God and the Crash at National

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:You want people to come together but then post something provocative to offend people. Remind me of Trump.


OP didn’t mention anything about wanting people to come together, did they?
Anonymous
I'm bothered by the crosses erected on GW Parkway across from Gravelly Point. There were people of many different faiths that died in these crashes. It's just gross.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I'm bothered by the crosses erected on GW Parkway across from Gravelly Point. There were people of many different faiths that died in these crashes. It's just gross.


And probably people of no faith, too. Christianity is definitely seen as religion in the US and the presumption is that everyone is Christian -- or should be.
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:I'm bothered by the crosses erected on GW Parkway across from Gravelly Point. There were people of many different faiths that died in these crashes. It's just gross.


And probably people of no faith, too. Christianity is definitely seen as religion in the US and the presumption is that everyone is Christian -- or should be.


They need to get taken down. It's governed by the National Park Service, right? That can't be legal. And it's incredibly offensive.

Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:Agree. It’s the hypocrisy that gets me. If they are thanking God for saving them, they are implicitly thanking God for not saving the others.


That’s not true. And if you think it’s hypocrisy, then you just don’t understand it.


I kind if agree though. How can he pick and choose? It makes me cringe when people say He chose some and not others to save.
Anonymous
I am Muslim and am struggling with my faith, particularly after Gaza. But I suspect a lot of people don’t give up on faith altogether for the same reason that’s stopping me: we have nothing else.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I am Muslim and am struggling with my faith, particularly after Gaza. But I suspect a lot of people don’t give up on faith altogether for the same reason that’s stopping me: we have nothing else.


What do you mean "nothing else"? You've got common sense, right? and probably a whole community of like minded muslims if you looked for them.
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:Agree. It’s the hypocrisy that gets me. If they are thanking God for saving them, they are implicitly thanking God for not saving the others.


That’s not true. And if you think it’s hypocrisy, then you just don’t understand it.


I kind if agree though. How can he pick and choose? It makes me cringe when people say He chose some and not others to save.


But those whom He supposedly chose feel very special, so it's worth to them.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I'm bothered by the crosses erected on GW Parkway across from Gravelly Point. There were people of many different faiths that died in these crashes. It's just gross.


Their friends and family are welcome to erect whatever symbols and icons that would bring them peace. You do know that you would be abridging 1A rights by preventing this display? Not to mention, it would be horrifically unpopular.
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Anonymous wrote:I'm bothered by the crosses erected on GW Parkway across from Gravelly Point. There were people of many different faiths that died in these crashes. It's just gross.


Their friends and family are welcome to erect whatever symbols and icons that would bring them peace. You do know that you would be abridging 1A rights by preventing this display? Not to mention, it would be horrifically unpopular.


You think those crosses were erected by friends and families? No, they were likely some random group trying to politicize a tragedy. And a group who only care about Christians (which is what Jesus would, do right?). So don't pretend like they have good intentions or are just some loving memorial set up by loved ones.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm bothered by the crosses erected on GW Parkway across from Gravelly Point. There were people of many different faiths that died in these crashes. It's just gross.


Their friends and family are welcome to erect whatever symbols and icons that would bring them peace. You do know that you would be abridging 1A rights by preventing this display? Not to mention, it would be horrifically unpopular.


You think those crosses were erected by friends and families? No, they were likely some random group trying to politicize a tragedy. And a group who only care about Christians (which is what Jesus would, do right?). So don't pretend like they have good intentions or are just some loving memorial set up by loved ones.


+1
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Anonymous wrote:Thank you for this post, OP. Those are my thoughts exactly. If there were an omnipotent God, then he/she should have prevented the crash.


That just means you guys don’t really understand what God is. And that’s OK if you don’t want to. But the fact that others have a different understanding and are comforted by their religion and moments of tragedy is a good thing, even if you personally do not understand it.

The idea that if God existed, nothing bad would ever happened to humans is an immature view of the world. Even the Bible is full of bad things happening to people.


It's immature to think that there is a supreme being that oversees human events. Sometimes good things happen and sometimes bad things happen.


And most religious people don't think of God as a "supreme being that oversees human events", so do you know what you are actually raining against, or do you have a vague idea and decided that must be what every thinks?
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:Agree. It’s the hypocrisy that gets me. If they are thanking God for saving them, they are implicitly thanking God for not saving the others.


That’s not true. And if you think it’s hypocrisy, then you just don’t understand it.


I kind if agree though. How can he pick and choose? It makes me cringe when people say He chose some and not others to save.


It's a misunderstanding to say "He chose this person not that person." That is the part that isn't true, even though yes, some people do say those words. But people find many different ways to make sense of tragedies, and we won't all agree with everyone else's way. One person's words of comfort often are painful to another. Death and dying are very difficult to talk about for most people, and even more difficult for people in mourning to make sense of. There are many "cope" words and phrases.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree. It’s the hypocrisy that gets me. If they are thanking God for saving them, they are implicitly thanking God for not saving the others.


That’s not true. And if you think it’s hypocrisy, then you just don’t understand it.


I kind if agree though. How can he pick and choose? It makes me cringe when people say He chose some and not others to save.


It's a misunderstanding to say "He chose this person not that person." That is the part that isn't true, even though yes, some people do say those words. But people find many different ways to make sense of tragedies, and we won't all agree with everyone else's way. One person's words of comfort often are painful to another. Death and dying are very difficult to talk about for most people, and even more difficult for people in mourning to make sense of. There are many "cope" words and phrases.


It's a prt of His plan, which you are incapable or unable to understand.
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree. It’s the hypocrisy that gets me. If they are thanking God for saving them, they are implicitly thanking God for not saving the others.


That’s not true. And if you think it’s hypocrisy, then you just don’t understand it.


I kind if agree though. How can he pick and choose? It makes me cringe when people say He chose some and not others to save.


It's a misunderstanding to say "He chose this person not that person." That is the part that isn't true, even though yes, some people do say those words. But people find many different ways to make sense of tragedies, and we won't all agree with everyone else's way. One person's words of comfort often are painful to another. Death and dying are very difficult to talk about for most people, and even more difficult for people in mourning to make sense of. There are many "cope" words and phrases.


It's a prt of His plan, which you are incapable or unable to understand.


hopefully, you forgot the /S.
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