tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511571013543611032.post2840280878481461038..comments2023-09-25T07:59:42.094-05:00Comments on NOT So Straight From The Hip: Why?RookieRuggerLSUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15899402394477526677noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511571013543611032.post-60557932687812908522009-03-08T08:25:00.000-05:002009-03-08T08:25:00.000-05:00My philosophy is that things happen, and the role ...My philosophy is that things happen, and the role of G-d is to help us find the good in them. That's not to say that the good will always--or is supposed to--outweigh the bad. And it's also not to say that God "lets" bad things happen or "makes" bad things happen to some people and not others. Just that our lives are made richer by conflict and struggle (see: books, television, movies), so what can we take from those negative experiences to increase the positive in the world.RAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291233197573154611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511571013543611032.post-36308127697152203992009-03-07T06:39:00.000-06:002009-03-07T06:39:00.000-06:00I don't consider myself a Christian anymore (for m...I don't consider myself a Christian anymore (for many reasons), but I still believe that God must exist... I, too, have been angry with God for allowing terrible things to happen to good/innocent people, but I think I am finally able to "deal"... I have basically come to accept that God is more like me -- a parent who has done the best that he can but who cannot ultimately control what happens to his child... It doesn't always take away the anger I feel about many injustices, but it makes me feel less guilty about having those feelings in the first place... I am sure that Boogie will blame me for things that are not my fault as he grows up, and I will never disown him for having those feelings (much like I think God will continue to love and understand me when I have my own "temper tantrums")...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com