decision on whether to leave warm LA. My uncle and aunt (in their 90s) reluctantly left Torrance for Colorado, only because they needed a daughter’s care. Alabama: warm but much more humid...

Thank you. As it happens, some Christians are just as obnoxious as some secularists (maybe even more). Christians have the same temptations as everyone else. Their faith is supposed to keep them humble and compassionate, but it doesn’t always. John the Baptist railed against the arrogant...

Thanks for the reply. I’ve never seen a chuckawalla in the wild (Arizona Chuckwalla Lizard Behavior, Characteristics), and have not seen a Gila monster in the wild since the 60s, but folks in other parts of Tucson say they have. Tucson was an indeed a nice city at one time, but the current...

Thank you for your reply. Actually, the Apostle Paul said almost the same thing you are saying, in 1 Corinthians 13: 1 - 13. Unless one is helping others out of compassion, it is just going through the motions. Belief alone is insufficient. Yes, there are religious people and churches who...

Thank you for the reply. You sound cynical. Are there charities or churches that claim their mission is to cure poverty? The various missions are to give a helping hand with food, drink, shelter, clothing, healthcare, and hope for the future. For those people that are able-bodied, then some...

They identify it as a monitor lizard, which is not native to AZ. (Our largest native lizards are the Gila monster and the chuckawalla.) Perhaps it was originally someone’s pet. AZ lizards thrive in the summer heat, but also will die from too much time in direct sun. Thanks for posting.

You may have encountered some churches that are self-serving, but most churches, as well as charities based on core religious beliefs, are acting in accordance with Love Your Neighbor As Yourself. (see Matthew 25: 35,36) Jesus Himself said we would always have the poor with us. Are there...

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Thank you for your provocative post. Your question might could be rephrased, “If evolution without God is true, how can there be sin?” Well, sure, which is pretty nearly an atheists position: morals are relative, blah, blah . . . . How about this instead: evolution did happen, but with God...

Thank you for your questions. Although God inspired the scriptures, He was focused on communicating His expectations and promises. He has chosen to leave all scientific discoveries up to us (albeit with His help along the way). Those who wrote the Bible had ancient knowledge about geology...