Comments on: Good God in Heaven http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/08/04/good-god-in-heaven/ We are Flesh-and-Spirit on a journey to Integral Unity with God. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:24:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/08/04/good-god-in-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-935 Michael Sun, 05 Aug 2007 13:20:11 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/08/04/good-god-in-heaven/#comment-935 Some years ago I worked on the staff for a workshop in Chicago and overheard a couple of people talking. One said, "Let's ask Michael. He has an answer for everything." And I do. Sometimes the answer is "I don't know." We should all use it more often. Some years ago I worked on the staff for a workshop in Chicago and overheard a couple of people talking. One said, “Let’s ask Michael. He has an answer for everything.”

And I do. Sometimes the answer is “I don’t know.”

We should all use it more often.

]]> By: Huw http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/08/04/good-god-in-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Huw Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:52:48 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/08/04/good-god-in-heaven/#comment-934 The idea of a God who might "let a bridge fall" is rather scarier (and evil) compared to the Merciful Judge. It's worth correcting the idea: nipping it in the bud! God's "pinky" wasn't holding up the bridge: the Laws of Science were. And they caused the bridge to fall. Evil happens. Theologically, evil happens for *our* fault - the entire world falls apart. We don't need to pin it on God. The idea of a God who might “let a bridge fall” is rather scarier (and evil) compared to the Merciful Judge. It’s worth correcting the idea: nipping it in the bud! God’s “pinky” wasn’t holding up the bridge: the Laws of Science were. And they caused the bridge to fall.

Evil happens. Theologically, evil happens for *our* fault – the entire world falls apart.

We don’t need to pin it on God.

]]> By: Fr. Ernesto http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/08/04/good-god-in-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Fr. Ernesto Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:44:47 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/2007/08/04/good-god-in-heaven/#comment-933 I think that Friendly Atheist (and you) have gone overboard on this one. I read the whole piece, all of which stressed God's love towards us, including the song that the father sang to the little girl as she went to sleep. The phrase quoted above was one phrase, in passing, and in a context guaranteed to make sure that it would not be the main thing that the little girl would remember. There is very little sign that the pastor was programming that girl towards judgementalism, though your point is well made that some do program their kids in multiple and quite evil ways. Hmm, unless you (and Friendly Atheist) are saying that any mention of a god who might just possibly judge is, in and of itself, an evil thing? I think that Friendly Atheist (and you) have gone overboard on this one. I read the whole piece, all of which stressed God’s love towards us, including the song that the father sang to the little girl as she went to sleep. The phrase quoted above was one phrase, in passing, and in a context guaranteed to make sure that it would not be the main thing that the little girl would remember. There is very little sign that the pastor was programming that girl towards judgementalism, though your point is well made that some do program their kids in multiple and quite evil ways.

Hmm, unless you (and Friendly Atheist) are saying that any mention of a god who might just possibly judge is, in and of itself, an evil thing?

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