Anybody else gritting their teeth

[Brainstormy]

at the confirmation bias and sheer lunacy coming from the "faithful" over the tornado tragedies? I just heart a pastor whose church was totally demolished say, in all seriousness, "God is in control."

[Skittles]

1. it's always ridiculous, and it is pure arrogance

predictable

[RockRaven]

2. So.... If God's in control, and your church was just destroyed, doesn't that tell you that God

doesn't want you operating a church?

[Warpy]

13. ..........

[SharonClark]

4. Yes.

A survivor claimed she survived because god was watching out for her. I guess he was too busy to watch out for those who lost their lives.

[The Magistrate]

6. Exactly, Ma'am

That line gets right up my left nostril....

[Bev54]

5. God is in control?

According to Alex Jones it is Biden who is in control by geo-engineering the tornados. How do they worship a god that destroys so many lives? Religion is a sickness.

[relayerbob]

7. He smited them over their arrogance and letting 800k die

But they never seem to notice while condemning everyone else

[Mr.Bill]

8. To show you how brainwashed the people are,

I have seen numerous interviews with Kentucky citizens standing in fron of a pile of rubble that was their house saying they are "blessed" and "God is good" because he saved them. That's some control they have over people when you can make them think that losing everything is a blessing.

It's like George Carlin used to say, the greatest salesmen in the world, people that sell millions of dollars worth of goods, people who close international deals worth billions of dollars, are in awe of the Clergy.

[dem4decades]

9. It's his will.

[Gore1FL]

10. While I do like it when I am able to find good in bad things,

I am often amazed at the philosophical gymnastics believers put themselves to find good where there really isn't any.

[SCantiGOP]

11. I think it was the Sci-fi writer Robert Heinlein

who first said it: the God of most religions acts exactly like a spoiled, psychotic child.

Many years ago there was an horrific airplane crash in Michigan. Everyone dead, until they found an infant who had been thrown from the plane still strapped in the child seat and practically unharmed.
The verdict: How could anyone argue that the child’s survival didn’t prove that there was a god?

[keithbvadu2]

12. God IS in control... IF you believe in an all-powerful God.

God IS in control... IF you believe in an all-powerful God.

We had a discussion on this.

God knows all - past, present, and the future.

God has the power to change whatever he wants.

Whatever evil/bad happens has been approved by God.

IF you believe in an all-powerful God.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1218317588

[Mr.Bill]

15. If he/she is all powerful,

how come their organization constantly needs money from me?

God is all powerful, except he's just not good with money, he needs your help there?

[keithbvadu2]

16. CBR - Cash Based Religion.

CBR - Cash Based Religion.

Judas was an early, modern-day, conservative disciple.

Judas got 30 pieces of silver, but just once, for selling Christ.

Franklin Graham, Jim Bakker, Pat Robertson, and their ilk get millions of dollars repeatedly for selling Christ.

Judas was a fool for doing a one-time sale.

[EmmaLee E]

19. If god is in control

S/He is not a kind, nor loving, god.

If God is kind and loving,
S/He is not powerful.

[keithbvadu2]

21. It's that conundrum stuff, eh?

[spike jones]

14. Never expect rationality from religious people. n/t

[Duppers]

17. Absolutely!

[keithbvadu2]

20. Descartes proved with logic that God exists.

Descartes proved with logic that God exists. The church rejected that because it negated the need for faith.

[spike jones]

22. I think Auschwitz disproved the theory of God. n/t

[RussBLib]

18. it never fails

your neighbor is killed, you survived, and you give thanks to god for saving you

as someone earlier in this thread said, THAT is some kind of control right there.

smh