RiverJordan
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So is everything going according to God's plan? If it is, why lament the way things are going?
of course not - 99% of humanity does their own will - they don't care about what God wants them to do - our own individual wills have brought humanity into the mess they find themselves in - that's why there is so much division and self interest. Lobbies in congress for so many different agendas - countries can't agree on much of anything - gridlock - important decisions are not made and the can is kicked down the road - the monetary problem in Europe and America.So is everything going according to God's plan? If it is, why lament the way things are going?
And if another person responded they will say something different - we all have our "take" on history based on our knowledge, bias, etc. - what I wrote is just my "take" on it - I believe what I said and I will let it stand as is - Why don't you post your "take" on it and see what comments you get? - because there are going to be people with a different "take" of American history than the one you have - you know we all have our opinions - this is just mine and I'm sure it's flawed
Maybe it's just me, but I think institutionalized slavery and discrimination, genocide, and geed are all matters of sin.
I can't imagine standing before God and actually saying, "Yeah, we enslaved Africans and killed Natives by the millions...but those aren't sin issues".![]()
Maybe, but I have a hard time justifying in my head the idea that gays being allowed to marry or people being allowed to smoke weed is anywhere on the same scale as slavery and genocide. If asked to choose which society I'd prefer to live in, I'd pick the one with married gays over the one with slaves and genocide every time.
"I am a conservative Republican and I believe in God first," Atanus said. She said she believes God controls the weather and has put tornadoes and diseases such as autism and dementia on earth as in response to gay rights and legalized abortions.
"God is angry. We are provoking him with abortions and same-sex marriage and civil unions," she said.
I think it's nuts. If tornadoes and autism are acts of God in response to gay marriage, then God has really bad aim. It'd be compelling if every time a state or locality passed a gay marriage law, they experienced an immediate rash of tornadoes, or if every gay married couple suddenly came down with autism. But things don't work that way at all.
I think she's just projecting her own personal vindictiveness onto God.
I agree, but do you think she could cite the scriptures others have cited in this thread to back up her views?