If there is a God, why does he allow suffering? IS GOD TO BLAME? - Patrick A Parnell - June-July 1982

Patrick A Parnell

Writes an older teenager in a letter to a syndicated columnist: "Our Father who art In Heaven, where have you been? Our leaders are all lunatics and the world is full of sin." This senior went on to thank God for tooth decay, cancer, nuclear waste and a plethora of other ills. Like many, he blames God for humanity's heartaches and difficulties. It seems the tendency most of us have is to blissfully enjoy life, without a care in the world, when things go right. And not give God a thought one way or the other. Then, when things don't go our way or when difficulty or tragedy strikes, we wonder why God allows it - why God lets it happen! - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library